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Protection Against Over Current Faults and Its Protection

The document discusses protection against overcurrent in HVDC transmission systems, highlighting the importance of selectivity, reliability, and sensitivity in protective system design. It details the use of valve group differential protection for fast fault detection and the role of smoothing reactors and converter transformers in enhancing selectivity. Additionally, it classifies fault types, including internal and line faults, and describes the impact of commutation failures on overcurrent levels.

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Protection Against Over Current Faults and Its Protection

The document discusses protection against overcurrent in HVDC transmission systems, highlighting the importance of selectivity, reliability, and sensitivity in protective system design. It details the use of valve group differential protection for fast fault detection and the role of smoothing reactors and converter transformers in enhancing selectivity. Additionally, it classifies fault types, including internal and line faults, and describes the impact of commutation failures on overcurrent levels.

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PROTECTION AGAINST OVER CURRENT IN HVDC TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS

I. Protection against overcurrent in HVDC systems shares similarities with the factors
affecting the design of protective systems in AC systems, including selectivity,
reliability, backup, and sensitivity.

II. The main feature of a converter station is the ability to clear faults through fast
controller actions, achieved by blocking gate pulses and regulating current.

III. Selectivity is enhanced by smoothing reactors and converter transformers.

IV. The protective system is designed to switch off only one of the thyristor valve groups.

Let's consider a 12-pulse converter per pole, which involves two valve groups per pole
The protection system used for each pole
The protection system used for each pole
CT
CS-1

CS -2
CT

OCP – Over Current Protection CB – Circuit Breaker


VGP – Valve Group Protection CT – Converter Transformer

PDP – Pole Differential Protection CS – Converter Station

The basic protection against converter faults is provided by valve group


differential protection, which compares the rectified current on the valve side
of the converter transformer to the DC current measured on the line side of
the smoothing reactor.
Differential Protection

Differential protection is utilized for selectivity and fast fault detection. The overcurrent
protection circuit serves as a backup. Pole differential protection is employed to detect
ground faults, such as faults at the neutral bus.
The fast-tripping sequence is employed for internal faults to prevent valve damage. This fault
condition can cause an increase in the delay angle of rectification up to 150 degrees,
triggering a signal to trip the AC breaker
This allows for inverter action at the rectified station, aiming to reduce the current before
the converter is blocked.

CLASSIFICATION OF FAULT PRODUCING:

 Internal faults can lead to high overcurrent’s that are of very high frequency.

 The line faults cause overcurrent in the range of 2 to 3 p.u. (per unit), which are
limited by the current controller.

 Commutation failure at the inverter may occur quite frequently; however,


overcurrent is relatively small and limited by the current controller.

 Commutation failures at the inverter may occur quite frequently; however,


overcurrent is relatively small, limited by the current controller. Due to continuous
conduction during commutation failure, the current reference has to be reduced.

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