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Table 1 Comparison between the conventional protection and improved protection

From: Research on the protection coordination of permanent magnet synchronous generator based wind farms with low voltage ride through capability

Protection

Without LVRT

LVRT

Settings

Time(s)

Settings(UN)

Time(s)

Voltage violation protection

Upper limit protection

1.15UN

0 s

1.15UN

0

1.10UN

0.1

1.10UN

2

Lower limit protection

0.9UN

0.1

0.9UN

2.2

0.5UN

1.3

0.2UN

0.66

Frequency protection

Upper limit protection

50.5Hz

0.1

52.5Hz

2

Lower limit protection

49.5Hz

0.1

47.5Hz

2

Over current protection

Primary section

Phase to phase fault

0

NO

Zone III

2IN

1.5

NO

Voltage unbalance protection

0.1UN

0.3

0.1UN

3

Current unbalance protection

0.15IN

0.1

0.15IN

1