WO2016180940A1 - Improvements in or relating to direct current distance protection schemes - Google Patents

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WO2016180940A1
WO2016180940A1 PCT/EP2016/060751 EP2016060751W WO2016180940A1 WO 2016180940 A1 WO2016180940 A1 WO 2016180940A1 EP 2016060751 W EP2016060751 W EP 2016060751W WO 2016180940 A1 WO2016180940 A1 WO 2016180940A1
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Sankara Subramanian Sri Gopala Krishna Murthi
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  • This invention relates to a direct current (DC) distance protection scheme and a DC electrical network including a plurality of such schemes.
  • DC electrical power networks such as DC grids, typically include a plurality of terminals each of which may be operatively associated with a power converter to interconnect the DC power transmission network with a respective alternating current (AC) network.
  • AC alternating current
  • Respective pairs of terminals are interconnected by a section of DC power transmission medium, such as a transmission line or cable.
  • Protection devices such as circuit breakers and relays, are operated in the event of a fault to protect the DC electrical power network.
  • DC distance protection scheme for protecting a DC power transmission medium within a DC electrical power network, the DC distance protection scheme comprising:
  • a protection device coupled in use to a DC power transmission medium, the protection device being operable to protect the DC power transmission medium from an electrical fault
  • a measurement apparatus to selectively measure the current and voltage of the DC power transmission medium
  • a controller programmed to:
  • the DC distance protection scheme of the invention permits the detection of a fault and subsequent operation of a protection device, i.e. by way of a transient comparison between a calculated operating voltage and a measured voltage, in a manner which requires only a measured current and voltage of a DC power transmission medium to be obtained.
  • Such measurements can be obtained locally, i.e. immediately adjacent to the controller and protection device associated with a particular portion of DC power transmission medium, and so the invention is able to protect an entire length of DC power transmission medium without the need to establish a communication link with one or more remote elements that would otherwise be required to provide an indication of a fault occurring a long distance away from the said controller and protection device.
  • the aforementioned functionality is especially desirable when the considerable length of a DC power transmission medium, e.g. several hundred kilometres, means that communication with one or more remote elements is unreliable, or the resulting delay in receiving information once communication is established is such that an associated protection device cannot be operated quickly enough to provide meaningful protection.
  • the reliance solely on local current and voltage measurements permits the protection scheme of the invention to operate the protection device extremely quickly, e.g. within 1 millisecond of a fault occurring.
  • each of the protection device, the measurement apparatus and the controller is in use operatively associated with a first terminal of an associated DC electrical power network in which the DC power transmission medium is located, and the controller is programmed to calculate an operating voltage of the DC power transmission medium at a first point in the DC power transmission medium, the first point lying in a first section of the DC power transmission medium extending between the said first terminal and a second terminal of the associated DC electrical power network.
  • the foregoing arrangement desirably protects a first section of DC power transmission medium, e.g. such as might form part of a DC grid.
  • the first point is spaced from the first terminal by between 80% and 95% of the total length of the first section.
  • each of the protection device, the measurement apparatus and the controller is in use operatively associated with a first terminal of an associated DC electrical power network in which the DC power transmission medium is located, and the controller is programmed to calculate an operating voltage of the DC power transmission medium at a second point in the DC power transmission medium, the second point lying in a second section of the DC power transmission medium extending between second and third terminals of the associated DC electrical power network, the second terminal being spaced from the said first terminal of the DC electrical power network by a first section of the DC power transmission medium.
  • Having the controller programmed to calculate an operating voltage of the DC power transmission medium at the said second point advantageously further helps to discriminate between a fault within a first section of DC power transmission medium, i.e. as extends between the first and second terminals, and a fault in the second section of the DC power transmission medium between the second and third terminals.
  • the second point may be spaced from the second terminal by between 20% and 50% of the total length of the second section.
  • Arranging the second point in this way desirably helps to reliably discriminate between a fault within the aforementioned first section of DC power transmission medium and a fault in the said second section of the DC power transmission medium between the second and third terminals.
  • controller is programmed to calculate an operating voltage using one of following models of the DC power transmission medium:
  • controller is programmed to perform a transient comparison between the calculated operating voltage and the measured voltage using one of:
  • Such transient comparisons can be readily carried out by a controller in the form of, e.g. a programmable microcontroller or the like.
  • the controller may be programmed when correlating the said voltages to compare a resulting correlation coefficient against a threshold and to operate the protection device when the correlation coefficient is below the threshold.
  • Programming the controller in such a manner helps to ensure that the controller is able reliably and repeatedly to discriminate between a fault in a first section of DC power transmission medium and a fault in some other section of the DC power transmission medium, and thereby avoid unwanted operation of the protection device.
  • the controller is programmed to operate the protection device if a first transient comparison with respect to a first calculated operating voltage at the first point in the DC power transmission medium meets a predefined criterion or a second transient comparison with respect to a second calculated operating voltage at the second point in the DC power transmission medium meets a predefined criterion.
  • the controller may be further programmed to delay operating the protection device when the second transient comparison meets the predefined criterion. Configuring the controller in this way helps to avoid erroneous operation of the protection device when a fault occurs in a second section of DC power transmission medium which is protected by a second DC distance protection scheme essentially identical to that of the invention.
  • controller is additionally programmed to operate the protection device upon receipt of an external trip signal.
  • Such a configuration advantageously extends the functionality of the protection scheme of the invention in circumstances where modest communication between, e.g. remote terminals in a DC electrical power network, is possible.
  • a DC electrical power network comprising a plurality of DC distance protection schemes as described hereinabove.
  • Such a DC electrical power network shares the benefits associated with the DC distance protection schemes included therein.
  • Figure 1 shows a schematic view of a DC electrical power network including a plurality of DC distance protection schemes according to respective embodiments of the invention
  • Figure 2 shows a schematic representation of a controller forming a part of each of the DC distance protection schemes shown in Figure 1 ;
  • Figure 3 shows a schematic representation of an operating voltage calculation block that forms a part of the controller shown in Figure 2.
  • a DC distance protection scheme according to a first embodiment of the invention is designated generally by reference numeral 10 and forms part of a DC electrical power network 12 in the form of a DC grid 14, as shown schematically in Figure 1.
  • the first DC distance protection scheme 10 includes a first protection device 16 which, in the embodiment shown is a circuit breaker 18, although other types of protection devices such as a relay are also possible.
  • the protection device 16, i.e. circuit breaker 18, is electrically coupled in use to a DC power transmission medium 20, i.e. arranged in-line with the DC power transmission medium 20, and is operable to protect the DC power transmission medium 20 from an electrical fault.
  • the DC distance protection scheme 10 also includes a first measurement apparatus (not shown) which is able to selectively measure the current and voltage of the DC power transmission medium 20.
