We demonstrate experimentally for the first time an all-optical in-fibre differential current unit protection scheme utilising hybrid fibre-optic current and voltage sensors. The prototype system does not require a secondary communications channel and can interrogate up to 30 separate transducers for current and temperature at kHz rates. The scheme is shown to perform well over a range of internal and external faults indicating its ability to implement future novel protection schemes, discussed herein.
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Universities Power Engineering Conference (UPEC), 2009 Proceedings of the 44th International
Date of Conference: 1-4 Sept. 2009