Open AccessEMD/HT‐based local fault detection in DC microgrid clusters
Author(s) -
Bayati Navid,
Baghaee Hamid Reza,
Savaghebi Mehdi,
Hajizadeh Amin,
Soltani Mohsen,
Lin Zhengyu
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
iet smart grid
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.612
H-Index - 11
ISSN - 2515-2947
DOI - 10.1049/stg2.12060
Subject(s) - microgrid , fault detection and isolation , fault (geology) , converters , computer science , power (physics) , electronic engineering , electrical impedance , high impedance , engineering , voltage , electrical engineering , physics , quantum mechanics , seismology , geology , actuator
DC faults can create serious damages if not detected and isolated in a short time. This paper proposes a fault detection technique for DC faults to enhance the protection of DC microgrid clusters. To detect such faults accurately and quickly, a DC fault detection scheme using empirical mode decomposition and Hilbert transform is proposed. Due to the strict time limits for fault interruption caused by fast high‐rising fault currents in DC systems, DC microgrid clusters' protection remains a challenging task. Furthermore, high impedance faults (HIFs) in DC systems cause a small change in the current, which can damage the power electronic converters if not detected in time. Therefore, this paper proposes a local scheme for the fast detection of faults including HIFs in DC microgrid clusters. Both simulation and experimental results using a scaled DC microgrid cluster prototype and considering several scenarios (such as low impedance faults, HIFs, noise, overload, and bad calibration of sensors) demonstrate the successful and fast detection (less than 2 ms) of DC faults by the proposed method. Compared with other techniques, the proposed scheme presents its merits from the viewpoints of accuracy and speed.