Reliable Islanding Detection with Active Mv Network Management

Active management of distribution networks and different controllable resources will play a key role in future Smart Grids. This paper proposes that centralized active network management functionalities at MV level could also include an algorithm which in real time confirms reliable islanding detection with local measurements based passive method. The proposed algorithm continuously ensures that there is such reactive power unbalance, so that the operation point remains constantly outside the non-detection zone of the used passive islanding detection method. The effect of recent grid code requirements on the proposed scheme, like the P/f -droop control of DG units, has been also considered.