American Journal of Electrical Power and Energy Systems

2014; 3(2): 27-36

Published online April 10, 2014 (http://www.sciencepublishinggroup.com/j/epes)
doi: 10.11648/j.epes.20140302.13

A fault analysis of 11kv distribution system (a case study

of ado Ekiti electrical power distribution district)
Kehinde Olusuyi1, Ayodele Sunday Oluwole1, Temitope Adefarati2,
Adedayo Kayode Babarinde2, *
1
Department of Physical Planning unit, Federal University, Oye Ekiti, Nigeria
2
Department of Electrical/Electronic Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, Federal University, Oye Ekiti, Nigeria

Email address:
[email protected] (K. Olusuyi), [email protected] (A. S. Oluwole),
[email protected] (T. Adefarati), [email protected] (A. K. Babarinde)

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Kehinde Olusuyi, Ayodele Sunday Oluwole, Temitope Adefarati, Adedayo Kayode Babarinde. A Fault Analysis of 11kv Distribution
System (A Case Study of Ado Ekiti Electrical Power Distribution District) American Journal of Electrical Power and Energy Systems.
Vol. 3, No. 2, 2014, pp. 27-36. doi: 10.11648/j.epes.20140302.13

Abstract: The aim of this research work is to carry out fault analysis of 11KV distribution power system. Electric power
is an essential facilitator for sustainable development of the modern nation state. While Nigeria is reported to suffer from
severe shortages of electric power the condition of some of its newer constitutional units are unknown. In this work, electric
power infrastructure and energy availability is studied for Ado-Ekiti, the principal economic and political hub of Ekiti State.
During the study, the condition of all relevant equipment for power distribution at the 11 kV level was assessed. Power
availability was also considered by collecting necessary data that had to do with energy supplied, faults and other outages. It
was discovered that the distribution lines were in a rather poor state with as many as 25% of the poles not meeting a condition
of "goodness", 33% of cross-arms being broken or unsatisfactory, about 10% of the insulators defective and almost 40% of
the span not complying with standards. Hence this work presents a research on fault analysis of Ado Ekiti distribution
power system.
Keywords: Distribution System, Over-current, Feeder, Earth Fault, Differential Fault, Ring Main

Ado Ekiti is an agrarian town in the southwestern part of

1. Introduction Nigeria. The town lacks many infrastructures which is
The predominant factor distinguishing modern man from common in most of the developing countries. One of these
his ancestors is the ability to efficiently manage energy. In infrastructures is the poor state of electric power distribution.
recent times electric power has become the most ubiquitous Electric Power distribution system in Ado Ekiti is something
form of energy used for production, recreation, control and of a major concern. There are more outages than
for carrying out most activities because of the ease with uninterrupted power supply in most parts of the state all the
which it can be produced, transported and converted to year round.
various applications. Gordon Clapp, a former General It is a known fact that electricity plays a dominant role in
Manager of the Tennessee Valley Authority (U.S.A) once the socioeconomic development of any community. In view
said- “If you would destroy a region, you destroy its power of the foregoing, this project seeks to identify the problems
supply. If you would hold a region to a lower standard of militating against regular, good quality electric power
living, you can do it by placing a limit on its supply of supply in the Ado Business district of Ekiti-State with a view
electric power” (Uwaifo, 1994). Given its benefits to to proffering solutions and suggestions where necessary.
mankind, it was not long before electricity was regarded as This is to improve the socioeconomic life of Power Holding
an infrastructure, i.e. a basic necessity for man’s Company of Nigeria (PHCN)’s customers in the state. Given
socioeconomic well-being. It is now universally accepted this unsatisfactory state of affairs and the lack of
that the social and economic factors which define the level comprehensive studies to formally guide the development of
of prosperity, are highly correlated with the level of demand electric power in the state, there is a dire need for an
for electric power. assessment of the Ekiti-state electric power distribution with
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Power Distribution District)