  • the DC distance protection scheme 10 includes a first controller 22 that is programmed to:
  • each of the first protection device 16, the first measurement apparatus and the first controller 22 is operatively associated with a first terminal 24 of the DC electrical power network 12, and the first controller 22 is programmed to calculate an operating voltage u op 1 of the DC power transmission medium 20 at a first point 26 in the DC power transmission medium 20.
  • the first point 26 lies in a first section 28 of the DC power transmission medium 20 that extends between the first terminal 24 and a second terminal 30 of the DC electrical power network 12, i.e. the DC grid 14.
  • the first section 28 of the DC power transmission medium 20 is defined by a first transmission line 32, and more particularly by a first bi-polar transmission line 34, i.e. a transmission line incorporating two conductors (not shown) operating at different polarities.
  • the first section 28 of the DC power transmission medium 20 may instead be defined by a first transmission cable which may or may not be bi-polar and could be mono-polar, i.e. could incorporate a single conductor operating at a single polarity.
  • the first section 28 could also be defined by a mono-polar transmission line.
  • the first point 26 is spaced from the first terminal 24 by between 80% and 95% of the total length of the first section 28, i.e. of the total length of the first bi-polar transmission line 34, such that the first point lies a first distance Dset 1 from the first terminal 24.
  • the first controller 22 is also programmed to calculate an operating voltage u op 2 of the DC power transmission medium 20 at a second point 36 in the DC power transmission medium 20.
  • the second point 36 lies in a second section 38 of the DC power transmission medium 20 that extends between the second terminal 30 and a third terminal 40 in the DC electrical power network 12.
  • the second section 38 of the DC power transmission medium 20 is similarly defined by a second transmission line 42 in the form of a second bi-polar transmission line 44.
  • the second section 38 may be mono-polar, and may be defined by a transmission cable or other medium.
  • the second point 36 is spaced from the second terminal 30 by between 20% and 50% of the total length of the second section 38 of the DC power transmission medium 20, i.e. of the total length of the second bi-polar transmission line 44.
  • the second point 36 lies a second distance Dset 2 away from the first terminal 24, with the second distance Dset 2 being made up of the total length of the first section 28 of the DC power transmission medium 20 together with the aforementioned 20% to 50% of the length of the second section 38.
  • the first controller 22 is programmed to separately calculate the operating voltage u op 1 , Uop 2 of the DC power transmission medium 20 at each of the first and second points 26, 36. Such calculations utilise current and voltage values that are measured at the first terminal 24, i.e. the terminal with which the first controller 22 is operatively associated.
  • each of the first and second sections 28, 38 of DC power transmission medium 20 is defined by a respective bi-polar transmission line 34, 44, measured samples of positive voltage u m p(n) and positive current i m p(n), as well as negative voltage UmN(n) and negative current i m N(n) can be obtained.
  • the sampling period Ts may, for example, be given by:
  • Ts 1/96000 seconds If such positive and negative samples are to be taken it is necessary thereafter for the first controller 22 to calculate voltage u m i , u m o and current values i m i , imo for each of a first positive mode mi (which may also be known as an 'aerial' mode) and a second zero -mode mo (which may also be known as an 'earth' mode) according to the following phase-mode transformation:
  • Ump is the measured voltage of the positive polar line
  • UmN is the measured voltage of the negative polar line
  • imN is the measured current of the negative polar line.
  • the first controller 22 need not be programmed to carry out the aforementioned phase-mode transformation.
  • the first controller 22 is programmed to then separately calculate a first operating voltage u op 1 of the DC power transmission medium 20 at the first point 26 and a second operating voltage u op 2 of the DC power transmission medium 20 at the second point 36.
  • the first controller 22 is programmed to calculate each of the first and second operating voltages u op 1 , u op 2 using a resistance-inductance model of the DC power transmission medium 20.
  • a resistance-inductance model of the DC power transmission medium 20 is particularly suitable, i.e. provides a desired degree of accuracy, if each of the first and second bi-polar transmission lines 34, 44 is relatively short, e.g. less than approximately 100km (or less than approximately 30km if the DC power transmission medium 20 is instead defined by an underground transmission cable).
  • the first controller 22 includes first and second operating voltage calculation blocks 46 1 , 46 2 , as shown in Figure 2, each of which handles the aforementioned phase-mode transformation and the calculation of a corresponding one of the first and second operating voltages u op 1 , u op 2 .
  • Uop gives the corresponding positive or zero mode operating voltage u op i , u op o at a respective first or second point 26, 36;
  • Um is the positive or zero mode of measured voltage u m i , u m o, respectively;
  • im is the positive or zero mode of measured current i m i , imo, respectively;
  • Rset is the resistance of the DC power transmission medium 20 from the first terminal 24 to the corresponding first or second point 26, 36, i.e.
  • Rset 1 is the resistance of the first section 28 of DC power transmission medium 20, i.e. the first bi-polar transmission line 32, from the first terminal 24 to the first point 26, and
  • Rset 2 is the resistance of the whole of the first section 28 plus the resistance of the second section 38 of DC power transmission medium 20, i.e. the second bi-polar transmission line 32, from the second terminal 30 to the second point 36;
  • Lset is the inductance of the DC power transmission medium 20 from the first terminal 24 to the corresponding first or second point 26, 36, i.e.
  • Lse t 1 is the inductance of the first section 28 of DC power transmission medium 20, i.e. the first bi-polar transmission line 32, from the first terminal 24 to the first point 26, and
  • Lset 2 is the inductance of the whole of the first section 28 plus the inductance of the second section 38 of DC power transmission medium 20, i.e. the second bi-polar transmission line 32, from the second terminal 30 to the second point 36.
  • Each of the resistance and inductance values R se t, L se t mentioned above can be established from technical data on the DC power transmission medium 20, e.g. as provided by the operator of the DC electrical power network 12, and the known first and second distances Dset 1 , Dset 2 of the corresponding first and second points 26, 36 from the first terminal 24. Thereafter, because each of the first and second sections 28, 38 of DC power transmission medium 20 is defined by a respective bi-polar transmission line 34, 44, it is necessary for the first controller 22 to determine the actual operating voltage u op p, U OP N of each of the positive and negative lines of the transmission lines 34, 44.
  • the first controller 22 is programmed to do this by reversing the aforementioned phase- mode transformation, i.e. according to:
  • first controller 22 need not be programmed to carry out the aforementioned reverse phase-mode transformation.
  • each operating voltage calculation block 46 1 , 46 2 includes:
  • phase-mode transformation sub-block 48 that calculates voltage u m i , u m o and current values i m i , imo for each of the positive mode mi and the zero mode m 0 ;
  • a voltage calculation sub-block 50 that gives the positive and zero mode operating voltage u op i , u op o at the respective first or second point 26, 36 of interest; and a reverse phase-mode transformation sub-block 52 that determines the actual operating voltage u op p, U OP N of each of the positive and negative lines at the said first or second point 26, 36 of interest.
