Method for identifying transformer excitation surge current

The invention provides an identification method for transformer inrush current which belongs to power system main equipment relay protection technology field. The method has characteristics in that the method identifies inrush current and fault current base on waveform correlation degree. By comparison with each sampling point algebraic sum in dynamic differential current short data window, non-saturation region of transformer under inrush current and fault current is searched, two form standard sine waves are constituted of max value and position of sampling data in non-saturation region, then differential current sampling waveform in non-saturation region and two form standard sine waves correlation degrees are calculated respectively, inrush current and fault current are differentiated according with correlation coefficient average. The method can open longitudinal differential protection rapidly when internal fault and no-load closing with fault occur in transformer operation; and can lock longitudinal differential protection reliably when on-load closing occurs inrush current.