single-phase-to-ground fault

Ensuring the selectivity of protection against single-phase ground faults in complex electrical networks

One of the current issues in a complex electrical network with isolated (compensated) neutral is the selective identification of the damaged element during a single-phase-to-ground fault (SPGF). In order to achieve selective and reliable operation of protections against SPGFs in complex networks with isolated (compensated) neutral, besides information about the zero-sequence current and connection, information about phase voltages, zero-sequence voltage of the electrical network, and the operation of protection devices against adjacent SPGFs is necessary.