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A review of time reversal-based methods applied to fault location in power networks

Farhad Rachidi-Haeri, Mario Paolone, Reza Razzaghi, Zhaoyang Wang

Electromagnetic time reversal (EMTR)-based methods have been applied to the problem of fault location in power networks since 2012. Over the past decade, considerable theoretical investigations have led to a continuous improvement of the EMTR method in ter ...

2023

A Closed Time-Reversal Cavity for Electromagnetic Waves in Transmission Line Networks

Farhad Rachidi-Haeri, Marcos Rubinstein, Mario Paolone, Reza Razzaghi, Zhaoyang Wang

A closed time-reversal (TR) cavity has been considered a purely theoretical concept whose experimental realization was assumed to be impossible. In this article, we demonstrate that it is, in fact, possible to realize a closed TR cavity using a network of ...

2021

Grid-Supporting Battery Energy Storage Systems in Islanded Microgrids: A Data-Driven Control Approach

Alireza Karimi, Behrooz Bahrani, Reza Razzaghi

Islanded microgrids have low real and reactive power generation capacity and low synchronous inertia. This makes them susceptible to large frequency and voltage deviations caused by switching of large loads or equipment failures. These events deteriorate p ...

2020

Time reversal applied to fault location in power networks: Pilot test results and analyses

Mario Paolone, Reza Razzaghi, Zhaoyang Wang

This paper presents the results of a pilot test performed on a real medium voltage distribution network in Switzerland with the aim of assessing the performance of a fault location system relying on the Electromagnetic Time Reversal (EMTR) method. To the b ...

2020

Electromagnetic Time Reversal Similarity Characteristics and its Application to Locating Faults in Power Networks

Farhad Rachidi-Haeri, Mario Paolone, Reza Razzaghi, Zhaoyang Wang

The existing Electromagnetic Time Reversal (EMTR)-based fault location methods generally leverage the features of the signals simulated in the EMTR reversed-time stage (relative to the direct-time stage wherein a fault occurs and its originated transient s ...

2020

Swiss Competence Center on Energy Research FURIES - Overview and Contributions in the Area of Power Electronics and Smart Grids

Farhad Rachidi-Haeri, Mario Paolone, Jin Wang, Alexandre François Christe, Reza Razzaghi, Drazen Dujic, Mauro Carpita, Stefan Milovanovic, Milan Utvic

This paper introduces a special session on results of the Swiss competence center on energy research FURIES that has been established in coordination with the Swiss Energy strategy 2050 with the specific aim to develop, promote and deploy power grid-relate ...

2019

Locating lightning strikes and flashovers along overhead power transmission lines using electromagnetic time reversal

Gianluca Antonini, Mario Paolone, Keyhan Sheshyekani, Reza Razzaghi, Marco Scatena

The paper presents a method to identify the location of direct lightning strikes to overhead transmission lines and potential subsequent flashover(s). The method is based on the electromagnetic time reversal theory and relies on the use of a single measure ...

Elsevier2018

The White Rabbit Time Synchronization Protocol for Synchrophasor Networks

Mario Paolone, Reza Razzaghi, Quentin Walger, Asja Derviskadic

Within the context of time dissemination techniques for power systems applications, the paper discusses the use of the White Rabbit (WR) protocol for synchrophasor networks. Specifically, the paper presents a Phasor Measurement Unit (PMU) integrating the W ...

2019

A Full-Scale Experimental Validation of Electromagnetic Time Reversal Applied to Locate Disturbances in Overhead Power Distribution Lines

Farhad Rachidi-Haeri, Marcos Rubinstein, Mario Paolone, Reza Razzaghi, Zhaoyang Wang

Electromagnetic time reversal (EMTR) has emerged as a promising technique to locate disturbances in power grids, thanks to its location accuracy and robustness against parameters uncertainties. Furthermore, in a reflective medium, like the one of a power n ...

