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    Measurement of Earth Fault Current and Earth Potential Rise on Live HV Systems

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    Paper number
    550
    Conference name
    CIRED 2019
    Conference date
    3-6 June 2019
    Conference location
    Madrid, Spain
    Peer-reviewed
    Yes
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    Authors
    Davies, Mark, RINA Consulting, United Kingdom
    Weller, Robert, RINA Consulting, United Kingdom
    Jones, Paul, RINA Consulting, United Kingdom
    Tucker, Stephen, UK Power Networks, United Kingdom
    Guo, Hao, Power Networks Demonstration Centre, United Kingdom
    Abstract
    Tests were carried out on a live 11kV network to measure the earth-fault level.  A pole mounted transformer and LV load were configured to provide a load between phase and earth which could be switched on and off to produce a low level HV fault.  The resulting HV current magnitude is below, or for shorter duration than, that which would normally cause earth-fault protection to operate. The resulting phase-to-earth voltage depression and currents were measured at the load point; analysis yields the overall zero sequence impedance of the system (including soil-return paths) and resulting maximum earth-fault current at that point.  This value differs from conventional analysis based on computer modelling which often provides a ‘zero-ohm’ fault impedance. Consequently measurement provides a real-world figure that can be used more efficiently for design purposes. It was found that measurement/analysis based on a series of measurements was better than that based on single events.The earth-potential-rise (EPR) on the transformer tank was also measured relative to a remote earth reference some 200m away. The results were entirely as predicted for a HV earth rod resistance of just under 9Ω.  The measurement of EPR is something that is rarely, if ever carried out by network operators in UK, and the results provide additional confidence in the validity of the testing.
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    AIM
    Date
    2019-06-03
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    • CIRED 2019 Conference
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    https://cired-repository.org/handle/20.500.12455/58
    http://dx.doi.org/10.34890/118
    ISSN
    2032-9644
    ISBN
    978-2-9602415-0-1

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