Distance Protection of Cross-Bonded Transmission Cable-Systems

In this paper the problems of protecting a cross-bonded cable system using distance protection are analysed. The combination of the desire to expand the high voltage transmission grid and the public's opinion towards new installations of overhead lines (OHL), more and more transmission cable systems are being laid around the world. Differential protection is often used for the main protection of cables. As a backup protection, distance protection is very often the preferred choice. Therefore, the behaviour of distance protection when applied to cross-bonded cablesystems is very interesting