Different fault types and voltage dips in relation to shielding of subtransmission lines

This paper presents a method for considering the voltage-dip performance of the power system in the design of subtransmission lines. The shielding performance of the lines is expressed in terms of the number of faults for different number of phases involved in the fault. Relations between fault type and voltage dip at the terminals of sensitive equipment are used to determine the resulting number of equipment trips. The method is illustrated by applying it to three different tower designs used in the Swedish subtransmission networks. It is shown that the installation of shield wires significantly reduces the number of equipment trips, especially in combination with the installation of additional capacitance in adjustable-speed drives.