Fault Diagnosis on Medium Voltage (MV) Electric Power Distribution Networks: The Case of the Downstream Network of the AES-SONEL Ngousso Sub-Station

Thomas Tamo Tatietse and Joseph Voufo
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Thomas Tamo Tatietse: Ecole Polytechnique, BP 8390 Yaoundé, Cameroon
Joseph Voufo: Ecole Polytechnique, BP 8390 Yaoundé, Cameroon

Energies, 2009, vol. 2, issue 2, 1-15

Abstract: An analysis of the Medium Voltage (MV)electricity power distribution network operated by Cameroon’s AES-SONEL company shows that losses are very high due to energy which is produced but not distributed and that the duration of power interruptions as a result of these faults is long due to the time used in searching for the faults. Given that quick detection of faults is a sure means of improving availability and productivity in any company, we hereby propose a system of real-time diagnosis of the faults on AES-SONEL’s electric power distribution network. After an inventory of typical faults on electric power networks and the proposal of a tool for their identification, we propose a system for the detection and localization of these various failures. The implementation of the system on a Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) enables the performance of the system to be assessed.

Keywords: Electricity supply; Medium Voltage (MV); operation parameters; fault diagnosis; electricity failures (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009
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