Distribution side fault prediction using pattern recognition
In the growing electricity market faults in the distribution system are extensively being reported. Our project is based on predicting short circuit faults at the distribution side by using pattern recognization. In this, we predict fault by analyzing the behavior of a system on the occurrence of th
2025-06-28 16:32:10 - Adil Khan
Distribution side fault prediction using pattern recognition
Project Area of Specialization Electrical/Electronic EngineeringProject SummaryIn the growing electricity market faults in the distribution system are extensively being reported. Our project is based on predicting short circuit faults at the distribution side by using pattern recognization. In this, we predict fault by analyzing the behavior of a system on the occurrence of the fault.Prototype model is also design to simulate different types of short circuit faults.
Project ObjectivesThe objective of this project Fault prediction on the distribution side using pattern recognition is to provide a protection system on the distribution side. This will update the current protection system.
The core objective of this project is to predict the distribution side Short Circuit Faults. As faults occur explicitly in the current system if we predict the fault just before the occurrence of the fault it will save the system as well as the surroundings.
Fault not only damages the system but also puts an effect on the user end. So this project does continuous monitoring and isolates the system when the system predicts the fault. To protect the system from this kind of mishappening is the core objective of this project.
Project Implementation MethodOur project is based on Data science. We design an algorithm in which we feed historical fault data(i.e symmetrical and unsymmetrical short circuit faults) and the current values of the system.
To implement our project we have a plan. First, we collect the fault data from the ieee fourteen bus system and make a simulation on a Power system software, and then extract the data by adding different types of short circuit faults. Then our main job is to make an algorithm to predict the fault type. By this, we are done with half of our project then we have to implement it on our simulation. Upon successfully doing this we enable us to make a hardware model of this project. In which we just add a fault in our healthy system which we will design and our model predict the fault type and successfully isolate the system.
Benefits of the ProjectThere are many benefits to this project.
First of all our society needs a protection system which will save them from disaster. Disaster in a sense when there is a short circuit in a system it puts a negative impact on the surrounding like if the line to ground fault means there is a pole in which current is flowing when there is someone contact with that particular pole it may cause several injuries or may cause to death.
The second benefit of this project is to protect the system itself. Faults Damage the system in that way some times we need to change the whole component of the system it will also lead to insulation failure. By which our system does not perform well in harsh weather due to short circuit faults occur in the past.
The third benefit of this project is to keep things on track. Data monitoring help organization to predict the future of the system and also help them to identify the repetition of faults so they can fix the problem where the things start from.
Another benefit of the project saves time. This project helps them to get the fault location accurately without wasting time on the whole system. Currently, the impedance relay shows the area where the fault occurs.
Technical Details of Final DeliverableWe are going to design an algorithm. which can predict fault. To predict fault first we have to analyze the behaviour of a fault. Upon getting each fault behaviour and signature of a fault. We feed them in our algorithm. Our algorithm is designed in this way it saves the chunk of each fault behaviour and continuous match to the incoming values from the system which can be either current, voltage or impedance. When there is the highest probability match it means this is the type of fault. Its shows that particular fault and isolate the system until and unless fault is fixed and system back to its healthy state.
Final Deliverable of the Project HW/SW integrated systemCore Industry Energy Other Industries Health , Security Core Technology Artificial Intelligence(AI)Other Technologies Big DataSustainable Development Goals Industry, Innovation and InfrastructureRequired Resources| Item Name | Type | No. of Units | Per Unit Cost (in Rs) | Total (in Rs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total in (Rs) | 79900 | |||
| Relay | Equipment | 10 | 1920 | 19200 |
| circuit breaker | Equipment | 6 | 1000 | 6000 |
| micro controller | Equipment | 1 | 16500 | 16500 |
| Copper wire | Equipment | 1 | 2000 | 2000 |
| Current transformer | Equipment | 1 | 5000 | 5000 |
| Potential Transformer | Equipment | 1 | 5000 | 5000 |
| Transformer | Equipment | 1 | 2000 | 2000 |
| Switches | Equipment | 10 | 1000 | 10000 |
| Display | Equipment | 1 | 1500 | 1500 |
| Bulb | Equipment | 3 | 100 | 300 |
| Printing | Miscellaneous | 3 | 2000 | 6000 |
| Stationary | Miscellaneous | 3 | 1300 | 3900 |
| Power supply | Equipment | 1 | 2500 | 2500 |