Design and Implementation of an over Current Protection Laboratory for Electrical Power Transmission Systems Based on PLC Techniques
Article Sidebar
Main Article Content
Abstract
This paper describes a modern approach for the protection of transmission lines to ensure their safety against the faults occurred in power systems. Our approach uses a Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) to realize a transmission line as an over current protection relay. A conditioning circuit was designed, implemented and tested to collect data obtained from Hall Effect sensors which convert them to suitable analog values compatible with PLC's inputs. Results obtained by our PLC control system are very similar to those obtained by the conventional relays but more efficient. An Automatic Reclosing System (ARS) for remote faults is also included in this approach. Our PLC control system and its algorithm are illustrated in this paper also. This approach is designed to be used in electrical networks laboratories as an educational unit in electrical departments of engineering collages and technical institutes; it can be used also in real power systems through suitable interfacing facilities.
Metrics
Article Details
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
THIS IS AN OPEN ACCESS ARTICLE UNDER THE CC BY LICENSE http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Plaudit
References
Salahat MA, Al-Zyoud AR. Modeling of transformer differential protection using programmable logic controllers. European Journal of Scientific Research 2010;41(3): 452-459.
Bryan LA, Bryan EA. Programmable controllers: theory and Implementation. 2nd ed. Industrial Text Company; 1997.
Madhava Rao TS. Power System protection: static relays. 1st ed., McGraw-Hill Publishing Co. Ltd.; 1979.
Gers JM, Holmes EJ. Protection of electricity distribution networks. 2nd ed., London: Institution of Electrical Engineers; 2004.
Hugh J. Automating manufacturing systems with PLCs; 2008. available on http://www.archive.org/details/ostengineering-plcbook5_1
Bolton W. Programmable logic controllers. 4th ed., Elsevier; 2006. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-075068112-4/50019-X
Blackburn L. Protective relaying: principles and applications. Marcel Dekker. Inc.; 2006. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1201/9781420017847
IEEE Std. 242. IEEE recommended practice for protection and coordination- industrial and commercial power systems (Buff book); 2001.
http://www.cetransducer.com/Current_transducer.asp
0BA6 Simatic LOGO! Manual, Siemens; 2011.