An integrated fault phase selection scheme for double circuit lines on the same tower

For double circuit lines on the same tower, traditional phase selectors for single lines can not operate correctly in crossing-line faults. To ensure the performance of faults phase selection in the single lines and meanwhile achieve accurate phase selection in crossing-line faults, an integrated fault phase selection scheme based on fault component current is proposed. Firstly, faults are divided into single lines faults, same-name-phase crossing-line faults and non same-name-phase crossing-line faults, then the phase selection is classified. The process with adaptive capacity can automatically select the suitable phase selector not affected by fault types. Simulation results via PSCAD/EMTDC show that the phase selection scheme based on fault component current has good performances for different fault types, fault location and transition resistance.