  • the first controller 22 may instead be programmed to calculate the operating voltage u op at one or other of the first and second points 26, 36 by using either a distributed parameter line model of the DC power transmission medium 20 or a frequency dependent distributed parameter line model of the DC power transmission medium 20.
  • the first controller 22 is programmed to calculate the operating voltage u op using a distributed parameter line model of the DC power transmission medium 20
  • Uop is the operating voltage
  • fm is the forward voltage traveling wave at the location of protection device 16, i.e. at the first terminal 24;
  • T z where ⁇ 0 is the representative frequency, i.e. the frequency at which the DC electrical power network 12 is operating;
  • T p irnag(D set ry)/ ) 0 is the propagation time from where the protection device
  • D se t being the equivalent distance in km of the first or second point 26, 36 from the first terminal 24, i.e. the first distance D se t 1 or the second distance D se t 2 as described hereinabove;
  • K p ex ⁇ -real ⁇ p set ⁇ [zy)) , is the decaying factor from where the protection device 16 is located, i.e. the first terminal 24, to the corresponding first or second point 26, 36 of interest.
  • the performance values mentioned above can again be established from technical data provided by the operator of the DC electrical power network 12, and the known first and second distances D se t 1 , D se t 2 of the first and second points 26, 36 from the first terminal 24.
  • Z c JL/C is the surge impedance, with L being the inductance (H/km) and C being the capacitance (F/km) per unit length of the transmission lines 32, 42;
  • T z 0, i.e. the phase shift of the surge impedance is neglected;
  • T p D sei /(1/VLC), is the propagation time from where the protection device 16 is located, i.e. the first terminal 24, to the corresponding first or second point 26, 36 of interest;
  • K p exp -RD set /Zc)
  • R the resistance per unit length (ohm/km) of the transmission lines 32, 34.
  • having the first controller 22 programmed to calculate the operating voltage Uop using a distributed parameter line model of the DC power transmission medium 20 is helpful for longer transmission lines 32, 42, i.e. lines between approximately 100km and 200km, (or between approximately 30km and 80km if the DC power transmission medium 20 is defined by an underground cable), since it is able to take account of any propagation time delay of a voltage waveform travelling within the lines.
  • Z c (t) is the surge impedance which is frequency-dependent, and which described in the frequency domain by
  • a k and bk being coefficients of the surge impedance in frequency domain Z c (z)
  • the aforesaid ak and bk coefficients can be calculated by Carlson's equation from technical data on the DC power transmission medium 20, e.g. as provided by the operator of the DC electrical power network 12.
  • Tpset is the minimum propagation time from where the protection device 16 is located, i.e. the first terminal 24, to the location of the corresponding first or second point 26, 36 of interest;
  • h S et t is the propagation function for a traveling wave from where the protection device 16 is located, i.e. from the first terminal 24, to the location of the corresponding first or second point 26, 36 of interest, which can be described in the frequency domain by
  • Having a first controller 22 programmed to calculate the operating voltage u op using a frequency dependent distributed parameter line model of the DC power transmission medium 20 is helpful for extra-long transmission lines 32, 42, i.e. lines more than approximately 200km long (or more than 80km long if the DC if the DC power transmission medium 20 is defined by an underground cable), since it is able to take into account frequency-dependent parameters (such as, for example, the skin effect) which distort to a considerable extent the waveform of traveling waves in transmission lines of such length.
  • frequency-dependent parameters such as, for example, the skin effect
  • the first controller 22 is programmed to perform a transient comparison between the calculated operating voltage u op and the measured voltage u m using a magnitude comparison of the said voltages u o , u m .
  • the first controller 22 includes, for each of the first and second points 26, 36, a corresponding first and second transient phase comparison block 54 1 , 54 2 to carry out the said magnitude comparison.
  • each of the first and second sections 28, 38 of DC power transmission medium 20 is defined by a respective bi-polar transmission line 34, 44, each said transient phase comparison block 54 1 , 54 2 carries out the following comparisons:
  • W being the time window length, e.g. if the time window is 0.5ms and the sampling period Ts is, as set out above, 1/96000, then the window length is given by
  • may indicate a sum of the absolute value, i.e. as given by:
  • W is again the time window length.
  • first controller 22 operates the first protection device 16.
  • first and second sections 28, 38 of DC power transmission medium 20 defined by mono-polar transmission lines or cables a corresponding first or second transient phase comparison block 54 1 , 54 2 of the first controller 22 need only carry out a simpler magnitude comparison of the form:
  • the first controller 22 may instead be programmed to perform a transient comparison between the calculated operating voltage u 0 p and the measured voltage u m using a correlation of the said voltages u op , u m .
  • Such first controllers 22 correlate the operating voltage u op and measured voltage u m signals to establish a correlation coefficient of the form:
  • W is again the time window length.
  • Such first controllers 22 compare the resulting correlation coefficient Rcor against a threshold R se t and will operate the first protection device 16 when the correlation coefficient Rcor is below the threshold R se t, i-e. when the predefined criterion is: Rcorfa ⁇ ⁇ set
  • R se t may have a value of -0.5.
  • Respective correlation of positive operating voltage u op p and positive measured voltage Ump, or correlation of negative operating voltage U OP N and negative measured voltage u M may also be carried out by controllers in other embodiments of the invention.
  • the first controller 22 is programmed to carry out a first transient comparison with respect to the first calculated operating voltage u o 1 at the first point 26 in the DC power transmission medium 20, and also carry out a second transient comparison with respect to the second calculated operating voltage u op 2 at the second point 36 in the DC power transmission medium 20, the first controller 22 is programmed in use to operate the first protection device 16 if either the first transient comparison or the second transient comparison meets the predefined criterion, i.e. satisfies the aforementioned magnitude comparison.
  • the first controller 22 is additionally programmed to delay operating the first protection device 16 when the second transient comparison meets the predefined criterion. Such a delay may amount to around 5 to 10ms.
  • the first controller 22 will operate the first protection device 16 upon receipt of an external trip signal 56, e.g. from a second controller 62 associated with the second terminal 30 at the other end of the first section 28 of DC power transmission medium 20 and configured to operate a second protection device 64 in the form of a further circuit breaker 18.
  • a second controller 62 and second protection device 64 together define a second DC protection scheme 60 which provides overlapping protection for the first section 28 of DC power transmission medium 20.
  • the DC electrical power network shown in Figure 1 also additionally includes a third section 66 of DC power transmission medium 20 which extends between the third terminal 40 and the first terminal 24.
  • Each terminal 24, 30, 40 electrically interconnects a corresponding first, second or third power converter 68, 70, 72 and associated first, second or third AC network 74, 76, 78 via the aforementioned DC electrical network 12, i.e. the aforementioned DC grid 14.
