Placement of Fault Current Limiter in HV Substations with Fuzzy Decision Method

HV substations equipment protection as a strategic point on the power network always has attracted attention of power planners. An increase in the generation capacity and interconnected operation of neighboring grids can result in an increase in the fault currents during a contingency in a power system. The increased fault currents may exceed the maximum fault current rating of existing protective apparatus. Therefore FCLs are used which perform switching operations quickly and safely in the event of a power system fault. This study proposes a methodology for determining the location of FCL by considering the reduction of fault current and the reliability indices according to the location of FCL in a conventional arrangement such as one breaker and half. Finally, the fuzzy decision method which is suitable for solving problems with no advantages respect to each other to determine the optimal location of FCLs is used.