Analysis of one-line ground fault surge on simulated overhead distribution line

Abstract

One-line fault location techniques of intermittent ground fault points on nongrounded distribution lines are necessary to supply steady electric power for customers. This paper proposes a novel method that uses frequency spectra of transient waveforms at a sending end when an intermittent ground fault occurs. In this method, if a ground fault position differs, it causes a different frequency spectrum pattern for the current or voltage transients at a send end (decided by surge reflection phenomena between the sending end and the ground fault point). Comparison between experimental data of one-line ground fault tests on a simulated overhead line (373 m line length, two branch points) and digital simulation analyses shows that the grounded capacitance of a power source transformer was useful in locating the ground fault point. © 1997 Scripta Technica, Inc. Electr Eng Jpn, 118 (1): 52–60, 1997