Overview
Detection of broken conductors in power systems has become increasingly critical in recent years, driven by a heightened emphasis on wildfire prevention and public safety. If a phase conductor breaks and is not promptly detected and isolated, it may fall to the ground, leading to ground faults, igniting nearby vegetation, or creating dangerous conditions around the line. Consequently, utilities are placing greater reliance on protection schemes that can identify conductor breakage quickly and with high accuracy. In this presentation, we will examine real field events from sub-transmission systems to demonstrate how various broken-conductor detection methods could have been applied to identify these faults more effectively and enhance overall power system reliability.
Bio
Mr. Kanchanrao Dase earned his Bachelor of Engineering degree in Electrical Engineering from Sardar Patel College of Engineering, University of Mumbai, India, in 2009. He completed his Master of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from Michigan Technological University in 2015. From 2009 to 2014, he worked as a manager at Reliance Infrastructure Limited, with a substation engineering and commissioning profile. He is
currently a senior engineer in the Research and Development division at Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc. (SEL). He is a senior IEEE member and a registered Professional Engineer (PE) in Washington State. He has authored several technical papers and currently holds seven patents in the field of power systems monitoring and protection.