Detecting arcing downed-wires using fault current flicker and half-cycle asymmetry

IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 1994, Pages 461-470

  Sultan, A F ^a   Swift, G W ^a   Fedirchuk, D J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b MANITOBA HYDRO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Downed Conductors (Wires); Faults; High Impedance Faults; Low Current Faults; Protection

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTORS; ELECTRIC LOADS;

ARCING FAULT DETECTOR; DOWNED CONDUCTORS; FAULT CURRENT FLICKER; HALF CYCLE ASYMMETRY; HIGH IMPEDANCE FAULTS; LOW CURRENT FAULTS;

ELECTRIC FAULT CURRENTS;

EID: 0028196386     PISSN: 08858977     EISSN: 19374208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/61.277718     Document Type: Article

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