Analysis of the overvoltages during energizing transmission lines using emtp

When the transmission lines are initially energized for power system restoration, the power system suffers the various overvoltages that can be classified as steady-state, transient, and dynamic overvoltages. For the accurate analyses of these overvoltages, many researchers utilize different simulation tools such as Power System Simulator for Engineering (PSS/E). Although PSS/E provides good solutions in steady-state and dynamic overvoltages, it is not suitable for transient overvoltages. Therefore, transient overvoltages are simulated by using Electro-Magnetic Transients Program (EMTP) developed for the analysis of transients in the power system. Recently, EMTP can be also used to simulate dynamic behavior of the system. In order to analyze the transient overvoltages with steady-state and dynamic overvoltages, the authors adopt EMTP as the simulation tool for the analysis of overvoltages. This paper presents the simulation results for the analyses of various overvoltages, and the possibility of EMTP to be used for these types of analyses.