FAULT ANALYSIS: AN APPLICATION OF THE VENIN’S METHOD TO 330KV TRANSMISSION GRID SYSTEM IN NIGERIA

  • M. O. Okeola Ladoke Akintola University Of Technology , Ogbomoso, Nigeria.
  • A. A. Yusuf Ladoke Akintola University Of Technology , Ogbomoso, Nigeria.
  • C.O. A. Awosope University Of Lagos,Nigeria.

Abstract

Thevenin’s method of approach for analyzing electrical power circuit parameters is presented in this paper. Two different MATLAB programs were written to determine the performance of the Nigerian National Electric Power Authority (NEPA) 330kv transmission grid system. One of the MATLAB programs was for load flow study  know the pre-fault condition which is based on gauss-seidel method; while the other is for short circuit studies which indeed made use of thevenin’s method of approach to solve problems on a  closed circuit. Various kinds of line-line faults and line-ground faults were simulated and was found that the energy released from a 3-phase fault is most enormous.

Author Biographies

M. O. Okeola, Ladoke Akintola University Of Technology , Ogbomoso, Nigeria.
Electronic and Electrical Engineering Department,Faculty Of Engineering and Technology
A. A. Yusuf, Ladoke Akintola University Of Technology , Ogbomoso, Nigeria.
Electronic And Electrical Engineering Department,Faculty Of Engineering And Technology
C.O. A. Awosope, University Of Lagos,Nigeria.
Department Of Electrical And Electronics Engineering
Published
2005-04-16
How to Cite
Okeola, M., Yusuf, A., & Awosope, C. (2005). FAULT ANALYSIS: AN APPLICATION OF THE VENIN’S METHOD TO 330KV TRANSMISSION GRID SYSTEM IN NIGERIA. LAUTECH Journal of Engineering and Technology, 3(1), 30-43. Retrieved from https://laujet.com/index.php/laujet/article/view/243
Issue
Vol 3 No 1 (2005): Vol. 3 No. 1
Section
Articles