Research on AT traction network relay protection model based on Feeding Section

Abstract

Relay protection for AT traction networks is the key to maintaining safe and reliable operation of high-speed railways. Existing relay protection in the electrical supply network of high-speed railways often ensures its reliability at the expense of its selectivity. The current reliability-first relay protection scheme no longer meets the current safety requirements for high-speed railway operations, so the need to select a more optimised relay protection scheme is crucial. The fully parallel AT power supply method used in high-speed railways has the Feeding Section as the basic unit. Optimising the relay protection mode of the Feeding Section is of great help in optimising the AT traction network relay protection system. In this paper, the IED model for the protection of the entire Feeding Section is established by building a model based on the relevant rules of the IEC 61850 communication protocol and configuring the parameters of each logical node, starting from the actual project of the high-speed railway. The OPNET software was used to carry out simulations to prove that the IED model for line protection based on the supply arm can effectively balance the reliability and selectivity of relay protection.