A Communication-Based Solution to Detect Islanding using Correlation Element in Distributed Generation Environment

Authors

  • Sanjeev Ranjan Department of Electrical Engineering, NIT Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India-831014
  • Munna Kumar Department of Electrical Engineering, ARMIET, Thane, Maharashtra, India-421601
  • Jitendra Kumar Department of Electrical Engineering, NIT Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India-831014
  • R. N. Mahanty Department of Electrical Engineering, NIT Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India-831014
  • Vijay K. Sood Department of Electrical, Computer and Software Engineering, Ontario Tech University, Ontario, Canada

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.13052/dgaej2156-3306.4029

Keywords:

Microgrid islanding, zero power mismatch, active power mismatch, reactive power mismatch, NDZ

Abstract

Issues regarding safety, circuit breaker reclosing, power quality, and regulatory compliance are identified when islanding is to be detected in a microgrid. In this paper, a novel communication-based, passive islanding detection method (IDM) is proposed to identify islanding in a microgrid to address these issues. This proposed method is based on correlation using the impedance measurement at the point of common coupling (PCC) and distributed generation (DG). The methodology is validated on a modified IEEE-13 bus system through a Phasor Measurement Unit (PMU) with a set threshold to discriminate between islanding and non-islanding events. The benefits of this proposed method are fast and accurate islanding detection. This IDM can tackle all the concerns regarding islanding detection in the cases of active power mismatch (APM), reactive power mismatch (RPM), DG disconnection with the presence of noise, unbalanced loads, irradiance change, weak and/or strong grid without providing any false signal as per IEEE UL1741 and IEEE STD. 929-2000. The authentication of the proposed scheme is also carried out for non-islanding events such as altered faults, non-linear loads, load switching, capacitor and inductor switching, feeder disconnection, and motor swapping, where all tests endorse the applicability of the proposed technique. The proposed methodology is validated both with simulation and Opal-RT laboratory results.

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Author Biographies

Sanjeev Ranjan, Department of Electrical Engineering, NIT Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India-831014

Sanjeev Ranjan received his Bachelor’s degree from Integral University, Lucknow India, in 2012 and the Master’s from Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad, Prayagraj, India, in 2014. He was an Assistant Professor in Gaya College of Engineering, Gaya, India from Jan. 2018 to June 2022. He is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering, Government Engineering College Jehanabad, India. His research interests include power system protection, Power Electronics and Power Control for renewable energy source applications.

Munna Kumar, Department of Electrical Engineering, ARMIET, Thane, Maharashtra, India-421601

Munna Kumar received his B.Tech degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering (EEE) from the School of Engineering & Technology, Paralakhamundi, M.Tech and Ph.D from the National Institute of Technology, Jamshedpur, India. He is currently working as an Assistant Professor & Head of the Department of Electrical Engineering at Alamuri Ratnamala Institute of Engineering and Technology (ARMIET), Shahapur, Thane, Maharashtra.

Jitendra Kumar, Department of Electrical Engineering, NIT Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India-831014

Jitendra Kumar obtained Bachelor of Technology from UP Technical University, Master of Technology from National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra and Doctor of Philosophy from Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee. Dr. Kumar is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Jamshedpur. He was Assistant Professor in the department of Electrical & Electronics Engineering at BITS Pilani, (Goa Campus), Teaching associate in Electrical Engineering Department at NIT Uttarakhand. He was guest faculty in Electrical Engineering Department at MNIT Allahabad, India. His research area is related to deregulated electricity market, islanding detection microgrid, and adaptive relaying algorithm design for power system protection including FACTS.

R. N. Mahanty, Department of Electrical Engineering, NIT Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India-831014

R. N. Mahanty received his B.Sc. (Engg.) degree in Electrical Engineering from VSSUT Burla (Formerly UCE Burla), India, in 1985, M.Tech degree in Power Systems from NIT Jamshedpur (formerly known as RIT Jamshedpur), India in 1988, and a Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering from IIT, Kharagpur, India in 2003. Currently, he is working as Professor at the National Institute of Technology, Jamshedpur, India, in the Department of Electrical Engineering. His areas of interest are digital relaying schemes, islanding detection techniques for the microgrid, and recent advances in electric vehicles.

Vijay K. Sood, Department of Electrical, Computer and Software Engineering, Ontario Tech University, Ontario, Canada

Vijay K. Sood obtained his Ph.D. from the University of Bradford, England in 1977. From 1976–2007, he was employed as a Senior Researcher at IREQ (Research Institute of Hydro-Québec) in Montreal. Since 2007, he has been a Professor at Ontario Tech University, Oshawa. Canada. From 2012–2018, he was the NSERC-OPG Design Engineering Co-Chair. He served as the Chair of the Department of Electrical and Software Engineering for two years (2021–23), Director of the Power Workers Union Smart Grid and EV Research Laboratory and the Principal Investigator for the Panasonic-UOIT Microgrid. His research interests are in the monitoring, control, and protection of HVDC and FACTS power systems. He has published over 200 articles in journals and conferences and written numerous books and book chapters. He is a member of the Professional Engineers of Ontario, a Life Fellow of the IEEE, Fellow of the Engineering Institute of Canada, and Emeritus Fellow of Canadian Academy of Engineers. He is presently the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal Distributed Generation & Alternative Energy.

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Published

2025-05-19

How to Cite

Ranjan, S. ., Kumar, M. ., Kumar, J. ., Mahanty, R. N. ., & Sood, V. K. . (2025). A Communication-Based Solution to Detect Islanding using Correlation Element in Distributed Generation Environment. Distributed Generation &Amp; Alternative Energy Journal, 40(02), 427–456. https://doi.org/10.13052/dgaej2156-3306.4029

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2025: Vol 40 Iss 2

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