A voltage resonance-based single-ended online fault location algorithm for DC distribution networks

A novel single-ended online fault location algorithm is investigated for DC distribution networks. The proposed algorithm calculates the fault distance based on the characteristics of the voltage resonance. The Prony’s method is introduced to extract the characteristics. A novel method is proposed to solve the pseudo dual-root problem in the calculation process. The multiple data windows are adopted to enhance the robustness of the proposed algorithm. An index is proposed to evaluate the accuracy and validity of the results derived from the various data windows. The performances of the proposed algorithm in different fault scenarios were evaluated using the PSCAD/EMTDC simulations. The results show that the algorithm can locate the faults with transient resistance using the 1.6 ms data of the DC-side voltage after a fault inception and offers a good precision.