Title :
A method for detection and location of high resistance earth faults
Author :
Hanninen, Seppo ; Lehtonen, Matti ; Antila, Erkki
Author_Institution :
VTT Energy, Espoo, Finland
Abstract :
A new method is presented for the detection and location of high resistance earth faults in medium voltage distribution networks. The systems considered are with unearthed or compensated neutral and the fault resistances covered in the range 5-160 kohm
Keywords :
distribution networks; earthing; fault location; 5 to 160 kohm; MV distribution networks; compensated neutral; fault resistance; high resistance earth faults; power system fault detection; power system fault location; unearthed neutral; Capacitance; Circuit faults; Earth; Fault currents; Fault detection; Medium voltage; Power system faults; Power system protection; Power system simulation; Substations;
Conference_Titel :
Energy Management and Power Delivery, 1998. Proceedings of EMPD '98. 1998 International Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4495-2
DOI :
10.1109/EMPD.1998.702717