2018

Time Reversal Applied to Fault Location: A Summary of Experimental Validations

Farhad Rachidi-Haeri, Marcos Rubinstein, Mario Paolone, Reza Razzaghi, Zhaoyang Wang, Asia Codino

2018

Filectromagnetic Time Reversal Applied to Fault Location: On the Properties of Back-Injected Signals

Farhad Rachidi-Haeri, Mario Paolone, Reza Razzaghi, Zhaoyang Wang

By using the electromagnetic time reversal (EMTR) theory, the paper studies its properties in order to derive a new fault location method to be used in power networks. It is shown that, in the reversed-time stage, the current signal observed at the true fa ...

IEEE2018

Electromagnetic Time Reversal Applied to Fault Location: On the Properties of Back-Injected Signals

Farhad Rachidi-Haeri, Mario Paolone, Reza Razzaghi, Zhaoyang Wang

By using the electromagnetic time reversal (EMTR) theory, the paper studies its properties in order to derive a new fault location method to be used in power networks. It is shown that, in the reversed-time stage, the current signal observed at the true fa ...

Power Systems Computation Conference2018

Time Reversal Focusing Property in Mismatched Media

Farhad Rachidi-Haeri, Marcos Rubinstein, Mario Paolone, Reza Razzaghi, Zhaoyang Wang

2018

A Full-Scale Experimental Test of Electromagnetic Time Reversal Applied to Locate Faults in Power Networks

Farhad Rachidi-Haeri, Mario Paolone, Reza Razzaghi, Zhaoyang Wang, Qi Li

2017

Using Electromagnetic Time Reversal to Locate Faults in Transmission Lines: Definition and Application of the Mirrored Minimum Energy Property

Farhad Rachidi-Haeri, Mario Paolone, Reza Razzaghi, Zhaoyang Wang, Asia Codino

This paper presents an application of the Electro-magnetic Time Reversal (EMTR) in changing media to identify the fault location along a single-conductor transmission line. It is shown that the time-reversed quantities exhibit a property, called Mirrored M ...

2017

Locating Lightning-Originated Flashovers in Power Networks using Electromagnetic Time Reversal

Farhad Rachidi-Haeri, Mario Paolone, Gabriel Gérard André Antonini, Reza Razzaghi, Marco Scatena

2017

An Alternative Method for Locating Faults in Transmission Line Networks Based on Time Reversal

Farhad Rachidi-Haeri, Mario Paolone, Reza Razzaghi, Zhaoyang Wang, Asia Codino

We present an alternative method based on the time-reversal process to locate faults in transmission line networks. The proposed procedure considers different media for the forward and the backward propagation phases. Specifically, the transverse branch re ...

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers2017

Single-End FPGA-Based Fault Location System for Radial/Meshed AC/DC Networks based on the Electromagnetic Time Reversal Theory

Farhad Rachidi-Haeri, Mario Paolone, Reza Razzaghi

The paper presents an automated single-end FPGA-based fault location system for AC/DC power networks. The proposed system is based on the electromagnetic time reversal theory and uses an automated FPGA-based real-time simulator to perform the fault locatio ...

IEEE2017

Assessment of the Influence of Losses on the Performance of the Electromagnetic Time Reversal Fault Location Method

Farhad Rachidi-Haeri, Mario Paolone, Gaspard Lugrin, Reza Razzaghi

Electromagnetic time reversal (EMTR) has been shown to be an efficient method for locating faults in AC and DC power grids. In the available literature, the back-propagation medium has been considered to have identical losses as the direct-time medium. How ...

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers2017

A white rabbit synchronized PMU

Mario Paolone, Reza Razzaghi, Asja Derviskadic

Within the context of time dissemination techniques for power systems applications, the paper illustrates the use of the White Rabbit (WR) technology with respect to its integration in Phasor Measurement Units (PMUs) networks. In particular, the paper refe ...

IEEE2017