This paper presents an alternative approach using the differential logic associated to Artificial Neural Networks (ANNs) in order to distinguish between inrush currents and internal faults in the protection of power transformers. The Alternative Transients Program (ATP) has been chosen as the computational tool to simulate a power transformer under fault and energization situations. The Radius ...

We demonstrated a 10GHz low phase noise differential Colpitts Voltage-Controlled Oscillator (VCO) utilizing TSMC 0.18 m μ 1P6M CMOS process with transformer coupling technology. The transformer coupling approach not only reduces the phase noise but also improves the power consumption owing to the number of active devices can be reduced. The total power consumption of this VCO is 20 mW and there...

This paper presents an artificial neural network (ANN) based scheme for fault identification in power transformer protection. The proposed scheme is featured by the application of ANN to identifying system patterns, the unique choice of harmonics of positive sequence differential currents as ANN inputs, the effective handling of current transformer (CT) saturation with an ANN based approach, an...

When a transformer is energized the phenomenon of magnetizing inrush current occurs and causes a pseudo tripping signal to the differential relay which leads to the problem of mal operation or false tripping of the relay. In order to avoid this false tripping of the differential relay and for safe operation of the transformer the distinction of inrush current with internal fault current is very...

Power transformers are protected by different relays that operate independently. Malfunction of each relay has a major role in reducing the reliability of the protection system. In order to mitigate the main drawbacks of the power transformer relays, an overall protection scheme is presented in this paper. This scheme proposes a novel multi criterion algorithm using decision-making based on fuz...

This paper presents a new approach for classifying transient phenomena in power transformers, which may be implemented in digital relaying for transformer differential protection. Discrimination of various operating conditions of the power transformer is achieved by combining wavelet transform with Adaptive Neuro Fuzzy Inference system (ANFIS). The wavelet transform is applied for the analysis ...

one of the major problems that may occur in the differential protection systems of power transformers is mal-operation of the protection relays in sake of internal fault detection, because of similarity between this current and inrush current. this paper presents a novel approach for discriminating inrush current from internal fault in power transformers based on improved gravitational search a...

Power transformer is a major component of power system and it’s correct functioning is vital to system operations. It is quite expensive and has no substitute for it’s major role. It is therefore, very important to closely monitor the in-service behavior to avoid costly outages and loss of production. Many devices such as Buchholz relay and Differential relay have been evolved to monitor servic...