Analysis Of Fully Automated Feeder Automation in Fault Discrimination and Grid Automation Development

Abstract

Feeder Automation (FA) emerges as a quintessential instrument for fault diagnostics within electrical distribution networks, markedly diminishing the extent of outage zones and facilitating expedited power reinstatement in unaffected sectors. This role underscores its pivotal contribution to the augmentation of grid automation processes. The paper delineates the foundational theories underpinning fully automated FA, encompassing aspects such as the requisite hardware apparatus, operational paradigms, inherent advantages, research trajectories, applicative contexts, challenges encountered, and future perspectives. Through elucidating the operational mechanics and theoretical underpinnings of two distinct fully automated FA modalities, coupled with case-study analyses, this study asserts the instrumental efficacy and precision of fully automated FA in troubleshooting, positioning it as a principal vector in the evolution of distribution networks. Furthermore, this research proffers novel resolutions to the impediments confronting fully automated FA, offering substantive contributions and insights pivotal for the advancement of grid automation paradigms.