Fault Location Method for Distribution Network with Photovoltaic Power Based on Negative Sequence Component

In order to solve the problem that the fault current can not correctly indicate the fault section due to the connection of photovoltaic power to the distribution network, the three-sequence component of the faulty distribution network with photovoltaic power generation is analyzed, and the negative sequence component is selected as the fault characteristic quantity. A negative sequence reconstruction scheme is proposed for the asymmetric fault scenario. The MK trend detection is used to search the negative-sequence reconstruction sequence with the most obvious fault characteristics. The negative sequence reconstruction voltage amplitude is used to determine the suspicious fault section, and the fault section is finally determined by the phase direction of negative sequence reconstruction current. A distribution network model with photovoltaic power generation is established with the PSCAD/EMTDC simulation platform. The results show that the proposed method can accurately locate the fault section of the distribution network with photovoltaic power generation under different fault types and fault locations, and can provide a theoretical basis for the rapid fault location of the distribution network with photovoltaic power generation.