This paper describes the possibilities for mathematical modelling of gap-less surge arresters in the simulation software DYNAST. This tool does not belong to standard modelling softwares in the field of electric power engineering. However, it may provide some key advantages when compared to more frequently used software such as EMTP-ATP and MATLAB-Simulink. Description of the metal oxide varist...

This paper describes the simulation and experiment for partial discharge (PD) pulse propagation in 22.9kV CNCV power cables. To investigate the propagation characteristics of PD, experiments are carried out by injecting the PD pulse in 100m-long 60 mm 2 CNCV cable in the laboratory. The characteristics of PD are also simulated using EMTP to investigate and analyze PD in the same cable. By compa...

* Department of Electrical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843-3128 Summary– The use of Global Positioning System (GPS) of satellites has allowed the synchronization of voltage and current measurements from a wide–area power system. Using raw samples of voltage and current from the two ends of a transmission line, algorithms for fault analysis and fault location have...

Data on characteristics of metal-oxide surge arresters indicates that for fast front surges, those with rise times less than 8μs, the peak of the voltage wave occurs before the peak of the current wave and the residual voltage across the arrester increases as the time to crest of the arrester discharge current decreases. Several models have been proposed to simulate this frequency-dependent cha...

This paper presents the development of a new methodology for the simulation of Power Line Communication (PLC) within the popular Electromagnetic Transients Programme-Alternative Transients Programme (EMTP-ATP). As a first application, the comparative performance of the emerging Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) based Prime and G3-PLC narrowband standards is investigated. Models ...

This report describes and validates a transient stability and power flow model of a Unified Power Flow Controller (UPFC), and presents a detailed comparison of different controls strategies, proposing novel, efficient and simple controls for this controller. The proposed model accurately represents the behavior of the controller in quasi-steady state operating conditions, and hence is adequate ...

The Static Synchronous Compensators (STATCOMs) have been recoginzed as the most effective solution for dynamic reactive power compensation, voltage stability enhancement and subsynchronous resonance damping purposes in the electric power systems. The STATCOMs in the distribution utilites (DSTATCOMs) are increasingly investigated for dynamic reactive power compensation and power quality improvem...

During energisation of power transformers, transient inrush currents with peaks up to the short-circuit current may arise. Using controlled switching taking into account the residual flux, the transients can – in theory – be eliminated completely. Real factors such as closing time scatter and residual flux measurement uncertainty have to be considered when checking the suitability of controlled...

| Recently, new fault location algorithms for transmission lines, that take advantage of synchronously sampled data were proposed. To thoroughly evaluate the sensitivity of the algorithm to fault parameters and the power system features, it is important to have an accurate model for the power system, especially the transmission line of interest. In this paper, the requirements placed on the tra...

The power electronics course is a rather challenging subject for instructors and undergraduate students pursuing Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering. To enhance teaching effectiveness and motivate self-learning capabilities of the students, this paper presents a pedagogical approach for mathematical modeling and simulation of switching mode DC-DC converters. The Buck and Boost converter...