DWT-based detection and transient power direction-based location of high-impedance faults due to leaning trees in unearthed MV networks

IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 94-101

  Elkalashy, Nagy I ^a   Lehtonen, Matti ^a   Darwish, Hatem A ^b   Taalab, Abdel Maksoud I ^b   Izzularab, Mohamed A ^b  

^a AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^b Menoufia University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Arc model; Discrete wavelet transform (DWT); Initial transients; Residual current and voltage; Wireless sensors

Indexed keywords

DISCRETE WAVELET TRANSFORMS; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ELECTRIC NETWORK ANALYSIS; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; FAULT DETECTION; WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKS;

RESIDUAL CURRENT; RESIDUAL VOLTAGE;

ELECTRIC LINES;

EID: 37749034316     PISSN: 08858977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPWRD.2007.911168     Document Type: Article

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