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Fault Classification and Location Identification in a Smart Distribution Network Using ANN

  • Muhammad Usama Usman
  • , Juan Ospina
  • , Md Omar Faruque

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Abstract

This paper presents a novel approach to classify and locate different types of faults in a smart distribution network (DN). The proposed method is able to classify all types of faults that can occur in a DN and then based on fault type, it can identify the approximate fault location (FL) with a high accuracy. The method is based on artificial neural networks pattern recognition which uses data from μPMUs/smart meters placed at different locations in a DN. The proposed technique needs fault-on voltages of all the nodes connected to the end of line/branches in order to classify and locate different types of faults. The method is tested on a modified IEEE-37 bus system with distributed generation along with dynamic loading conditions and varying fault resistances. Both balanced and unbalanced fault types are applied to the system. An accurate classification of 100% is achieved when classifying all fault types and above 99% accuracy is achieved when identifying the approximate fault location.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2018 IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting, PESGM 2018
PublisherIEEE Computer Society
ISBN (Electronic)9781538677032
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 21 2018
Externally publishedYes
Event2018 IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting, PESGM 2018 - Portland, United States
Duration: Aug 5 2018Aug 10 2018

Publication series

NameIEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting
Volume2018-August
ISSN (Print)1944-9925
ISSN (Electronic)1944-9933

Conference

Conference2018 IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting, PESGM 2018
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityPortland
Period08/5/1808/10/18

Keywords

  • Artificial Neural Network (ANN)
  • Fault Classification
  • Fault Location (FL) Identification
  • Supervised Machine Learning
  • μPMUs

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