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Table 1 Results of case studies, various faults with different fault conditions, conducted on WSCC-9 bus system

From: An adaptive supervised wide-area backup protection scheme for transmission lines protection

Fault condition

Bus number where MPMU is installed

Connected branches with MPMU installed bus

Measurements of phasor currents from MPMU connected branch

Is fault detected ?

((|IR2|& |IR3|) or (|IY2|& |IY3|) or (|IB2|& |IB3|)) > 0

(Y/N)

|IEHC|

Parent bus,

Faulty branch between two buses

Relays to be supervised

Fault type classified

|IR1|, |IR2|, |IR3|

|IY1|, |IY2|, |IY3|

|IB1|, |IB2|, |IB3|

L-G fault in branch 4–5 with FR = 100Ω,

and FIA = 720 at 80 km from BUS-4

4

4-5

3.23, 0.89, 0.41

1.23, 0, 0

1.26, 0, 0

Y

0.993

BUS-4,

Branch 4-5

R45 & R54

RG

4-6

3.56, 0.09, 0.063

3.98, 0, 0

4.03, 0, 0

0.108

7

7-5

4.09, 0.423, 0.34

2.64, 0, 0

2.68, 0, 0

0.54

7-8

1.71, 0.114, 0.09

2.15, 0, 0

2.18, 0, 0

0.145

9

9-8

0.26, 0.05, 0.04

0.24, 0, 0

0.19, 0, 0

0.064

9-6

1.99, 0.216, 0.19

1.72, 0, 0

1.74, 0, 0

0.285

L-L fault in branch 9–8 with FR = 0Ω and FIA = 00 at 50 km from BUS-9

4

4-5

0.73, 0.093, 0.07

1.79, 0.09, 0.07

1.22, 0, 0

Y

0.161

BUS-9,

Branch 9-8

R98 & R89

RY

4-6

2.97, 0.096, 0.08

2.07, 0.1, 0.08

2.55, 0, 0

0.178

7

7-5

5.0, 0.289, 0.217

3.27, 0.29, 0.22

2.172, 0, 0

0.511

7-8

10.77, 0.77, 0.19

12.2, 0.87, 0.29

3.96, 0, 0

1.209

9

9-8

13.8, 1.081, 0.77

13.9, 1.08, 0.78

0.244, 0, 0

1.88

9-6

2.41, 0.266, 0.18

3.89, 0.27, 0.18

1.67, 0, 0

0.455

L-L-G fault in branch 4–6 with FR = 45Ω and FIA = 1620 at 50 km from BUS-4

4

4-5

1.73, 0.276, 0.1

1.61, 0.24, 0.05

1.28, 0, 0

Y

0.382

BUS-4,

Branch 4-6

R46 & R64

RYG

4-6

4.57, 1.399, 0.39

4.4, 1.074, 0.18

1.281, 0, 0

1.845

7

7-5

1.01, 0.36, 0.024

1.86, 0.32, 0.01

2.55, 0, 0

0.484

7-8

0.87, 0.345, 0.12

0.78, 0.3, 0.08

0.278, 0, 0

0.479

9

9-8

4.24, 0.36, 0.101

4.34, 0.29, 0.02

1.891, 0, 0

0.476

9-6

4.12, 1.044, 0.34

4.3, 0.99, 0.12

2.349, 0, 0

1.489

L-L-L fault in branch 7–8 with FR = 60Ω and FIA = 540 at BUS-8

4

4-5

2.06, 0.49, 0.08

2.09, 0.28, 0.02

2.01, 0.55, 0.06

Y

0.789

BUS-7,

Branch 7-8

R78 & R87

RYB

4-6

3.94, 0.198, 0.05

3.95, 0.11, 0.02

3.91, 0.19, 0.03

0.304

7

7-5

1.34, 0.55, 0.167

1.46, 0.4, 0.05

1.26, 0.67, 0.22

0.994

7-8

5.84, 1.89, 0.361

5.77, 1.18, 0.17

1.26, 2.19, 0.37

3.176

9

9-8

2.39, 0.938, 0.16

2.45, 0.58, 0.03

2.34, 1.09, 0.14

1.571

9-6

0.26, 0.18, 0.052

0.25, 0.15, 0.01

0.25, 0.24, 0.06

0.344

No Fault Condition

4

4-5

1.091, 0, 0

1.091, 0, 0

1.091, 0, 0

N

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4-6

2.129, 0, 0

2.129, 0, 0

2.129, 0, 0

7

7-5

2.719, 0, 0

2.719, 0, 0

2.719, 0, 0

7-8

1.722, 0, 0

1.722, 0, 0

1.722, 0, 0

9

9-8

2.226, 0, 0

2.226, 0, 0

2.226, 0, 0

9-6

0.264, 0, 0

0.203, 0, 0

0.251, 0, 0