A Bipolar Short-circuit Fault Localization Method for Flexible DC Distribution Networks Integrating an Enhanced Sparrow Search Algorithm With Active Current-limiting
JIAO Jiajun, DONG Xingxing, TONG Xiaoyang. A Bipolar Short-circuit Fault Localization Method for Flexible DC Distribution Networks Integrating an Enhanced Sparrow Search Algorithm With Active Current-limiting[J]. 2026, 50(1): 383-390.
JIAO Jiajun, DONG Xingxing, TONG Xiaoyang. A Bipolar Short-circuit Fault Localization Method for Flexible DC Distribution Networks Integrating an Enhanced Sparrow Search Algorithm With Active Current-limiting[J]. 2026, 50(1): 383-390. DOI: 10.13335/j.1000-3673.pst.2024.2004.
To enhance the rapid and accurate fault location capability for fault current suppression in existing flexible DC Grid
this paper investigates a back-to-back bipolar flexible DC distribution network. It proposes a fault location method based on an improved Sparrow Search Algorithm (SSA) combined with active current limiting technology
consisting of three stages: pre-location
active fault current limiting
and precise location. In the precise location stage
the improved SSA is introduced to enhance the fault location accuracy and suppress ripple interference. A back-to-back flexible DC distribution network model is constructed in PSCAD/EMTDC. The simulation results show that the average fault location error is less than 0.3% and the maximum error is less than 0.55% under different transition resistances
noise interferences
and signal asynchronization
verifying the effectiveness of the proposed fault location method.