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Electrical Power & Machines Dept ‫قسم هندسة القوى واللآتا الكهربية‬
Faculty of Engineering
‫كلية الهندسة‬
Cairo University
‫جامعة القاهرة‬

MSc Proposal
Name : Hassan Eid Hassan Mohammed
Registration Date: 10/2015
M.S. supervisor : Prof. Dr.Doaa Khalil
Dr. Mostafa El-Shahed

Field : Analysis of the transient changes in microgird and its

.impact on the protection schemes

Introduction:
Microgrid is a small-scale power grid composed of distributed energy sources
(DER) and controllable loads which provides economical, enviromental and
reliable power to customers.However, High penteration of distributed energy
sources (DER) create great challenges in control,protection and energy
management. one of the most critical technical challenges is related to the
microgrid protection performance.

This thesis aims to analyze the transient changes in microgrid parameters i.e., grid-
connection mode and islanded mode, connection or disconnection of large
distributed energy sources (DER) which lead to change the fault current and feeder
relay misoperation. Then study its impacts on different protection schemes and
provide a comparative study of protection schemes in a distribution system with
microgrid.

The Research Plan: Main Tasks

Task #1: Review of the literature in analysis of impact from transient changes in
microgrid.
Task #2: Review of the literature in different protection schemes.
Task #3: Analysis of fault current and disturbances in different scenarios.
Task #4: Study the impacts of the transient changes on microgrid adaptive protection
schemes.
Task #5: comparative study on the different protection schemes and coordination
techniques.
Task #6: Writing the thesis.
.Electrical Power & Machines Dept ‫قسم هندسة القوى واللآتا الكهربية‬
Faculty of Engineering
‫كلية الهندسة‬
Cairo University
‫جامعة القاهرة‬

References:
] 1[Sortomme E, Mapes G. J, Foster B. A, S.S. Venkata, “Fault Analysis and Protection of
a Microgrid”, IEEE Power Symposium,NAPS 08,40th North American, 2008, pp. 1-6.

] 2[Laaksonen H, Ishchenko D, Oudalov A,“Adaptive Protection and Microgrid Control

Design For Haliuoto Island” IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid,Vol.5,No.3,May 2014,pp.
1486-1493.

] 3[Ustun T. H,Ozansoy C, Zayegh A, “Fault Current Coefficient and Time Delay

Assignment for Microgrid Protection System With Central Protection Unit” IEEE
Transactions on Power Systems,VOL. 28,NO. 2,MAY 2013,PP. 598-606.

] 4[Lasseter R.H,”CERTS Microgrid”, IEEE International Conference on Systems of

Systems Engineering, April 16-18 2007.

] 5[Zhong W, “Study on Relay Protection in Power Distribution Network with Distributed

Generation”, Urumchi,Urumichi University, 2009.

] 6[Conti S, Raiti S, “Integrated Protection Scheme to Coordinate MV Distribution

Network Devices,DG Interface Protections and Microgrid Operaion”, IEEE Clean
Electrical Power, 2009 International Conference on, 2009, pp. 640-646.

] 7[Haron A. R, Mohamed A, Shareef H,“ Analysis and Solutions of Overcurrent

Protection Issues in a Microgrid”, IEEE International Conference on Power and Energy
(PECon),2-5 December 2012, pp. 644-649.

The Research Scheduled Time:

Task# July. 2017 – Sep. 2017 – Jan. 2017 – April 2018 – June 2018 –
August. 2017 Oct. 2017 March. 2017 May 2018 August 2018
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