Status determination of fault characteristics in medium voltage power distribution system

Abstract

In 2017, a large number of users were de-energized due to the outages. In this paper, these outages have been examined. All outages taken occurred in the medium voltage power distribution system. The area of responsibility of the distribution company covers Eastern Marmara and Western Black Sea regions. Predictions were made about future-oriented solution methods with situation determination. The faults in the overhead lines constitute the majority of the outages, similar to the statistics in the world (1). The fact that most of the outages are caused by undetermined temporary faults indicate how important it is to switch to self-recovering networks immediately. It is clear that in today's world, digitalization is inevitable, and electrical power distribution companies need to quickly internalize smart grid solutions.