IoT Technology-Based Protection Scheme for MT-HVDC Transmission Grids With Restoration Algorithm Using Support Vector Machine

Abstract

This paper proposes a protection scheme for multi-terminal high voltage direct current (MT-HVDC) transmission grids. The proposed scheme is based on three protection levels; di/dt overcurrent protection as the main protection, dv/dt undervoltage protection as a backup one protection. If the main and backup one fails to detect and clear the fault current, then the fault tripping and clearing is accomplished using the overcurrent protection by AC circuit breakers (ACCBs) in the AC grid side after a coordinated time. The tripping in the main and backup one protection levels are based on using fault isolation devices (FIDs) tripping. Support vector machine (SVM) is proposed for the fault detection and discrimination in the MT-HVDC using the backup two protection system. The Internet of things (IoT) has been used for monitoring and coordination between the AC grid and MT-HVDC grid. The proposed protection scheme is applied and verified on the MT-HVDC network under different transmission system faults using the MATLAB/Simulink® environment. The results show that the proposed scheme’s effectiveness as a fast and reliable scheme in fault detection and discrimination for the MT-HVDC grids.