Optimal coordination of directional overcurrent protections (OC-DOCP)
This research effort aims to investigate how to coordinate directional overcurrent protections in weak meshed power systems to assure maximum overall speed with complete selectivity and sensitivity.
People
Paulo M. De Oliveira (coordinator, Uniandes)
Elmer Sorrentino (Carlos III University of Madrid, Spain)
Sebastian Moya (PhD candidate)
Project Repositories
https://github.com/pmdeoliveiradejesus/DOCP_Simulator_67P
https://github.com/pmdeoliveiradejesus/Optimal-67N-DOCR
https://github.com/pmdeoliveiradejesus/Optimal_DOCP
https://github.com/pmdeoliveiradejesus/DOCP-TyphoonHIL
https://github.com/pmdeoliveiradejesus/55short-dist
Publications
International Journals (7)
1. Sorrentino, E., & De Oliveira-De Jesus, P. M. (2025). An efficient method for optimal coordination of directional overcurrent protections considering transient configurations and all possible fault locations. Computers and Electrical Engineering, 126, 110554.
2. De Oliveira-De Jesus, P. M., & Urdaneta, A. J. (2025). A crucial remark on the importance of considering transient configurations on the optimal coordination of directional overcurrent relays in power systems with high penetration of inverter-based generation resources. Electrical Engineering, 107(4), 5017-5033.
3. Sorrentino, E., & De Oliveira-De Jesus, P. M. (2024). Coordination of protections as a multi-objective problem, and Pareto frontiers relating speed and selectivity in the particular case of directional overcurrent functions. Electrical Engineering, 106(6), 6849-6858.
4. De Oliveira-De Jesus, P. M., & Sorrentino, E. (2024). A graphical tool to examine the coordination details of directional overcurrent protections as a function of fault location. IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery, 40(1), 659–662.
5. De Oliveira-De Jesus, P. M., & Sorrentino, E. (2024). A Monte Carlo method to solve the optimal coordination of directional overcurrent protections considering all the possible fault locations. Electric Power Systems Research, 236, 110974. [Full-Text]
6. De Oliveira-De Jesus, P., Sorrentino E. (2022) Methodology to assess performance indexes for sensitivity, selectivity, and speed of coordination of directional overcurrent protections. Electric Power Systems Research (ISSN 0378-7796) 213 (108758), pp. 1-13.
7. De Oliveira-De Jesus, P. M. & Rojas Quintana, A. A. (2019) Short‐circuit current distribution analysis using a network model based on a 5× 5 primitive matrix. International Transactions on Electrical Energy Systems, 2019, vol. 29, no 9, p. e12058. [GitHub]
Proceedings in International conferences (1)
1. De Oliveira-De Jesus, P. M., E. Sorrentino, J. S. Abello, O. Archilla, C. A. Alza, D. Celeita, G. A. Ramos, A. J. Urdaneta. (2020, October), Optimal coordination of directional earth fault overcurrent relays 67N in interconnected electric power systems. In 2020 IEEE Industry Applications Society Annual Meeting) (Vol. 1, pp. 1-8)
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Book chapters (1)
1. Hernandez SantaFe J, Gomez F, De Oliveira-De Jesus, P. (2023) Directional overcurrent relay protection system implementation on 8-bus system using Typhoon HIL, Springer International. Real-Time Simulation and Hardware-in-the-Loop Testing Using Typhoon HIL (ISBN 978-981-99-0223-) pp. 1-25. Springer Nature
Graduate students (2)
1. Sebastián Moya, Cálculo de índices de desempeño de coordinación de protección de sobrecorriente 67 y 67N mediante simulación EMT y en tiempo real hardware in the loop (2022). Comitee: Mario Rios (Uniandes), Elmer Sorrentino (Universidad Carlos III de Madrid). [Full-Text]
2. Juan David Hernández, Performance evaluation of coordination of directional overcurrent protections using a real time simulation platform (2022), Evaluation Comitee: Gustavo Ramos (Uniandes), Elmer Sorrentino (Universidad Carlos III de Madrid). [Full-Text] [MP4]
Undergraduate students (6)
1. Santiago Jaimes (2025), Sistema de protección de relés de sobrecorriente direccional implementando un sistema de 8 buses utilizando DigSilent PowerFactory, Universidad de los Andes, Colombia. [Full-Text]
2. Felipe Antonio Gómez Olaya (2020) Implementación de sistema de protecciones de relés de sobrecorriente direccional en un sistema base de 8-nodos, usando herramienta en simulación en tiempo real (Co-advisor David Celeita, Uniandes) Universidad de los Andes, Colombia.[Full-Text][MP4]
3. Felipe Antonio Gómez Olaya (2020) Metodología de evaluación de sensibilidad, selectividad y velocidad usando simulación en tiempo real de un caso de estudio de 8 nodos (Co-advisor David Celeita, Uniandes) Universidad de los Andes, Colombia.[Full-Text] [MP4]
4. Oscar Fabián Archilla (2019) Coordinación óptima de relés de sobrecorriente direccionales utilizando modelos detallados de 4 hilos, Universidad de los Andes, Colombia. [Full-Text]
5. Carlos Andrés Alza (2019) Directional Overcurrent Coordination - A bilevel optimization approach, Universidad de los Andes, Colombia. [Full-Text]
6. Juan Sebastián Abello (2019) Caracterización de los tiempos óptimos de despeje para relés de sobre corriente direccionales de fase (función 67) en diferentes escenarios de operación, Universidad de los Andes, Colombia. [Full-Text]