Fuzzy logic based fault detector and classifier for three phase transmission lines with STATCOM

TLDR: This paper presents the fault detection and classification for shunt faults on transmission lines with Static Synchronous Compensator (STATCOM) using fuzzy logic, which is able to detect and classify the faults for varying fault resistances and fault distances from the relaying point.

Abstract: This paper presents the fault detection and classification for shunt faults on transmission lines with Static Synchronous Compensator (STATCOM) using fuzzy logic. The fuzzy logic is implemented by using the fuzzy logic toolbox in MATLAB. The 500kV, 60Hz system is simulated using simulink and simpower systems toolbox in MATLAB. The proposed method uses only the three phase currents for fault detection and classification of faulted phase. The system is simulated for various shunt faults with different fault resistances and with different fault locations between 10 percent and 90 percent of the transmission line. The results from the simulation show that fuzzy logic based fault detector and classifier accurately detects and classifies the faults on transmission system. The proposed method is able to detect and classify the faults for varying fault resistances and fault distances from the relaying point.