a view to quantifying the availability of electric power and Energy flows from the generating stations through the
examining some of the physical factors that may contribute transmission systems to the various loads or customers.
to the poor state of electric power infrastructure so that Transmission lines are used to transfer power economically
remedial suggestions may be proffered for improved system over long distances usually at a voltage not suitable for the
performance. It is in the light of this situation that this customers. At the load distribution points, power is supplied
research has been conceived so as to provide useful in bulk at a lower voltage to selected number of points or
information of the present condition from which rational and substations.
well-thought out improvements can be planned and
implemented. Having analyzed the performance evaluation 4.1. Distribution System
of Ado Ekiti power system, this paper provides all the At tertiary substations, the voltage is stepped down from
expedient solutions to enhance reliability and availability of 33 kV to 11 kV. Subsequently, power is transported through
power supply in Ado Ekiti Power Distribution District. primary distribution lines (also called feeders) to distribution
substations. Distribution substations are situated at
2. Research Problem convenient locations close to the centre of gravity of some
components of the load. Secondary distribution lines (also
The main research objective addressed in this project is to called distributors) emanating from the distribution
carry out an assessment of the electric power distribution substation, deliver the power to the consumers (domestic,
system in the Ado district of Ekiti-State with a view to commercial, industrial etc.) (Riana et al, 1985).
identifying and quantifying important parameters that can
provide concise description of the state of electric power. 4.2. Components of Electric Power Distribution System

Electric power distribution system consists of the

3. Objectives of the Research substation equipment and the overhead distribution lines
The objectives of this research study are: with their accessories. These components include
i. To collate relevant information about the physical transformers, conductors, line supports, circuit breakers,
conditions of the electric power distribution system in the Ring Main Units (RMUs), cross arms, guy assemblies,
Ado district of Ekiti-State. isolators, fuses, lightning arresters, measuring instruments
Ii.To create a database of faults experienced between 2001 and relays.
and 2009 on the distribution network in the district and to 4.3. Distribution Faults
carry out an analysis of the faults.
iii.To study the quality of power and assesses the All electricity industries worldwide experience
performance of the network between 2009 and 2010 by power-delivery problems. Faults can be very destructive to
calculating useful indices of performance. power system. A great deal of study and development of
devices and design of protection schemes have resulted in
continual improvement in the prevention of damage to
4. Elements of Electric Power transmission lines, equipment and interruptions in
Distribution generation following the occurrence of a fault (Stevenson,
1982) .
An electrical power system consists of all generating The following types of fault exist in the primary
stations (hydro, thermal, nuclear, etc.) with the associated substation of the distribution system:
step-up and step-down transformers, bus-bars and (i) Over-current: This fault occurs very often when there
transmission lines, reactors, circuit breakers etc. An electric exists a short circuit on the system or anytime there is
power system embraces the generating, transmitting and bridging of the phases of the overhead lines.
distributing systems. The electricity industry in Nigeria has (ii) Earth Fault: This fault exists anytime the line
grown progressively more complex from a number of conductor cuts or snaps and drops on the steel cross
relatively small isolated power stations in the early 1950s to arm or on the ground. Earth fault could also occur when
an integrated power system which the National Electric a fresh tall tree touches the overhead lines.
Power Authority (NEPA) now referred to as the Power (iii) Differential Fault: This fault exists when there is a
Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) runs today (Aduloju, problem within the transformer windings and\or the
2003). inter-connecting cable between the transformer and the
An integrated power system may be defined as a system in breakers. The differential fault normally results in the
which all sources of power generation and all loads are flow of unbalanced current in the transformer windings.
physically interconnected in such a way that power can flow When an unbalanced current (fault current) flows
from any source to any load. Since such systems may be through the differential relay windings, the relay senses
dispersed over great distances between loads and the stations, the fault and sends a tripping signal to the circuit
supplies are routed through a high or extra-high voltage breaker which automatically isolates the transformer
network known as the transmission system or the grid. for safety before it gets burnt as a result of circulating
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unbalanced current. (feeder I) and Adebayo / Opopogbooro (feeder IV).

(iv) Buchholz Fault: This fault normally occurs inside an
operating transformer in the form of insulation 5.1. Study Process for Assessment
puncture, shorted windings, poor contact or sparks due The process of study of the assessment started with the
to poor grounding with the evolution of gases resulting evaluation of the physical condition of the distribution
from the decomposition of oil or the insulation. system with specific reference to the type and size of
In the Distribution and Marketing subsector of the Power conductors, pole supports, spans and clearances, cross-arms,
Holding Company of Nigeria(PHCN),the faults are as type of insulators and route length. A study of the
follows:- operational and failure features of the network in terms of
1. H.T line faults, caused by 33 kV and 11 kV lines, availability and quality of power, types of fault and
broken and leaning poles, disc and pin insulators, cross frequency of occurrence of faults.
arms and cables.
2. Substation faults, caused by distribution transformers,
H.T cables (from D-fittings to transformer), L.T cables
(incomer and upriser cables), feeder pillar, D-fittings.
3. L.T lines faults, caused by broken poles, shackle
insulators, wire cut (causing live wire to be on the
ground).
4.4. Most Likely Causes of Fault on H.T and L.T Overhead
Lines

