Vector Shift Initial Performance Assessment

Feb 2017

Electricity Transmission

Reference: NIA_NGET0205

Status: Complete

Start Date: Feb 2017

End Date: Jun 2017

Funding Licencee(s): National Grid Electricity System Operator and National Grid Electricity Transmission

Contact: Graham Stein

Funding Mechanism Network Innovation Allowance

Research Area: None

Core Technology(ies): Electricity Transmission Networks

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.