Novel electric arc current emulation system for low-voltage grids

An electric arc is a common distribution grid error, even more so with the use of electric vehicles and renewable energy sources that increase the likelihood of grid errors. Several control systems and strategies are under development to minimize electric-arc faults and to guarantee reliable grid pe...

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Autores: Dávila, Asier, Otero Olavarrieta, Alberto, Planas, Estefanía, Cortajarena Echevarría, José Antonio, Arias Pujol, Antoni|||0000-0002-5424-5981
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2024
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repositorio:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/407299
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2117/407299
https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jestch.2024.101682
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Low voltage systems
Electric arc
Electric waves
Failure analysis (Engineering)
Electric fault
Configurable PCB
Simulation software
Low voltage prototype
Baixa tensió
Arc elèctric
Ones elèctriques
Anàlisi de fallades (Enginyeria)
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria elèctrica::Baixa tensió
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Sumario:An electric arc is a common distribution grid error, even more so with the use of electric vehicles and renewable energy sources that increase the likelihood of grid errors. Several control systems and strategies are under development to minimize electric-arc faults and to guarantee reliable grid performance. All the control strategies must be validated through emulations of the different fault modes at laboratory scale where there is no risk to either the researchers or the facilities. In this study, a novel system is proposed for the emulation of electric arc current waveforms, based on both real measurements and equation-based modeling. The proposed modular system provides the capability to emulate different levels of arcing currents. Validation of the system was demonstrated, in view of the design, the underlying theoretical analysis, and a set of control system simulations and experiments.