Optimal Service Restoration and Adaptive Switching of Tie Switches Method of Distributed Self-healing Control in Distribution Systems

Because the distribution networks distribute electric energy to customers, has many equipment, a wide range and complex network structure, various failures are prone to occur. Rapid failure self-healing is the key means to improve the reliability of power supply in distribution network. This paper proposes a method for fast service restoration of out-of-service areas without failures based on peer-to-peer (P2P) communication of intelligent terminals. It uses distributed intelligent terminal units as the algorithm carrier and a P2P communication network composed of loop Ethernet. It can accurately distinguish the normal state and the failure state based on the generalized Kirchhoff Current Law setting and realize the failure location and isolation without the delay setting problem of the three-stage current protection. In order to verify its effectiveness, a 0.4 kV dynamic simulation model was developed, and scenarios including different types of switches and different topologies are established. The experimental results show that, unlike other algorithms, such as building a convex model, then, using various intelligent algorithms to solve it, the proposed method can complete the load transfer more quickly, whether switches are all circuit breakers, or partly circuit breakers and partly load switches. In the former case, service restoration can be completed within 2.4 s, faster than other centralized or distributed methods, even when the failure occurs in the worst point, as is shown in the results of test scenario 1. In addition, in the latter case, service restoration can be achieved at least within 4.2 s.