Renewable Energy Impact on Distance Relay Power Swing Blocking and Fault Discrimination: A Review

• Main Authors: Okeke C., Lutfi O.M., Hashim H., Kadir M.Z.A.A., Wahab N.I.A., Emmanuel O., Nwagbara S., Chimeleze C.
• Other Authors: 57203321566
• Format: Article
• Published: Universiti Putra Malaysia Press 2024
• Subjects: Distance relay; faults; photovoltaic; power swing; renewable resources; windfarm
• Institution: Universiti Tenaga Nasional

The annual increase of the global load demand has led to higher penetration of inverter-based renewable energy resources like wind farms and solar PV into the modern grid system. Distance relay may mal-operate by incorrectly estimating line impedance as fault during swing scenarios considering the i...