H.T and L.T overhead line faults are visible through

proper inspection along the line. For an overhead line feeder
or feeder comprising both underground cable and overhead
line, earth fault on the overhead line portion of the feeder
could be caused by one or more of the following:
1. Cracked Strain or Disk Insulator Fig 1. Schematic diagram of Ado Ekiti 33/11Kv injection station.
If the insulator on which the conductor is held cracks, the
current will leak to earth through the channel iron or cross 5.2. Failure Rate Analysis
arm via the concrete pole or tower to the ground to cause
Hourly readings of the four feeders at Ado main station
earth fault.
for 2009 and 2010 were obtained for analysis using the
2. Cut Jumper
Microsoft Excel package. Various characterizations of hours
When a jumper or jumpers cut and rest on the channel iron,
of blackouts, load shedding, power availability, fault
an earth fault results. A jumper that cuts and bridges another
conditions and outages were then distilled into statistical
line will result into over-current fault only.
representations. From these the failure rates were analyzed.
3. Cracked Lightning Arrestor pilot insulators mounted
on iron cross arm. 5.3. Load Curve Studies

Average load values for the four feeders were obtained

5. The Ado- Ekiti District of the PHCN using further statistical functions of the excel package. The
The 33/11 kV injection substation located at Bashiri values were then used to obtain load curves from which
which services Ado-Ekiti is fed from 132/33KV substation other analyses were carried out.
Omisanjana. It has two power transformers rated at 7.5 MVA
and 15 MVA with each transformer having two feeders 6. Results and Observations of the
named as follows:
Feeder Network in the Ado District
Table 1. 33/11KV injection substation and its feeders
Inspection of the overhead lines revealed that in
Feeder Area Distance
Ekiti-State, the supporting structures for the distribution
Feeder I Ajilosun / GRA feeder 7.325 km
Feeder II Bashiri / Iyin / Igede feeder 17.2 km systems are predominantly either reinforced concrete or
Feeder III Okesha / Federal Housing feeder 17.7 km wooden poles with a few steel towers, similarly with either
Feeder IV Adebayo / Opopogbooro feeder 9.85 km wooden or steel cross-arms. The abundance of trees in
Ekiti-State’s forest makes the use of wood as supporting
The 7.5 MVA transformer input is designated incomer I structures very economical. Most of the ‘right-of-ways’ in
which feeds Bashiri / Iyin / Igede (feeder II) and Okesha / Ekiti-State pass through the forest due to the nature and
Federal Housing (feeder III) while the 15 MVA transformer topography of the state. However, the distribution networks
input is designated incomer II and feeds Ajilosun / GRA were characterized by leaning poles or crooked structures,
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shattered insulators, broken or decayed cross-arms and which were then used to obtain the load curves. The load
vegetation encroachment. curves for the feeders for 2009 and 2010 are shown below:
6.1. Component Analysis in the Ado District

The following tables and figures provide a graphic

representation of the physical state of the components of the
11kV network in Ado district. The poor state of the lines
accounts for the incessant outages and faults observed. The
tables and figures are as follow:

Figure 6. Average Hourly Feeder Load Curve for Adebayo, 2009.

Fig 2. Wooden Pole with a Broken Wooden Cross-Arm.

Figure 7. Average Hourly Feeder Load Curve for Ajilosun, 2009.

FIG 3. 11Kv line with a Slanting cross arm.

Figure 8. Average Hourly Feeder Load Curve for Bashiri, 2009.

Fig 4. 11kV Line with a cross arm.

Fig 5. 11KV line without a broken cross arm.

Figure 9. Average Hourly Feeder Load Curve for Okesha, 2009.
11kV/415V Ado Ekiti Distribution Route

6.2. Estimation of Load Curves for the Ado District

Daily hourly load readings on the four feeders emanating

from the Ado main injection substation namely Adebayo,
Ajilosun, Bashiri and Okesha feeders for 2009 and 2010
were obtained from which load curves for the different
feeders were estimated. This was done with the use of the
Microsoft Excel package. Average hourly readings for a
particular time of the day were obtained for the feeders Figure 15. Average Hourly Feeder Load for Adebayo, 2010.
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fault and over-current fault, 22 hours of outage and 32

hours of miscellaneous fault. The following figure shows the
contributions of the various parameters. It will be observed
that power was available for only 26% of the time on
Adebayo feeder while it is either having black-outs
accounting for 40% of the time or on load shedding
representing 24% of the time. This service availability has
placed a limit on the quality of life and a level of
socio-economic activities that can take place with public
power supply.

Figure 16. Average Hourly Feeder Load for Ajilosun, 2010.