  • the second terminal 30 also has a third DC protection scheme 80 operatively associated therewith, with the third DC protection scheme 80 including a third controller 82, a third protection device 84 (in the form of a still further circuit breaker 18), and a third measurement apparatus (not shown).
  • the third DC protection scheme 80 including a third controller 82, a third protection device 84 (in the form of a still further circuit breaker 18), and a third measurement apparatus (not shown).
  • the third terminal 40 has a fourth DC protection scheme 90 operatively associated therewith, with the fourth DC protection scheme 90 again similarly including a fourth controller 92, a fourth protection device 94 (in the form of a yet further circuit breaker 18), and a fourth measurement apparatus (not shown).
  • the third and fourth DC protection schemes 80; 90 provide overlapping protection for the second section 38 of DC power transmission medium 20.
  • the third terminal 40 additionally has a fifth DC protection scheme 100 operatively associated therewith (which includes a commensurate fifth controller 102, fifth protection device 104 (again a circuit breaker 18), and fifth measurement apparatus (not shown)), while the first terminal 24 has a sixth DC protection scheme 110 operatively associated therewith (similarly with a commensurate sixth controller 112, sixth protection device 114 (again a circuit breaker 18), and sixth measurement apparatus (again not shown)).
  • the fifth and sixth DC protection schemes 100; 110 provide overlapping protection for the third section 66 of DC power transmission medium 20.
  • each of the second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth DC protection schemes 60; 80; 90; 100; 110 is identical to the first DC protection scheme 10 described hereinabove.
  • one or more of the DC protection schemes 10; 60; 80; 90; 100; 110 may include a corresponding controller 22, 62; 82, 92, 102, 112 that is programmed according to one or more of the alternative configurations described herein.
  • the various DC protection schemes 10; 60; 80; 90; 100; 110 work with one another to provide additional, overlapping protection for the first, second and third sections 28, 38, 66 of the DC power transmission medium 20.

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Abstract

In the field of DC electrical power networks there is provided a DC distance protection scheme (10; 60; 80; 90; 100; 110) for protecting a DC power transmission medium (20) within a said DC electrical power network (12). The DC distance protection scheme (10; 60; 80; 90; 100; 110) comprises a protection device (16; 64; 84; 94; 104; 114) that is coupled in use to a DC power transmission medium (20). The protection device (16; 64; 84; 94; 104; 114) is operable to protect the DC power transmission medium (20) from an electrical fault. The DC distance protection scheme (10; 60; 80; 90; 100; 110) also includes a measurement apparatus to selectively measure the current (im) and voltage (um) of the DC power transmission medium (20). In addition the DC distance protection scheme (10; 60; 80; 90; 100; 110) also includes a controller (22, 62; 82, 92, 102, 112) that is programmed to: (i) calculate an operating voltage (Uop) of the DC power transmission medium (20) using the measured current (im) and voltage (Um); (ii) perform a transient comparison between the calculated operating voltage (Uop) and the measured voltage (um); and (iii) operate the protection device (16; 64; 84; 94; 104; 114) to protect the DC power transmission medium (20) if the transient comparison meets a predefined criterion.

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IMPROVEMENTS IN OR RELATING TO DIRECT CURRENT
DISTANCE PROTECTION SCHEMES
This invention relates to a direct current (DC) distance protection scheme and a DC electrical network including a plurality of such schemes.
DC electrical power networks, such as DC grids, typically include a plurality of terminals each of which may be operatively associated with a power converter to interconnect the DC power transmission network with a respective alternating current (AC) network.
Respective pairs of terminals are interconnected by a section of DC power transmission medium, such as a transmission line or cable. Protection devices, such as circuit breakers and relays, are operated in the event of a fault to protect the DC electrical power network.
According to a first aspect of the invention there is a provided DC distance protection scheme for protecting a DC power transmission medium within a DC electrical power network, the DC distance protection scheme comprising:
a protection device coupled in use to a DC power transmission medium, the protection device being operable to protect the DC power transmission medium from an electrical fault;
a measurement apparatus to selectively measure the current and voltage of the DC power transmission medium; and
a controller programmed to:
(i) calculate an operating voltage of the DC power transmission medium using the measured current and voltage;
(ii) perform a transient comparison between the calculated operating voltage and the measured voltage; and
(iii) operate the protection device to protect the DC power transmission medium if the transient comparison meets a predefined criterion.
The DC distance protection scheme of the invention permits the detection of a fault and subsequent operation of a protection device, i.e. by way of a transient comparison between a calculated operating voltage and a measured voltage, in a manner which requires only a measured current and voltage of a DC power transmission medium to be obtained. Such measurements can be obtained locally, i.e. immediately adjacent to the controller and protection device associated with a particular portion of DC power transmission medium, and so the invention is able to protect an entire length of DC power transmission medium without the need to establish a communication link with one or more remote elements that would otherwise be required to provide an indication of a fault occurring a long distance away from the said controller and protection device.
The aforementioned functionality is especially desirable when the considerable length of a DC power transmission medium, e.g. several hundred kilometres, means that communication with one or more remote elements is unreliable, or the resulting delay in receiving information once communication is established is such that an associated protection device cannot be operated quickly enough to provide meaningful protection.
Moreover, the reliance solely on local current and voltage measurements permits the protection scheme of the invention to operate the protection device extremely quickly, e.g. within 1 millisecond of a fault occurring.
Preferably each of the protection device, the measurement apparatus and the controller is in use operatively associated with a first terminal of an associated DC electrical power network in which the DC power transmission medium is located, and the controller is programmed to calculate an operating voltage of the DC power transmission medium at a first point in the DC power transmission medium, the first point lying in a first section of the DC power transmission medium extending between the said first terminal and a second terminal of the associated DC electrical power network.
The foregoing arrangement desirably protects a first section of DC power transmission medium, e.g. such as might form part of a DC grid.
Optionally the first point is spaced from the first terminal by between 80% and 95% of the total length of the first section.
Locating the first point in the aforementioned manner helps to reliably discriminate between a fault within the first section of DC power transmission medium and a fault in some other section of the DC power transmission medium which might, e.g. form a further part of a DC grid. In a preferred embodiment of the invention each of the protection device, the measurement apparatus and the controller is in use operatively associated with a first terminal of an associated DC electrical power network in which the DC power transmission medium is located, and the controller is programmed to calculate an operating voltage of the DC power transmission medium at a second point in the DC power transmission medium, the second point lying in a second section of the DC power transmission medium extending between second and third terminals of the associated DC electrical power network, the second terminal being spaced from the said first terminal of the DC electrical power network by a first section of the DC power transmission medium.
