Métodos para correção das distorções da forma de onda secundária causadas pela saturação de transformadores de corrente para serviço de proteção

Abstract

This work aims to evaluate the performance of some methods used to detect and correct the distorted portions of the secondary current signal waveform, which occur due to the core saturation of current transformers. Such methods are presented didactically divided among techniques existing in the specialized literature and new methodologies proposed. Involving various mathematical tools, methods of correction and detection were combined for the analyzed cases. Computer simulations of faults were made to obtain secondary current signals distorted by saturation, allowing the evaluation of these methodologies. The detection methods were evaluated in terms of the ability to identify saturation intervals and speed response. Moreover, the correction techniques were evaluated in terms of compensation accuracy and their processing time. Transient error calculations and the use of a full cycle Fourier filter were the basis for the qualitative analysis of the correction techniques performance. In each case analyzed, different performances were verified for the combinations tested. It was found that differences in detection time instants of the distorted portions provide different rates of error to the methodologies that are associated with saturation detectors. In this context, one of the techniques proposed for detection of distorted sections showed good precision, ensuring low errors for one of the associated correction methodologies in all the analyzed cases. Also, it was found that methods based on Least Squares have good accuracy for the correction of signals distorted by saturation.