Removal of dc offset and subsynchronous resonance in current signals for series compensated transmission lines using a novel Fourier filter algorithm

Abstract

In this paper, a novel Fourier filter algorithm for high-accuracy and high-convergence-speed fundamental frequency component calculation of series compensated transmission line is proposed. The performance of digital relaying is highly reliant on the algorithm of digital filtering, especially involving the dc offset and subsynchronous resonance. Input signals of protective relays must be filtered in advance to reject unwanted quantities and retain signal quantities of interest. Accuracy and convergence speed of filter algorithms are essential for protective relays. However, the voltage and current signals contain large harmonics and dc offset during fault intervals. A widely applied filter algorithm, the Discrete Fourier Transform (DFT), can easily eliminate harmonics via simple calculations. The dc offset heavily influences the precision and convergence speed of fundamental frequency component from DFT. Under high resistive fault conditions, the current signals will have subsynchronous resonance. The subsynchronous resonance current and voltage signals influence the performance of DFT much more than the dc offset. Although capable of erasing high order harmonics, the low pass filter cannot remove the dc offset and subsynchronous resonance. The Alternative Transient Program (ATP) of the Electromagnetic Transients Program (EMPT) is utilized to simulate the transient responses of series compensated transmission lines during the fault period. Adopting the proposed algorithm in distance relays effectively locks the dc offset and subsynchronous resonance signals and quickly estimates the accurate fundamental frequency components.