Vector Shift Initial Performance Assessment

Feb 2017

Electricity Distribution

Reference: NIA_NGET0205

Status: Complete

Start Date: Feb 2017

End Date: Jun 2017

Funding Licencee(s): National Grid Electricity System Operator

Contact: Graham Stein

Funding Mechanism Network Innovation Allowance

Research Area: ED - Network improvements and system operability

Core Technology(ies): Active Network Management and Distributed Generation

Estimated Expenditure: £30,000.00

Introduction: The project will investigate the relative performance of Vector Shift and RoCoF based Loss of Mains protection as applied to distribution generation in GB.

Objectives:

Establish the relative performance of Vector Shift and RoCoF Loss of Mains techniques.

Expected Benefits: A clear quantified measure of Vector Shift Loss of Mains protection performance relative to RoCoF for a set of known and agreed combinations of network and generation technology.