Coordination of Electrical Protections After Switching of Cutting and Sectioning Equipment

This project addresses the growing concern regarding resilience in power electrical systems, driven by the expansion of users and loads pushing components near their operational limits, increasing the risk of failures and blackouts. The main objective is to develop a method for the automatic parameterization of protection equipment settings (such as circuit breakers and relays) following disruptive events like natural disasters or failures in sectionalizing equipment. The methodology is structured in four stages: a review of the state-of-the-art concerning resilience indices (Stage I); determining and evaluating methodologies to enhance resilience, which includes collecting circuit data, modeling and simulating contingencies using specialized software, and determining new protection settings (Stage II). Subsequently, the results will be contrasted with standard electrical parameters (Stage III), and the system's performance under the new automatic settings will be evaluated (Stage IV). This approach aims to improve the system's capacity to efficiently resist, absorb, and recover from disturbances, ensuring the continuity of electrical supply.<br/><br/><b>Goal</b>: <br/>To propose the automatic parameterization of protection equipment settings following failure or contingency events in cutting and sectionalizing equipment within power electrical systems.<br/><br/><b>Research lines</b>: <br/>Operation and control of electrical systems