Title :
New developments in Faulted Circuit Indicators help utilities reduce cost and improve service
Abstract :
Faulted circuit indicators were introduced in Germany in 1946. Since that time FCIs have been used to locate problems on medium voltage electrical distribution circuits throughout the world. This paper will follow the evolution of FCIs and their increased necessity on circuits to improve reliability and reduce operating expense.
Keywords :
indicators; power distribution faults; power distribution reliability; Germany; faulted circuit indicators; medium voltage electrical distribution circuits; operating expense reduction; reliability improvement; Automatic testing; Capacitors; Circuit faults; Costs; Fault currents; Glass; Magnetic flux; Pigmentation; Springs; Voltage; FCIs; Fault Indicators; Faulted Circuit Indicators;
Conference_Titel :
Rural Electric Power Conference, 2008 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Charleston, SC
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2147-3
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2148-0
DOI :
10.1109/REPCON.2008.4520135
