STUDY OF 3-ph UNDERGROUND CABLE FAULT LOCATOR USING ACOUSTIC METHOD

Authors

  • G. S. Darvhankar Department of Electrical Engineering, Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar College of Engineering & Research, Nagpur
  • A. S. Gharpande Department of Electrical Engineering, Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar College of Engineering & Research, Nagpur
  • S. D. Bhope Department of Electrical Engineering, Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar College of Engineering & Research, Nagpur
  • A. S. Meshram Department of Electrical Engineering, Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar College of Engineering & Research, Nagpur
  • J. A. Bobade Department of Electrical Engineering, Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar College of Engineering & Research, Nagpur

Keywords:

Underground cable, HV surge tester (Thumper), Surge wave Receiver, Ground microphone

Abstract

This project evaluated underground cable failure and researched innovative techniques for diagnosing failing
underground power distribution cables. In this paper, a technique for detecting faults in underground distribution system
is presented.A HV surge tester is used to generate spark at fault position which produces noise and vibrations in fault
site. This noise is picked up with the help of sensitive ground microphone which is further amplified in surge wave
receiver set and exact fault point is locatedby detecting the fault having maximum noise and vibrations. The result is
found that the proposed technique provides satisfactory result and will be very useful in the development of power
systems protection scheme.

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Published

2015-01-25

How to Cite

G. S. Darvhankar, A. S. Gharpande, S. D. Bhope, A. S. Meshram, & J. A. Bobade. (2015). STUDY OF 3-ph UNDERGROUND CABLE FAULT LOCATOR USING ACOUSTIC METHOD. International Journal of Advance Engineering and Research Development (IJAERD), 2(1), 124–128. Retrieved from https://ijaerd.org/index.php/IJAERD/article/view/462

Issue

Vol. 2 No. 1 (2015): Volume 2 Issue 1, January 2015

Section

Articles