Assessment of Insulation Coordination and Overvoltage for Utility Girds Integrated with Solar Farms
Due to the economic and environmental concerns associated with fossil fuels, many government and private organizations are progressively shifting towards the integration of solar farms with Utility Grids. However, these systems are facing insulation failure issues due to internal and external transi...
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| description | Due to the economic and environmental concerns associated with fossil fuels, many government and private organizations are progressively shifting towards the integration of solar farms with Utility Grids. However, these systems are facing insulation failure issues due to internal and external transient overvoltage’s, in which their shape, magnitude, and duration are unpredictable, and consequently, the insulation stress also becomes unpredictable. To ensure the safety and integrity of the system against any transient overvoltage event, it is important to carry out an insulation coordination analysis. The primary goal of this research work is to achieve this optimization in an economically viable manner, ensuring both operational stability and cost-effectiveness in the design of electrical equipment like surge Arresters. The research work presented in the literature does not fully evaluate all International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) overvoltage classes as specified in the insulation coordination standards for Utility Grids integrated with solar farms. Therefore, this research paper investigates the impact of various transient and switching overvoltage conditions, as defined in the IEC 60071.4 Insulation Coordination Standard at the Solar and Utility Grid Electrical power system using PSCAD 4.6/EMTP Software. Five distinct simulation scenarios were developed to assess the systems’ resilience against insulation stress events. The proposed system was also examined with and without the application of a lightning surge arrester. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-4cddc94bac7e42ca9829fd20e1f54bcd2025-08-20T02:13:16ZengMDPI AGEnergies1996-10732024-11-011721548710.3390/en17215487Assessment of Insulation Coordination and Overvoltage for Utility Girds Integrated with Solar FarmsMansoor Soomro0Riaz Abbasi1Mazhar Baloch2Sohaib Tahir Chauhdary3Mokhi Maan Siddiqui4Department of Electrical Engineering, Mehran University of Engineering & Technology, Jamshoro 76062, PakistanDepartment of Electrical Engineering, Mehran University of Engineering & Technology, Jamshoro 76062, PakistanCollege of Engineering, A’Sharqiyah University, Ibra 400, OmanCollege of Engineering, Dhofar University, Salala 201, OmanDepartment of Electrical Engineering, Mehran University of Engineering & Technology, Jamshoro 76062, PakistanDue to the economic and environmental concerns associated with fossil fuels, many government and private organizations are progressively shifting towards the integration of solar farms with Utility Grids. However, these systems are facing insulation failure issues due to internal and external transient overvoltage’s, in which their shape, magnitude, and duration are unpredictable, and consequently, the insulation stress also becomes unpredictable. To ensure the safety and integrity of the system against any transient overvoltage event, it is important to carry out an insulation coordination analysis. The primary goal of this research work is to achieve this optimization in an economically viable manner, ensuring both operational stability and cost-effectiveness in the design of electrical equipment like surge Arresters. The research work presented in the literature does not fully evaluate all International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) overvoltage classes as specified in the insulation coordination standards for Utility Grids integrated with solar farms. Therefore, this research paper investigates the impact of various transient and switching overvoltage conditions, as defined in the IEC 60071.4 Insulation Coordination Standard at the Solar and Utility Grid Electrical power system using PSCAD 4.6/EMTP Software. Five distinct simulation scenarios were developed to assess the systems’ resilience against insulation stress events. The proposed system was also examined with and without the application of a lightning surge arrester.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/17/21/5487insulation coordinationlightningswitchingtemporary overvoltagepower frequency withstand voltage |
| spellingShingle | Mansoor Soomro Riaz Abbasi Mazhar Baloch Sohaib Tahir Chauhdary Mokhi Maan Siddiqui Assessment of Insulation Coordination and Overvoltage for Utility Girds Integrated with Solar Farms Energies insulation coordination lightning switching temporary overvoltage power frequency withstand voltage |
| title | Assessment of Insulation Coordination and Overvoltage for Utility Girds Integrated with Solar Farms |
| title_full | Assessment of Insulation Coordination and Overvoltage for Utility Girds Integrated with Solar Farms |
| title_fullStr | Assessment of Insulation Coordination and Overvoltage for Utility Girds Integrated with Solar Farms |
| title_full_unstemmed | Assessment of Insulation Coordination and Overvoltage for Utility Girds Integrated with Solar Farms |
| title_short | Assessment of Insulation Coordination and Overvoltage for Utility Girds Integrated with Solar Farms |
| title_sort | assessment of insulation coordination and overvoltage for utility girds integrated with solar farms |
| topic | insulation coordination lightning switching temporary overvoltage power frequency withstand voltage |
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