Applicability study of single‐phase reclosing in tie line of photovoltaic power plant

Abstract

Abstract Overhead transmission line faults are mostly single‐phase grounding faults, and to ensure the power supply reliability of photovoltaic power plants in the cases of tie line transient faults, a feasible solution is to employ the single‐phase reclosing. However, for the single‐phase reclosing of the tie line, photovoltaic power source may face the over‐voltage problem during the non‐full phase operation, which will seriously affect the success rate of the single‐phase reclosing. This paper, according to different non‐full phase operation control strategies of photovoltaic power source, establishes the corresponding sequence network analysis models, and proposes the theoretical calculation method of non‐full phase operation voltage, which takes account of different neutral point grounding modes of step‐up transformer and different load levels. Meanwhile, the closing impulse problem of the single‐phase reclosing is discussed. The correctness of the theoretical method is verified by digital simulation results. On this basis, the applicable scope and application suggestions of the single‐phase reclosing are given. The research conclusions can provide important guidance and reference for the application of single‐phase reclosing technology in tie line of renewable energy power plant.

Keywords

• Reliability
• Solar power stations and photovoltaic power systems
• Control of electric power systems
• Power system control
• Power system protection