Modeling of Power Network by ATP-Draw for Lightning Stroke Studies

MORALES, JOHN; GUZMAN, ARMANDO

International Journal of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Institute of Advanced Engineering and Science

Año: 2016 vol. 10

2088-8708

Protection relay algorithms play a crucial role in Electric Power System stability, where, it is clear that lightning strokes produce the mayor percentage of faults and outages of Transmission Lines (TLs) and Distribution Feeders (DFs). In this context, it is imperative to develop novel protection relay algorithms. However, in order to get this aim, Electric Power Systems (EPS) network have to be simulated as real as possible, especially the lightning phenomena, and EPS elements that affect their behavior like direct and indirect lightning, insulator string, soil ionization and other. Researchers have proposed new protection relay algorithms considering common faults, which are not produced by lightning strokes, omitting this phenomena.This paper presents the possibilities of using the Alternative Transient Program ATP-Draw for the modeling and simulation of some models to make lightning stroke studies, which are developed thought Transient Analysis of Control Systems (TACS) and MODELS language corresponding to the ATP-Draw.