The authors would like to acknowledge The Research
Management Institute (RMI) UITM, Shah Alam and Ministry
of Higher Education Malaysia (MOHE) for the financial support of this research. This research is supported by MOHE under the Research Acculturation Grant Scheme (RAGS) with project code: 600-RMI/RAGS 5/3(49/2012).
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
coordination problem of overcurrent relays in radial system.
The overcurrent relays which dominate almost all types of
relays in the power system need to be coordinated properly so as to avoid trial-operation and also, to avoid unnecessary downtime in other parts of the system. In this paper, normal practice of coordination works of overcurrent relays by manual calculation has been presented. However, since the network is very large and has many layers of protective devices, the coordination works become intricate. With help of ETAP software, the protection engineer can foresee the expected results from any possibilities of fault since from the initial stae. Therefore, the chances of mal-fl.inction operation of the devices is very very minimal. Thus, the advantage of using software tool can efficiently provide and solve the
VI. CoNcLusioN
Consider that fault is occurred at bus EL3. Then near the
faulted bus, first relay MKI 1 must be operated. In the ETAP software, the star view feature is good to show the exact coordination of relays. Same way, if the relay MKJ I is failed, the relay MK8 must be operated as back up relay. So as, if relay MK8 is failed, the relay MK6 must be operated. As above, if relay MK6 is failed, the next relay that should be operated is relay MK3. The same will follow to relay lvi 1<2 and the last relay MKI. Thus, the relay coordination from relay MKI ito relay MKI is done by using ETAP software. The star views of all relays can be displayed to confirm complete coordination of all relays.
B. Relay setting in ETAP:
Relays connected to MSB are graded base on the upstream
relay which is relay MK3. Whereas, relays connected to EMSB are graded base on the upstream relay which is relay MK8. Table I shows the grading of the rest of the adjacent relays.
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Omar Alitnan (M07) received his Diploma in Electrical Power Engineering
from University Teknologi Malaysia, graduated his BSc. from Hanyang University, Korea and obtained his MEng. from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia. Currently, he is a PhD candidate at Universiti Teknologi MARA. His special field of interest includes power distribution, distributed generation
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