this paper presets a method including a combination of the wavelet transform and fuzzy function approximation (ffa) for high impedance fault (hif) detection in distribution electricity network. discrete wavelet transform (dwt) has been used in this paper as a tool for signal analysis. with studying different types of mother signals, detail types and feeder signal, the best case is selected. the...

microgrid presents an efficient and novel solution for integrating many new energy generating resources with traditional distribution networks. having an appropriate protective scheme is a fundamental challenge in achieving microgrid plans. it is proven that traditional protective plans are not efficient for protecting microgrid, since the network is dynamic and the level of fault current chang...

High impedance fault (HIF) is a long standing problem which known by very complex phenomena, because of its distinctive characteristics asymmetry and nonlinearity behavior. Besides that, arc is the most serious problem which is mostly associated with high impedance fault, this arc is considered as a source of human life risks and fire hazardous, and additionally result in property damage. From ...

This paper investigates and compares the effects of dynamic fault impendence variation on the accuracy of estimating location of faults on series compensated transmission lines, using a novel fault location algorithm based on the measurement of instantaneous signals, derived from both ends of high voltage transmission lines. In order to estimate fault location accurately, it is necessary to com...

This paper presents a new method to detect high impedance faults in radial distribution systems. Magnitudes of third and fifth harmonic components of voltages and currents are used as a feature vector for fault discrimination. The proposed methodology uses a learning vector quantization (LVQ) neural network as a classifier for identifying high impedance arc-type faults. The network learns from ...

This paper reviews ground fault protection and detection methods for distribution systems. First, we review and compare medium-voltage distribution-system grounding methods. Next, we describe directional elements suitable to provide ground fault protection in solidlyand lowimpedance grounded distribution systems. We then analyze the behavior of ungrounded systems under ground fault conditions a...