A Novel Fault Elements Location Algorithm Based on Wide Area Fault Recorder Data for HV Transmission System

After a large-scale grid failure, it is important for dispatchers to know the faulty components and causes and to develop the correct scheduling strategy. In this paper, a new fault diagnosis scheme is presented based on widely configured fault recorders. The proceeded algorithm using the wide-area recorder data to locate the fault components such as transmission lines, busbars and transformers. Different indicators are given for different components on the grid. A variety of criterion indexes are deduced for the transmission line using the distributed parameter model. The credibility of the judgment is improved by using multiple criteria. A search scheme based on the initial adjacency matrix is used to locate fault component on the grid. The fault area is defined according to the uploaded recorder data. The fault components are searched in the wide defined fault area according to the proposed scheme. The element with the greatest probability of failure is found. The three faulty elements simulation models based on PSCAD/EMDTC are established and studied, what's more, the power system model is also established to test the algorithm. The simulation results verify the effectiveness of the proposed method.