Safety analysis of a MicroGrid

Jayawarna, N; Jenkins, N; Barnes, M; Lorentzou, M; Papthanassiou, S; Hatziagyriou, N

dc.contributor.author	Jayawarna, N	en
dc.contributor.author	Jenkins, N	en
dc.contributor.author	Barnes, M	en
dc.contributor.author	Lorentzou, M	en
dc.contributor.author	Papthanassiou, S	en
dc.contributor.author	Hatziagyriou, N	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T02:43:31Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T02:43:31Z
dc.date.issued	2005	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/31447
dc.subject	Current Distribution	en
dc.subject	Point of View	en
dc.subject	Power Quality	en
dc.subject	Power System	en
dc.subject	Safety Analysis	en
dc.subject.other	Accident prevention	en
dc.subject.other	Electric fault currents	en
dc.subject.other	Electric power distribution	en
dc.subject.other	Electric power generation	en
dc.subject.other	Electrodes	en
dc.subject.other	Investments	en
dc.subject.other	Fault contingencies	en
dc.subject.other	Grounding electrode system	en
dc.subject.other	Power quality	en
dc.subject.other	Electric power systems	en
dc.title	Safety analysis of a MicroGrid	en
heal.type	conferenceItem	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1109/FPS.2005.204228	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/FPS.2005.204228	en
heal.identifier.secondary	1600501	en
heal.publicationDate	2005	en
heal.abstract	MicroGrids are attracting substantial interest because they have the potential to increase the use of renewable generation and micro-CHP. They can also defer investment in distribution capital plant and can improve local power quality. However the primary operational requirement of power systems is that they must operate safely from a user point of view, even during contingencies. Yet electrical safety of MicroGrids has received little attention to date. This paper addresses this important area. The fault current distribution in a generic MicroGrid is investigated for different fault contingencies during grid-connected and islanded operation. Based on an extensive investigation of earthing systems, a grounding electrode system is then developed for the MicroGrid study-case so that safe step and touch potentials are obtained.	en
heal.journalName	2005 International Conference on Future Power Systems	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1109/FPS.2005.204228	en
dc.identifier.volume	2005	en