Electromagnetic Compatibility Analysis of Substation Environment using Finite Difference Method
A. I. Tarmizi1, R. H. Ramlee2, Mihai D. Rotaru3
1A. I. Tarmizi, University of Southampton, UK, Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, UTeM.
2R. H. Ramlee, Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, UTEM.
3Mihai D. Rotaru, University of Southampton, UK.
Manuscript received on 09 December 2019 | Revised Manuscript received on 23 December 2019 | Manuscript Published on 31 December 2019 | PP: 521-527 | Volume-8 Issue-12S2 October 2019 | Retrieval Number: L109710812S219/2019©BEIESP | DOI: 10.35940/ijitee.L1097.10812S219
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Abstract: The implementation of the smart grid system transformed the old substation into a new automated substation. All equipment and component installed in the high voltage substation need to be electromagnetically compatible with each other. Thus, the magnetic field distributed in the environment must be predicted and quantified. Furthermore, with the use of more sensitive microelectronic devices in the system, it creates a need to reassess the substation environment compatibility for current and future circumstances. In this paper, the calculation method used to determine magnetic field distribution within a substation environment has been reviewed. A new routine which allows the user to focus at a specific area of the substation and calculate the field has been developed in-house using MATLAB. The new routine calculates the magnetic field using a finite difference approach and allows a much better field resolution to be achieved in a specific area of interest within the substation.
Keywords: Automated substation, Biot Savart Law, EMC, Finite Different Method, Magnetic Field, MATLAB, Smart Grid.
Scope of the Article: Environmental Engineering