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Development of Laboratory Experiments for Protection and Communication in Radial and Bidirectional Power Systems

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Conference

2017 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Location

Tempe, Arizona

Publication Date

April 20, 2017

Start Date

April 20, 2017

End Date

April 22, 2017

Conference Session

Technical Session 3b

Tagged Topic

Pacific Southwest Section

Page Count

7

DOI

10.18260/1-2--29211

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https://peer.asee.org/29211

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2236

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Kenan William Pretzer California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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Kenan is an electrical engineering graduate student at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, with a concentration in power systems. His thesis focuses on creating laboratory-scale power system protection experiments for students.

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Taufik Taufik California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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Dr. Taufik received his B.S. in Electrical Engineering with minor in Computer Science from Northern Arizona University in 1993, M.S. in Electrical Engineering from University of Illinois, Chicago in 1995, and Doctor of Engineering in Electrical Engineering from Cleveland State University in 1999. He joined the Electrical Engineering department at Cal Poly State University in 1999 where he is currently a tenured Professor. He is a Senior Member of IEEE and has done consulting work and has been employed by several companies including Capstone Microturbine, Rockwell Automation (Allen-Bradley), Picker International, San Diego Gas & Electric, Sempra Energy, APD Semiconductor, Diodes Inc., and Enerpro Inc.

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Ali O. Shaban California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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Ian Hellman-Wylie Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo

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Joey Navarro Cal Poly SLO

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Abstract

This project establishes practical laboratory coursework facilitating student operation, coordination, and integration of microprocessor-based protective relays in low-voltage three-phase radial and bidirectional systems modeling utility power distribution. Seven laboratory experiments will be developed, creating a laboratory component to an existing power systems protection course. The laboratory coursework development is part of the Cal Poly electrical engineering department’s Advanced Power Systems Initiatives, which aim to modernize power engineering curriculum to more effectively educate power students and prepare them for the rapidly changing power industry. The radial system portion of the laboratory coursework includes a connection to the electric utility, feeding loads through a power transformer and lab-scale transmission line. The bidirectional portion of the lab expands the radial system with a generator and additional transmission line. Using the two setups, students will have the opportunity to learn various power system protection schemes, as well as familiarize themselves with the communication and coordination of recently donated industry-standard power system protection equipment. Learning outcomes are formulated based on the desirable skills students should attain from the subsystems and components making up the radial and bidirectional systems. This includes functional testing of various digital relays using a breaker box simulator, characterizing transmission line parameters, and setting up proper transformer connections. Further detailed descriptions of the seven experiments, along with their learning outcomes and assessment methods, will be presented in this paper. Initial results of testing the experiments will also be described, along with challenges and lessons learned in the development of the laboratory coursework.

Pretzer, K. W., & Taufik, T., & Shaban, A. O., & Hellman-Wylie, I., & Navarro, J. (2017, April), Development of Laboratory Experiments for Protection and Communication in Radial and Bidirectional Power Systems Paper presented at 2017 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting, Tempe, Arizona. 10.18260/1-2--29211

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