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High‐impedance fault location using matching technique and wavelet transform for underground cable distribution network
Author(s) -
Ali Mohd Syukri,
Abu Bakar Ab Halim,
Mokhlis Hazlie,
Arof Hamzah,
Azil Illias Hazlee
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
ieej transactions on electrical and electronic engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.254
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1931-4981
pISSN - 1931-4973
DOI - 10.1002/tee.21953
Subject(s) - fault (geology) , matching (statistics) , node (physics) , process (computing) , ranking (information retrieval) , wavelet , engineering , section (typography) , electric power system , grid , wavelet transform , power (physics) , signal (programming language) , electrical impedance , impedance matching , electronic engineering , computer science , algorithm , electrical engineering , artificial intelligence , mathematics , statistics , physics , geometry , structural engineering , quantum mechanics , seismology , programming language , geology , operating system
Locating the faulty section of a high‐impedance fault (HIF) is quite challenging for the underground distribution network of a power system. The complexity of the distribution network, such as branches, nonhomogenous lines, and HIF, contributes to the difficulties in locating the faulty section. In this paper, the shortest distance (SD) technique and a database approach have been proposed to determine the faulty section. A multiresolution analysis based on discrete wavelet transforms is chosen to extract the unique features from voltage signals during the HIF event. The output coefficients from the decomposition process is stored in a database and used as the input data for the SD algorithm. The first, second, and third level of detailed coefficients of the post‐disturbance voltage signal were utilized for the identification of the faulty section using the proposed method. A ranking analysis was created to provide a number of possibilities of faulty section. In this paper, a 38‐node underground distribution network system in a national grid in Malaysia was modeled using the PSCAD software. The proposed method was able to successfully determine the faulty section. © 2013 Institute of Electrical Engineers of Japan. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.