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Abstract—A new fault phase selection method for transmission lines is proposed in this article. First, fault phase selection factors are constructed based on the relationship between the fault current of each phase and the fault current difference of the other two phases at a relay point. By analyzing different characteristics of fault phase selection factors in the case of different fault types, fault phase selection criteria are proposed. Simulation results show that fast and accurate selection of the fault phase can be achieved within a period cycle after fault occurs. Also, it is verified that the method bears a high sensitivity to all types of faults and is immune to the impact of fault resistance, fault inception angle, fault location, load current, and high-voltage DC lines, which makes it relatively reliable. Even when a developing fault occurs, good selectivity is secure with this method. Furthermore, the method provides sufficient sensitivity for phase selection on the weak-infeed side and parallel lines. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

This article presents an adaptive distance relay setting for a power transmission network connecting more than one wind farm. The ideal trip characteristics of the distance relay is greatly affected in the presence of complex mutual coupling of transmission lines, as the apparent impedance is significantly affected. Similarly, the reach setting of the relay for the lines connecting wind farms is significantly affected, as the relaying voltage fluctuates continuously. Thus, the proposed study focuses on developing an adaptive relay setting for a transmission network including more than one wind farm and considering variations in operating conditions of wind farms and mutual coupling of transmission lines together. The proposed relay algorithm is extensively tested on two-terminal as well as multi-terminal power networks with wide variations in operating parameters. The performance testing of the proposed adaptive relay characteristics for faults and faults during power swing indicates the potential ability of the approach in handling distance relaying in a transmission system. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]