High impedance fault detection on power distribution circuits

Details High impedance fault detection on power distribution circuits High impedance fault detection on power distribution circuits

1979-10-29

1982-01-26

Salce, Patrick R.

Electricity: electrical systems and devices

Safety and protection of systems and devices

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361 42, 361 86, 361113, 324107, H02H 326

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043131468

ABSTRACT:
A technique for detecting high impedance faults on solidly grounded, wye connected distribution circuits is disclosed herein. This technique bases its detection on the status of the third harmonic current component in each three-phase line current of the distribution circuit and specifically by the change in the phase of any one of the components during a period when the phases of the other third harmonic components remain unchanged. AT the same time, the technique disclosed herein discriminates between high impedance faults and many of the normal system disturbances such as capacitor switching, line switching, fuse blowing and others.

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patent: 3308345 (1967-03-01), Warrington
patent: 3515943 (1967-09-01), Warrington
patent: 4025848 (1977-05-01), Delagrange et al.
patent: 4196463 (1980-04-01), Dickerson

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