Islanding Fault Detection in Microgrids—A Survey
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Remote Techniques
2.1. Transfer Trip Scheme
2.2. Power Line Carrier Communication
2.3. System State Monitoring
3. Local Techniques
3.1. Passive Techniques
3.1.1. Rate of Change of Output Power
3.1.2. Rate of Change of Frequency
3.1.3. Rate of Change of Frequency over Output Power
3.1.4. Change of Impedance
3.1.5. Voltage Unbalance
3.1.6. Harmonic Distortion
3.1.7. Phase Jump Detection
3.1.8. Under/over Voltage and under/over Frequency
3.1.9. Rate of Change of Voltage and Change of Power Factor
3.2. Active Techniques
3.2.1. Impedance Measurement
3.2.2. Phase or Frequency Shift Methods
Slip-mode Frequency Shift
Active Frequency Drift
Sandia Frequency Shift
Sandia Voltage Shift
Automatic Phase Shift
3.2.3. Reactive Power Export Error Detection
3.2.4. Frequency Jump
3.2.5. Variation of Active and Reactive Powers
3.2.6. Negative-Sequence Current Injection
3.2.7. High-Frequency Signal Injection
3.2.8. Virtual Capacitor
3.2.9. Virtual Inductor
3.2.10. Virtual Resistor
3.2.11. Phase PLL Perturbation
3.3. Hybrid Techniques
3.3.1. Voltage Unbalance and Frequency Set-Point
3.3.2. Voltage Change and Power Shift
3.3.3. Voltage Fluctuation Injection
3.3.4. Hybrid Sandia Frequency Shift and Method
3.3.5. Rate of Change of Reactive Power and Load-Connecting Strategy
4. Concluding Remarks
Future Research Topics
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
Abbreviations
PCC | Point of common coupling |
PLL | Phase-locked loop |
PV | Photovoltaic |
RMS | Root mean square |
SCADA | Supervisory control and data acquisition |
THD | Total harmonic distortion |
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Detection Technique | Detection Principle | Advantages | Disadvantages |
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Remote Techniques | Sharing the information between the utility grid and the microgrid via a communication channel |
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Passive Techniques | Monitoring microgird parameters and comparing them with predefined threshold values |
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Active Techniques | Injecting a perturbation to the system and monitoring the resulting changes in microgrid parameters |
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Hybrid Techniques | Combining a passive method as the primary detection unit with an active method as the secondary detection unit |
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Chicago/Turabian StyleHosseinzadeh, Mehdi, and Farzad Rajaei Salmasi. 2020. "Islanding Fault Detection in Microgrids—A Survey" Energies 13, no. 13: 3479. https://doi.org/10.3390/en13133479