Having the controller programmed to calculate an operating voltage of the DC power transmission medium at the said second point advantageously further helps to discriminate between a fault within a first section of DC power transmission medium, i.e. as extends between the first and second terminals, and a fault in the second section of the DC power transmission medium between the second and third terminals.
The second point may be spaced from the second terminal by between 20% and 50% of the total length of the second section.
Arranging the second point in this way desirably helps to reliably discriminate between a fault within the aforementioned first section of DC power transmission medium and a fault in the said second section of the DC power transmission medium between the second and third terminals.
Optionally the controller is programmed to calculate an operating voltage using one of following models of the DC power transmission medium:
a resistance-inductance model;
a distributed parameter line model; and
a frequency dependent distributed parameter line model.
Each of the foregoing models provides a desired degree of accuracy, in terms of the manner in which it approximates the performance characteristics of the DC power transmission medium, according to the overall length of the DC power transmission medium. Preferably the controller is programmed to perform a transient comparison between the calculated operating voltage and the measured voltage using one of:
a magnitude comparison of the said voltages; and
a correlation of the said voltages.
Such transient comparisons can be readily carried out by a controller in the form of, e.g. a programmable microcontroller or the like.
The controller may be programmed when correlating the said voltages to compare a resulting correlation coefficient against a threshold and to operate the protection device when the correlation coefficient is below the threshold.
Programming the controller in such a manner helps to ensure that the controller is able reliably and repeatedly to discriminate between a fault in a first section of DC power transmission medium and a fault in some other section of the DC power transmission medium, and thereby avoid unwanted operation of the protection device.
In a further preferred embodiment of the invention the controller is programmed to operate the protection device if a first transient comparison with respect to a first calculated operating voltage at the first point in the DC power transmission medium meets a predefined criterion or a second transient comparison with respect to a second calculated operating voltage at the second point in the DC power transmission medium meets a predefined criterion. Having the controller programmed in the foregoing manner allows the DC distance protection scheme of the invention to discriminate between faults in the first and second sections of DC power transmission medium, as well as provide the option of the DC distance protection scheme of the invention acting as backup protection to, e.g. a further DC distance protection scheme according to the invention associated with the second section of DC power transmission medium.
The controller may be further programmed to delay operating the protection device when the second transient comparison meets the predefined criterion. Configuring the controller in this way helps to avoid erroneous operation of the protection device when a fault occurs in a second section of DC power transmission medium which is protected by a second DC distance protection scheme essentially identical to that of the invention.
Optionally the controller is additionally programmed to operate the protection device upon receipt of an external trip signal.
Such a configuration advantageously extends the functionality of the protection scheme of the invention in circumstances where modest communication between, e.g. remote terminals in a DC electrical power network, is possible.
According to a second aspect of the invention there is provided a DC electrical power network comprising a plurality of DC distance protection schemes as described hereinabove. Such a DC electrical power network shares the benefits associated with the DC distance protection schemes included therein.
There now follows a brief description of preferred embodiments of the invention, by way of non-limiting examples, with reference being made to the following drawings in which:
Figure 1 shows a schematic view of a DC electrical power network including a plurality of DC distance protection schemes according to respective embodiments of the invention;
Figure 2 shows a schematic representation of a controller forming a part of each of the DC distance protection schemes shown in Figure 1 ; and
Figure 3 shows a schematic representation of an operating voltage calculation block that forms a part of the controller shown in Figure 2.
A DC distance protection scheme according to a first embodiment of the invention is designated generally by reference numeral 10 and forms part of a DC electrical power network 12 in the form of a DC grid 14, as shown schematically in Figure 1.
The first DC distance protection scheme 10 includes a first protection device 16 which, in the embodiment shown is a circuit breaker 18, although other types of protection devices such as a relay are also possible. The protection device 16, i.e. circuit breaker 18, is electrically coupled in use to a DC power transmission medium 20, i.e. arranged in-line with the DC power transmission medium 20, and is operable to protect the DC power transmission medium 20 from an electrical fault.
The DC distance protection scheme 10 also includes a first measurement apparatus (not shown) which is able to selectively measure the current and voltage of the DC power transmission medium 20.
In addition, the DC distance protection scheme 10 includes a first controller 22 that is programmed to:
(i) calculate an operating voltage of the DC power transmission medium 20 using the measured current and voltage;
(ii) perform a transient comparison between the calculated operating voltage and the measured voltage; and
(iii) operate the first protection device 16 to protect the DC power transmission medium 20 if the transient comparison meets a predefined criterion.
More particularly, each of the first protection device 16, the first measurement apparatus and the first controller 22 is operatively associated with a first terminal 24 of the DC electrical power network 12, and the first controller 22 is programmed to calculate an operating voltage uop 1 of the DC power transmission medium 20 at a first point 26 in the DC power transmission medium 20.
The first point 26 lies in a first section 28 of the DC power transmission medium 20 that extends between the first terminal 24 and a second terminal 30 of the DC electrical power network 12, i.e. the DC grid 14. In the embodiment shown, the first section 28 of the DC power transmission medium 20 is defined by a first transmission line 32, and more particularly by a first bi-polar transmission line 34, i.e. a transmission line incorporating two conductors (not shown) operating at different polarities. In other embodiments (not shown) the first section 28 of the DC power transmission medium 20 may instead be defined by a first transmission cable which may or may not be bi-polar and could be mono-polar, i.e. could incorporate a single conductor operating at a single polarity. The first section 28 could also be defined by a mono-polar transmission line.
The first point 26 is spaced from the first terminal 24 by between 80% and 95% of the total length of the first section 28, i.e. of the total length of the first bi-polar transmission line 34, such that the first point lies a first distance Dset1 from the first terminal 24. In addition to the foregoing, the first controller 22 is also programmed to calculate an operating voltage uop 2 of the DC power transmission medium 20 at a second point 36 in the DC power transmission medium 20. The second point 36 lies in a second section 38 of the DC power transmission medium 20 that extends between the second terminal 30 and a third terminal 40 in the DC electrical power network 12.
The second section 38 of the DC power transmission medium 20 is similarly defined by a second transmission line 42 in the form of a second bi-polar transmission line 44. In further embodiments of the invention the second section 38 may be mono-polar, and may be defined by a transmission cable or other medium.
The second point 36 is spaced from the second terminal 30 by between 20% and 50% of the total length of the second section 38 of the DC power transmission medium 20, i.e. of the total length of the second bi-polar transmission line 44. As a consequence the second point 36 lies a second distance Dset2 away from the first terminal 24, with the second distance Dset2 being made up of the total length of the first section 28 of the DC power transmission medium 20 together with the aforementioned 20% to 50% of the length of the second section 38.
The first controller 22 is programmed to separately calculate the operating voltage uop 1, Uop2 of the DC power transmission medium 20 at each of the first and second points 26, 36. Such calculations utilise current and voltage values that are measured at the first terminal 24, i.e. the terminal with which the first controller 22 is operatively associated.
