Detection and location of multiple wiring faults via time-frequency-domain reflectometry

IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 131-138

  Song, Euseok ^a   Shin, Yong June ^b   Stone, Philip E ^b   Wang, Jingjiang ^b   Choe, Tok Son ^c,d   Yook, Jong Gwan ^d   Park, Jin Bae ^d  

^a SAMSUNG Electronics   (South Korea)

^b University of South Carolina   (United States)

^c Agency for Defence Development   (South Korea)

^d Yonsei University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Chirp signal; Fault detection; Fault estimation; Resolution; Time frequency cross correlation function; Time frequency domain reflectometry (TFDR)

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CABLES; FAULT DETECTION; FREQUENCY DOMAIN ANALYSIS; METHOD OF MOMENTS; REFLECTION; REFLECTOMETERS; TELECOMMUNICATION CABLES; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS;

CHIRP SIGNAL; FAULT ESTIMATION; RESOLUTION; TIME-FREQUENCY CROSS-CORRELATION FUNCTION; TIME-FREQUENCY-DOMAIN REFLECTOMETRY (TFDR);

FREQUENCY ESTIMATION;

EID: 61649101001     PISSN: 00189375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TEMC.2008.2007964     Document Type: Article

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