A Protection Method for DC Distribution Network with Single Pole Grounding Based on Integrative Two-terminal MMC

Abstract

Based on the analysis model of unipolar grounding fault occurred in two-terminal MMC DC distribution network, the characteristics of unipolar grounding fault are studied. The similarity characteristics of transient currents between the fault line and the non-fault line are analyzed when the fault is located in the feeder, tie line and bus respectively. According to the characteristics of single-pole grounding fault and the similarity principle, a new single-pole grounding protection method for DC distribution network based on two-terminal MMC is proposed. The simulation results show that the proposed single-pole grounding protection method can accurately determine the single-pole grounding fault at any position of the DC distribution network. The research results can effectively solve the problem of single-pole grounding protection in DC distribution network, and effectively improve the security and reliability of DC distribution network.