The Impact of Power Swings on the Performance of Power Unit Distance Protection Relays on the Example of a Disturbance in a Power Plant Substation
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The paper presents the results of the analysis of a real disturbance that took place in one of the Polish power plant substations. The fault was caused by the short-circuit that occurred near the power plant bus-bars. As a consequence, change in the power grid configuration occurred and one of two generators working in the power plant lost the synchronism. As a result of power swings, the unwanted operation of the unit distance protection occurred. This caused unwanted tripping of that unit. The paper gives a shortened analysis of the impedance trajectories at the time of the disturbance.
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