Application of box counting method-based fractal geometry technique for disturbance detection in power systems

In this paper, the box counting method-based fractal geometry technique is proposed to detect the power quality disturbances in power systems. In the proposed approach, the fractional dimension computation is embedded into the detection procedure. Thanks to its quantization capability of disordered dynamics, the proposed method becomes highly effective to monitor the power quality. This proposed approach has been tested on various disturbances and the test results reveal the feasibility of the method for the detection of power quality.