Figure 12. Parameters on Adebayo Feeder, 2009.

Figure 10. Average Hourly Feeder Load Curve for Bashiri 2010.
Similarly, in this same year 2009 and on Ajilosun feeder,
there were 2891 hours of power supply, 3145 hours of
blackout, 2070 hours of load shedding, 75 hours of earth
fault, 337 hours of over-current fault, 2 hours of over-current
and earth faults, 56 hours of outage and 184 hours of
miscellaneous fault. The figure below shows the
contributions of the parameters.

Figure 11. Average Hourly Feeder Load curve for Okesha, 2010.

6.3. Analysis and Assessment of the Performance of the

EPDS in the Ado District

In order to assess the performance of the distribution Figure 13. parameters on Ajilosun Feeder, 2009.
network of the Ado district, daily hourly load readings for
two consecutive years – 2009 and 2010 - were obtained from In this same vein, in 2009 and on Bashiri feeder, there
the Power Holding Company Of Nigeria (PHCN), Ado-Ekiti were 2932 hours of power supply, 3090 hours of blackout,
and distilled into a spreadsheet database using the Microsoft 2364 hours of load shedding, 241 hours of earth fault, 118
excel package from which further statistical and stochastic hours of over-current fault, 3 hours of over-current and earth
analyses were performed. The daily hourly load readings for fault and 12 hours of outage.
the four feeders namely Adebayo, Ajilosun, Bashiri and The figure below shows the contributions of the
Okesha feeders for 2009 and 2010 were separately analyzed parameters:
so as to compare their performances.
The various parameters for analysis include the following:
Duration of Supply, Duration of Blackout, Duration of Load
shedding, Duration of Earth Fault, Duration of Over-current
Fault, Duration of Over-current and Earth Fault, Duration of
Outage, Duration of Fault and Duration of Strike. For
instance in 2009, out of 8760 hours in the year the Adebayo
feeder recorded 2296 hours of power supply, 3509 hours of
blackout, 2123 hours of load shedding, 158 hours of earth
fault, 473 hours of over-current fault, 147 hours of both earth Figure 14. Parameters for Bashiri Feeder, 2009.
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Also, for Okesha feeder, there were 2265 hours of power For the Bashiri feeder in 2010, there were 2878 hours of
supply, 3258 hours of blackout, 3255 hours of load shedding, power supply, 2430 hours of blackout, 2948 hours of load
232 hours of earth fault, 231 hours of over-current, 158 shedding, 218 hours of earth fault, 79 hours of over-current
hours of over-current and earth faults, 91 hours of outage fault, 17 hours of over-current and earth faults, 30 hours of
and 270 hours of miscellaneous fault. The figure below outage, 123 hours of miscellaneous fault and 37 hours of
shows the parameters for the feeder. strike action by PHCN staff. The figure that follows shows
the graphical representation for the feeder.

Figure 15. Parameters for Okesha Feeder, 2009

Figure 18. Parameters on Bashiri feeder, 2010
In the same vein, in 2010 and on the Adebayo feeder,
there were 2343 hours of power supply, 2682 hours of And for Okesha feeder in 2010, there were 2465 hours of
blackout, 2956 hours of load shedding, 74 hours of earth power supply, 2325 hours of blackout, 3188 hours of load
fault, 343 hours of over-current, 187 hours of over-current shedding, 89 hours of earth fault, 211 hours of over-current
and earth fault, 27 hours of planned outage, 20 hours of fault, 127 hours of over-current and earth faults, 50 hours of
outage, 90 hours of miscellaneous fault and 38 hours of outage, 269 hours of miscellaneous fault and 36 hours of
strike action by PHCN staff. The figure that follows shows strike action by PHCN staff. The figure below shows the
the various contributions of the parameters. performance of the feeder.

Figure 16. Parameters on Adebayo feeder, 2010

Figure 19. Parameters on Okesha feeder, 2010
Similarly, for Ajilosun feeder in 2010, there were 2813
hours of power supply, 2592 hours of blackout, 2669 hours Further analyses of the performance of the four feeders
of load shedding, 118 hours of earth fault, 258 hours of with respect to the parameters yield the following. This is
over-current fault, 60 hours of outage, 213 hours of aimed at comparing the performance of the four feeders in
miscellaneous fault and 37 hours of strike action by PHCN relation to the parameters for years 2009 and 2010. The
staff. The figure below gives a graphical representation of dynamics that were analyzed are outages either due to faults
the performance for the feeder. or planned, black-out and load shedding and supply.
A comparative analysis of power supply to the four
feeders is presented in the figure below.