Since each of the first and second sections 28, 38 of DC power transmission medium 20 is defined by a respective bi-polar transmission line 34, 44, measured samples of positive voltage ump(n) and positive current imp(n), as well as negative voltage UmN(n) and negative current imN(n) can be obtained. Moreover, the sampling period Ts may, for example, be given by:
Ts = 1/96000 seconds If such positive and negative samples are to be taken it is necessary thereafter for the first controller 22 to calculate voltage umi , umo and current values imi , imo for each of a first positive mode mi (which may also be known as an 'aerial' mode) and a second zero -mode mo (which may also be known as an 'earth' mode) according to the following phase-mode transformation:
Figure imgf000009_0001
um0 = umP "I" MmiV lm0 = lmP lmN
where,
Ump is the measured voltage of the positive polar line;
imp is the measured current of the positive polar line;
UmN is the measured voltage of the negative polar line; and
imN is the measured current of the negative polar line.
In embodiments of the invention operatively associated with first and second sections 28, 38 of DC power transmission medium 20 that are defined by mono-polar transmission lines or cables, the first controller 22 need not be programmed to carry out the aforementioned phase-mode transformation.
Following the phase-mode transformation mentioned above, the first controller 22 is programmed to then separately calculate a first operating voltage uop 1 of the DC power transmission medium 20 at the first point 26 and a second operating voltage uop 2 of the DC power transmission medium 20 at the second point 36.
In the embodiment shown the first controller 22 is programmed to calculate each of the first and second operating voltages uop 1, uop 2 using a resistance-inductance model of the DC power transmission medium 20. Such a model is particularly suitable, i.e. provides a desired degree of accuracy, if each of the first and second bi-polar transmission lines 34, 44 is relatively short, e.g. less than approximately 100km (or less than approximately 30km if the DC power transmission medium 20 is instead defined by an underground transmission cable).
More particularly, the first controller 22 includes first and second operating voltage calculation blocks 461, 462, as shown in Figure 2, each of which handles the aforementioned phase-mode transformation and the calculation of a corresponding one of the first and second operating voltages uop 1, uop 2.
Each such calculation of the respective first and second operating voltages uop 1, uop 2 is based on the differential equation, 'set dt which can be implemented by:
[um (n) + um (n - 1)] (n) + im (n - 1)] Um 00 - tm (n - 1)] uop(ri) = — R ■set — L
2 2 'set
Ts where,
Uop gives the corresponding positive or zero mode operating voltage uopi , uopo at a respective first or second point 26, 36;
Um is the positive or zero mode of measured voltage umi , umo, respectively;
im is the positive or zero mode of measured current imi , imo, respectively;
Rset is the resistance of the DC power transmission medium 20 from the first terminal 24 to the corresponding first or second point 26, 36, i.e.
Rset1 is the resistance of the first section 28 of DC power transmission medium 20, i.e. the first bi-polar transmission line 32, from the first terminal 24 to the first point 26, and
Rset2 is the resistance of the whole of the first section 28 plus the resistance of the second section 38 of DC power transmission medium 20, i.e. the second bi-polar transmission line 32, from the second terminal 30 to the second point 36; and
Lset is the inductance of the DC power transmission medium 20 from the first terminal 24 to the corresponding first or second point 26, 36, i.e.
Lset 1 is the inductance of the first section 28 of DC power transmission medium 20, i.e. the first bi-polar transmission line 32, from the first terminal 24 to the first point 26, and
Lset2 is the inductance of the whole of the first section 28 plus the inductance of the second section 38 of DC power transmission medium 20, i.e. the second bi-polar transmission line 32, from the second terminal 30 to the second point 36.
Each of the resistance and inductance values Rset, Lset mentioned above can be established from technical data on the DC power transmission medium 20, e.g. as provided by the operator of the DC electrical power network 12, and the known first and second distances Dset1, Dset2 of the corresponding first and second points 26, 36 from the first terminal 24. Thereafter, because each of the first and second sections 28, 38 of DC power transmission medium 20 is defined by a respective bi-polar transmission line 34, 44, it is necessary for the first controller 22 to determine the actual operating voltage uopp, UOPN of each of the positive and negative lines of the transmission lines 34, 44.
The first controller 22 is programmed to do this by reversing the aforementioned phase- mode transformation, i.e. according to:
( gpp = U0J}1 + U0pQ
Again, in embodiments of the invention operatively associated with first and second sections 28, 38 of DC power transmission medium 20 that are defined by mono-polar transmission lines or cables the first controller 22 need not be programmed to carry out the aforementioned reverse phase-mode transformation.
A summary of the operations that each of the operating voltage calculation blocks 461 , 462 of the first controller 22 is programmed to carry out is shown schematically in Figure 3.
In particular, Figure 3 shows that each operating voltage calculation block 461 , 462 includes:
a phase-mode transformation sub-block 48 that calculates voltage umi , umo and current values imi , imo for each of the positive mode mi and the zero mode m0;
a voltage calculation sub-block 50 that gives the positive and zero mode operating voltage uopi , uopo at the respective first or second point 26, 36 of interest; and a reverse phase-mode transformation sub-block 52 that determines the actual operating voltage uopp, UOPN of each of the positive and negative lines at the said first or second point 26, 36 of interest.
In other embodiments of the invention (not shown) the first controller 22 may instead be programmed to calculate the operating voltage uop at one or other of the first and second points 26, 36 by using either a distributed parameter line model of the DC power transmission medium 20 or a frequency dependent distributed parameter line model of the DC power transmission medium 20. In embodiments in which the first controller 22 is programmed to calculate the operating voltage uop using a distributed parameter line model of the DC power transmission medium 20, it is assumed that the parameters of the frequencies are the same as those of one representative frequency, e.g. 50Hz, or 100Hz, such that uoP(t - Tp) = [Kpfm(t - 2Tp) + bm(t /Kp]/2 where,
Uop is the operating voltage;
fm is the forward voltage traveling wave at the location of protection device 16, i.e. at the first terminal 24; and
bm is backward voltage traveling wave at the location of protection device 16, i.e. at the first terminal 24 with fm and bm being given by: fm t = -Umit' + Zcim f - Tz
bm(f = um(t) - Zcim(t - Tz) where,
Zc = |Jz/y| is the surge impedance, which is calculated by the impedance z
(ohm/km) and admittance y (S/km) per unit of the first and/or second transmission lines 32, 42, as required;
Figure imgf000012_0001
Tz = where ω0 is the representative frequency, i.e. the frequency at which the DC electrical power network 12 is operating;
Tp = irnag(Dset ry)/ )0 is the propagation time from where the protection device
16 is located, i.e. the first terminal 24, to the corresponding first or second point 26, 36 of interest with Dset being the equivalent distance in km of the first or second point 26, 36 from the first terminal 24, i.e. the first distance Dset1 or the second distance Dset2 as described hereinabove;
Kp = ex^{-real{pset^[zy)) , is the decaying factor from where the protection device 16 is located, i.e. the first terminal 24, to the corresponding first or second point 26, 36 of interest.
