Optimal placement of voltage sag monitors based on monitor reach area and sag severity index

A. A. Ibrahim, A. Mohamed, H. Shareef, S. P. Ghoshal

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Abstract

In the modern industry, most of the equipment use semiconductor devices and microprocessors which are sensitive against power disturbances. Among all power disturbances, voltage sags are considered as the most frequent type of disturbances and their impact on sensitive loads is severe. To monitor these disturbances, voltage sag recorders (VSR) must be installed. However, installation of VSRs at all buses in the system is not economical and it needs to be minimized. This paper presents a sag monitor positioning algorithm which finds the optimal number and location of VSRs in the power distribution system. The IEEE 34-node test system was modeled in DIgSILENT software in obtaining monitor reach area matrix for various types of faults. Then, an optimization problem is formulated and performed using genetic algorithm to guarantee the observability of the whole system with minimum number of VSRs. A new index has been used to find the best location to install monitor in the distribution system.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceeding, 2010 IEEE Student Conference on Research and Development - Engineering
Subtitle of host publicationInnovation and Beyond, SCOReD 2010
Pages467-470
Number of pages4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2010
Externally publishedYes
Event2010 8th IEEE Student Conference on Research and Development - Engineering: Innovation and Beyond, SCOReD 2010 - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Duration: Dec 13 2010Dec 14 2010

Publication series

NameProceeding, 2010 IEEE Student Conference on Research and Development - Engineering: Innovation and Beyond, SCOReD 2010

Conference

Conference2010 8th IEEE Student Conference on Research and Development - Engineering: Innovation and Beyond, SCOReD 2010
Country/TerritoryMalaysia
CityKuala Lumpur
Period12/13/1012/14/10

Keywords

  • Genetic algorithm(GA)
  • Monitor reach area (MRA)
  • Voltage sag recorder (VSR)

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Education

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