Figure 17. Parameters on Ajilosun feeder, 2010

Figure 20. Comparison of Total Hours of Supply
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Similarly, comparisons of the performance of the four

feeders in Ado Figure 29: Total Hours of Black-out injection
station for the two years for total hours of black-out, load
shedding, earth fault, over-current faults are summarized in
the charts below:

Figure 33. Total Hours of Fault

Figure 26. Total Hours of Strike

In order to compare the energy supplied to the feeders,

Figure 21. Total Hours of Load Shedding
average feeder load readings for the feeders were calculated
using values generated from the Excel database in
combination with total hours of power supply to obtain the
kilo-volt-ampere-Hour values for each feeder. The tables
below summarize the results for the four feeders.

Table 2. Average Feeder Loads.

Average Annual Feeder Load Reading

Year 2009 2010 2009 2010

Figure 22. Total Hours of Earth Fault Total Hrs Total Hrs
Feeder Feeder
of Suply of Suply
Load (A) Load (A)
2009 2010
Feede
Adebayo 176 183 2296 2343
r
Ajilosun 283 265 2891 2813

Bashiri 109 112 2932 2878

Okesha 201 223 2265 2465

Table 3. Feeder kilo-volt-ampere-Hours.

Figure 23. Total Hours of overcurrent Fault
kVAhr 2009 2010
Adebayo 7686023 8148185
Ajilosun 15572850 14208854
Bashiri 6080026 6156897
Okesha 8655663 10489541
SUM 37994561 39003476

The various contributions of the energy supplied to the

Figure 24. Total Hours of Over-current four feeders are depicted in the figure below.
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7. Discussions
7.1. Analysis of Feeder Performance

It will be observed that power was available for only 26%

of the time on Adebayo feeder while it is either having
black-outs accounting for 40% of the time or on load
shedding representing 24% of the time. This is
representative of the performance of the three other feeders
with respect to service availability. This service availability
has placed a limit on the quality of life and a level of
socio-economic activities that can take place with public
Figure 25. Energy Supplied to the Four Feeders. power supply in the areas being fed from these feeders.

6.4. Analysis of Faults Experienced between 2001 and 7.2. Power Supply to Feeders
2009 in Ado-Ekiti District
Over the two year period, there were marginal increases in
Faults experienced on the 33kV and 11kV distribution total hours of power supply on Adebayo and Okesha feeders
networks of Ado district between 2001 and 2009 were while there were marginal decreases in that of Ajilosun and
obtained from the Power Holding Company of Nigeria PLC Bashiri feeders.
(PHCN), Ado Business District and distilled into a
spreadsheet database using Microsoft Excel. The database 7.3. Energy Supplied to the Four Feeders
contains details of types of fault cleared on a monthly basis From figure 4.43 in chapter four, it is seen that in 2009,
for the period 2001 and 2009 on both the 11kV and 33kV the Ajilosun feeder has the greatest share of energy supplied
networks. It is however to be noted that the data are with 41% of the total energy. This is followed by Okesha
aggregates of faults cleared on a yearly basis. These details feeder with 23% of the supplied energy and then followed by
are available in the appendix. 20% share by Adebayo feeder. The least energy is supplied
Similarly, number of 11kV earth faults cleared between to Bashiri feeder with just 16% of the total energy supplied.
the period 2003 and 2009 is shown below. This same trend of distribution continued in 2010 although,
with varying percentage contributions.

8. Conclusions
In the course of this project an engineering assessment of
the electric power distribution system in the Ado district of
Ekiti-State has been carried out. The assessment aimed at
investigating the physical state of the distribution system,
operational performance of the system in terms of
determining hours of power supply, hours of black-out,
hours of load shedding, hours of fault as well as obtaining
Figure 26. Earth Faults on 11kV Network between 2003 and 2009.
probabilities of consecutive hours of power at any time of
the day.
The frequency distribution for the earth faults observed on From the results obtained in chapter four of this thesis, it
the 11kV network in Ado district between 2003 and 2009 is is seen that on an annual average basis Ekiti-State is
given in the figure below. experiencing erratic power supply as power may only be
available in about just a third of a year. This is evident in
the fact that power may only be available for three
consecutive hours for 101 days at 2.00a.m on the Bashiri
feeder, the highest value for the four feeders. The low value
is attributable to poor supply from source of power, periods
of load shedding, periods of fault as a result of the poor state
of the lines and other outages whether planned or unplanned.
8.1. Recommendations

The following recommendations are hereby advanced so

as to improve system performance of power distribution in
Ekiti-State:
1. More attention should be paid to the maintenance of the
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