The performance values mentioned above can again be established from technical data provided by the operator of the DC electrical power network 12, and the known first and second distances Dset1 , Dset2 of the first and second points 26, 36 from the first terminal 24.
As an alternative, if the first and second transmission lines 32, 42 are not in distortion, the main equations set out above may again be utilized but the following parameters may instead be calculated:
Zc = JL/C is the surge impedance, with L being the inductance (H/km) and C being the capacitance (F/km) per unit length of the transmission lines 32, 42;
Tz = 0, i.e. the phase shift of the surge impedance is neglected;
Tp = Dsei/(1/VLC), is the propagation time from where the protection device 16 is located, i.e. the first terminal 24, to the corresponding first or second point 26, 36 of interest;
Kp = exp -RDset/Zc), is the decaying factor from where the protection device 16 is located, i.e. the first terminal 24, to the corresponding first or second point 26, 36 of interest, with R being the resistance per unit length (ohm/km) of the transmission lines 32, 34.
Similarly these performance values can again be established from technical data provided by the operator of the DC electrical power network 12, and the known first and second distances
Figure imgf000013_0001
Dset2 of the first and second points 26, 36 from the first terminal 24.
In any event, having the first controller 22 programmed to calculate the operating voltage Uop using a distributed parameter line model of the DC power transmission medium 20 is helpful for longer transmission lines 32, 42, i.e. lines between approximately 100km and 200km, (or between approximately 30km and 80km if the DC power transmission medium 20 is defined by an underground cable), since it is able to take account of any propagation time delay of a voltage waveform travelling within the lines. In further embodiments, in which the first controller 22 is programmed to calculate the operating voltage uop using a frequency distributed parameter line model of the DC power transmission medium 20, the first controller 22 first of all calculates a forward traveling wave fm and a backward traveling wave bm according to the following equations: fm (t) = um (t) + Zc (t) * im (t)
bm(.f) = um(t) - Zc(t) * im(t) where,
Zc(t) is the surge impedance which is frequency-dependent, and which described in the frequency domain by
1 + z 1 +— h aNz
1 + "1 + - + bNz - with
Zco being the constant part of the surge impedance; and
ak and bk being coefficients of the surge impedance in frequency domain Zc(z) The aforesaid ak and bk coefficients can be calculated by Carlson's equation from technical data on the DC power transmission medium 20, e.g. as provided by the operator of the DC electrical power network 12.
Meanwhile the symbol * represents the mathematical operation of convolution, wherein it can be assumed that the surge impedance zc has 3 orders.
The first controller 22 then secondly calculates the forward and backward traveling waves fop, bop at the respective first or second point 26, 36 of interest according to: fop (t ~ Tpset) = fmi ~ 2Tp ei) *
Figure imgf000014_0001
bop {t- TpSet) = bm(t) * hset where,
Tpset is the minimum propagation time from where the protection device 16 is located, i.e. the first terminal 24, to the location of the corresponding first or second point 26, 36 of interest;
hSet t is the propagation function for a traveling wave from where the protection device 16 is located, i.e. from the first terminal 24, to the location of the corresponding first or second point 26, 36 of interest, which can be described in the frequency domain by
Cp + z-1 + - + cN_lZ-(N- tisetW - 1 + dlZ-l + ... + dNZ-N
with,
CR and dk being coefficients of the propagation function Hset(s). The foregoing Ck and dk coefficients can again be calculated by Carlson's equation from technical data provided by the operator of the DC electrical power network 12. Finally the first controller 22 calculates the operating voltage according to:
Figure imgf000015_0001
Having a first controller 22 programmed to calculate the operating voltage uop using a frequency dependent distributed parameter line model of the DC power transmission medium 20 is helpful for extra-long transmission lines 32, 42, i.e. lines more than approximately 200km long (or more than 80km long if the DC if the DC power transmission medium 20 is defined by an underground cable), since it is able to take into account frequency-dependent parameters (such as, for example, the skin effect) which distort to a considerable extent the waveform of traveling waves in transmission lines of such length.
Meanwhile, returning to the embodiment shown, the first controller 22 is programmed to perform a transient comparison between the calculated operating voltage uop and the measured voltage um using a magnitude comparison of the said voltages uo , um.
More particularly the first controller 22 includes, for each of the first and second points 26, 36, a corresponding first and second transient phase comparison block 541, 542 to carry out the said magnitude comparison.
More particularly still, because each of the first and second sections 28, 38 of DC power transmission medium 20 is defined by a respective bi-polar transmission line 34, 44, each said transient phase comparison block 541, 542 carries out the following comparisons:
Figure imgf000015_0002
where indicates an RMS value, i.e. as given by:
Figure imgf000016_0001
with,
W being the time window length, e.g. if the time window is 0.5ms and the sampling period Ts is, as set out above, 1/96000, then the window length is given by
W=0.0005/(1/96000)=48.
In other embodiments of the invention || || may indicate a sum of the absolute value, i.e. as given by:
Figure imgf000016_0002
where,
W is again the time window length.
In either case, if the transient comparison meets the predefined criterion, i.e. if one of the aforementioned comparisons hold true
Figure imgf000016_0003
||uopW + umw || < ||uopW ~ umJv || then the first controller 22 operates the first protection device 16. In other embodiments of the invention operatively associated with first and second sections 28, 38 of DC power transmission medium 20 defined by mono-polar transmission lines or cables, a corresponding first or second transient phase comparison block 541, 542 of the first controller 22 need only carry out a simpler magnitude comparison of the form:
|| i0p + m || < ||li0 — Um \\ to determine whether to operate the first protection device 16. In similar such mono-polar embodiments of the invention, the first controller 22 may instead be programmed to perform a transient comparison between the calculated operating voltage u0p and the measured voltage um using a correlation of the said voltages uop, um.
As a result of programming in this manner, such first controllers 22 correlate the operating voltage uop and measured voltage um signals to establish a correlation coefficient of the form:
Figure imgf000017_0001
where,
W is again the time window length.
Thereafter, such first controllers 22 compare the resulting correlation coefficient Rcor against a threshold Rset and will operate the first protection device 16 when the correlation coefficient Rcor is below the threshold Rset, i-e. when the predefined criterion is: Rcorfa < ^set
By way of example, Rset may have a value of -0.5.
Respective correlation of positive operating voltage uopp and positive measured voltage Ump, or correlation of negative operating voltage UOPN and negative measured voltage uM , may also be carried out by controllers in other embodiments of the invention.
