Improved Method for Modeling the Universal High Impedance Arcing Faults with RLC Circuit in MATLAB/Simulink®

International Journal of Electrical and Electronics Engineering

© 2020 by SSRG - IJEEE Journal

Volume 7 Issue 2

Year of Publication : 2020

Authors : Muzamil Faiz, Abdul Qadir Chang, Agha Zafar Ullah pathan, Amna Fayyaz Chaudhary

10.14445/23488379/IJEEE-V7I2P105

How to Cite?

Muzamil Faiz, Abdul Qadir Chang, Agha Zafar Ullah pathan, Amna Fayyaz Chaudhary, "Improved Method for Modeling the Universal High Impedance Arcing Faults with RLC Circuit in MATLAB/Simulink®," SSRG International Journal of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, vol. 7,  no. 2, pp. 23-28, 2020. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.14445/23488379/IJEEE-V7I2P105

Abstract:

High impedance (HiZ) fault is an unwanted operating condition of Power Distribution Companies (PDCs) which rarely effect the continuity of supply but poses a potential electrocution hazards for human beings and animals and fire hazards for public assets. Detection of HiZ faults with 100 % accuracy still needs improvement in existing algorithms and methods. In this paper different HiZ arc model techniques are reviewed and a modified arcing model is proposed, modeled in MATLAB/Simulink and the results show that proposed method is reliable for modeling arcing based HiZ faults.

Keywords:

High impedance faults, Arc model, Simulation, Public safety, PDS, PDCs.

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