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One-terminal fault location system that corrects for fault resistance effects

US5773980A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJan 30, 1997
Grant dateJun 30, 1998
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Expiry dateJan 30, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH02H7/26
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A one-terminal process for locating a fault associated with a multi-phase electric power transmission system is disclosed. The process is based on the principle that the impedance in a fault can be determined by correcting errors due to the interaction of fault resistance and load current. The fault may be a phase-to-ground fault or a multiple-phase fault.

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