Returning to the specific embodiment shown and described in detail above, i.e. wherein the first controller 22 is programmed to carry out a first transient comparison with respect to the first calculated operating voltage uo 1 at the first point 26 in the DC power transmission medium 20, and also carry out a second transient comparison with respect to the second calculated operating voltage uop 2 at the second point 36 in the DC power transmission medium 20, the first controller 22 is programmed in use to operate the first protection device 16 if either the first transient comparison or the second transient comparison meets the predefined criterion, i.e. satisfies the aforementioned magnitude comparison.
Furthermore, the first controller 22 is additionally programmed to delay operating the first protection device 16 when the second transient comparison meets the predefined criterion. Such a delay may amount to around 5 to 10ms.
In addition, the first controller 22 will operate the first protection device 16 upon receipt of an external trip signal 56, e.g. from a second controller 62 associated with the second terminal 30 at the other end of the first section 28 of DC power transmission medium 20 and configured to operate a second protection device 64 in the form of a further circuit breaker 18. In this manner the second controller 62 and second protection device 64, along with a second measurement apparatus (not shown), together define a second DC protection scheme 60 which provides overlapping protection for the first section 28 of DC power transmission medium 20.
The DC electrical power network shown in Figure 1 also additionally includes a third section 66 of DC power transmission medium 20 which extends between the third terminal 40 and the first terminal 24. Each terminal 24, 30, 40 electrically interconnects a corresponding first, second or third power converter 68, 70, 72 and associated first, second or third AC network 74, 76, 78 via the aforementioned DC electrical network 12, i.e. the aforementioned DC grid 14.
The second terminal 30 also has a third DC protection scheme 80 operatively associated therewith, with the third DC protection scheme 80 including a third controller 82, a third protection device 84 (in the form of a still further circuit breaker 18), and a third measurement apparatus (not shown).
In a similar manner, the third terminal 40 has a fourth DC protection scheme 90 operatively associated therewith, with the fourth DC protection scheme 90 again similarly including a fourth controller 92, a fourth protection device 94 (in the form of a yet further circuit breaker 18), and a fourth measurement apparatus (not shown).
The third and fourth DC protection schemes 80; 90 provide overlapping protection for the second section 38 of DC power transmission medium 20. The third terminal 40 additionally has a fifth DC protection scheme 100 operatively associated therewith (which includes a commensurate fifth controller 102, fifth protection device 104 (again a circuit breaker 18), and fifth measurement apparatus (not shown)), while the first terminal 24 has a sixth DC protection scheme 110 operatively associated therewith (similarly with a commensurate sixth controller 112, sixth protection device 114 (again a circuit breaker 18), and sixth measurement apparatus (again not shown)).
The fifth and sixth DC protection schemes 100; 110 provide overlapping protection for the third section 66 of DC power transmission medium 20.
In the embodiment of the DC electrical power network 12, i.e. DC grid 14, shown in Figure 1 , each of the second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth DC protection schemes 60; 80; 90; 100; 110 is identical to the first DC protection scheme 10 described hereinabove. In other embodiments, however, one or more of the DC protection schemes 10; 60; 80; 90; 100; 110 may include a corresponding controller 22, 62; 82, 92, 102, 112 that is programmed according to one or more of the alternative configurations described herein. In any event, however, the various DC protection schemes 10; 60; 80; 90; 100; 110 work with one another to provide additional, overlapping protection for the first, second and third sections 28, 38, 66 of the DC power transmission medium 20.

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1. A DC distance protection scheme for protecting a DC power transmission medium within a DC electrical power network, the DC distance protection scheme comprising:
a protection device coupled in use to a DC power transmission medium, the protection device being operable to protect the DC power transmission medium from an electrical fault;
a measurement apparatus to selectively measure the current and voltage of the DC power transmission medium; and
a controller programmed to:
(i) calculate an operating voltage of the DC power transmission medium using the measured current and voltage;
(ii) perform a transient comparison between the calculated operating voltage and the measured voltage; and
(iii) operate the protection device to protect the DC power transmission medium if the transient comparison meets a predefined criterion.
2. A DC distance protection scheme according to Claim 1 wherein each of the protection device, the measurement apparatus and the controller is in use operatively associated with a first terminal of an associated DC electrical power network in which the DC power transmission medium is located, and the controller is programmed to calculate an operating voltage of the DC power transmission medium at a first point in the DC power transmission medium, the first point lying in a first section of the DC power transmission medium extending between the said first terminal and a second terminal of the associated DC electrical power network.
3. A DC distance protection scheme according to Claim 2 wherein the first point is spaced from the first terminal by between 80% and 95% of the total length of the first section.
4. A DC distance protection scheme according to any preceding claim wherein each of the protection device, the measurement apparatus and the controller is in use operatively associated with a first terminal of an associated DC electrical power network in which the DC power transmission medium is located, and the controller is programmed to calculate an operating voltage of the DC power transmission medium at a second point in the DC power transmission medium, the second point lying in a second section of the DC power transmission medium extending between second and third terminals of the associated DC electrical power network, the second terminal being spaced from the said first terminal of the DC electrical power network by a first section of the DC power transmission medium.
5. A DC distance protection scheme according to Claim 4 wherein the second point is spaced from the second terminal by between 20% and 50% of the total length of the second section.
6. A DC distance protection scheme according to any preceding claim wherein the controller is programmed to calculate an operating voltage using one of following models of the DC power transmission medium:
a resistance-inductance model;
a distributed parameter line model; and
a frequency dependent distributed parameter line model.
7. A DC distance protection scheme according to any preceding claim wherein the controller is programmed to perform a transient comparison between the calculated operating voltage and the measured voltage using one of:
a magnitude comparison of the said voltages; and
a correlation of the said voltages.
8. A DC distance protection scheme according to Claim 7 wherein the controller is programmed when correlating the said voltages to compare a resulting correlation coefficient against a threshold and to operate the protection device when the correlation coefficient is below the threshold.
9. A DC distance protection scheme according to Claim 4 when dependent on Claim 2 or Claim 3, or any further claim depending on such a Claim 4, wherein the controller is programmed to operate the protection device if a first transient comparison with respect to a first calculated operating voltage at the first point in the DC power transmission medium meets a predefined criterion or a second transient comparison with respect to a second calculated operating voltage at the second point in the DC power transmission medium meets a predefined criterion.
10. A DC distance protection scheme according to Claim 9 wherein the controller is further programmed to delay operating the protection device when the second transient comparison meets the predefined criterion.
11. A DC distance protection scheme according to any preceding claim wherein the controller is additionally programmed to operate the protection device upon receipt of an external trip signal.
12. A DC electrical power network comprising a plurality of DC distance protection schemes according to any preceding claim.
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