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High-precision fault inception time detection in active distribution networks using Euclidean distance and Gaussian filtering

  • Haiou Cao1
  • Yihua Meng2
  • Chenbin Zhou
  • Lichen Deng
  • Jiayan Yu
  1. 1State Grid Jiangsu Electric Power Company, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
  2. 2State Grid Suzhou Power Supply Company, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
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Abstract

Fault signals in power systems often contain high-order harmonics and attenuated oscillations. which pose challenges for traditional fault time detection methods in accurately identifying the fault inception instant. To address this issue, this paper proposes an accurate fault time detection method based on Euclidean distance and Gaussian filter. Based on the phase voltage or current signal of the fault line, the improved high-order Fourier algorithm with attenuation factor is used to fit the curve of the fault phase signal data. The fault signal is compared with the imaginary non-fault signal by using Euclidean distance, and the fitting error is filtered by a Gaussian filtering algorithm to detect the fault segment. Finally, the fault is detected by pixel column, and the fault time is obtained by corresponding the pixel column and time information. The MATLAB/Simulink simulation results and the field test results show that the method can accurately detect the fault time under different harmonics, damped oscillations, transition resistance, short-circuit fault types and sampling rates, and the detection error is basically controlled within 0.1 ms, which achieves high detection accuracy. Combining the advantages of both computational efficiency and detection accuracy, the proposed method demonstrates superior practicality and cost-effectiveness in active distribution networks when compared to existing technologies.

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@article{cao2026highprecision,
  title = {{High-precision fault inception time detection in active distribution networks using Euclidean distance and Gaussian filtering}},
  author = {Haiou Cao and Yihua Meng and Chenbin Zhou and Lichen Deng and Jiayan Yu},
  journal = {PLOS One},
  year = {2026},
  month = oct,
  doi = {10.1371/journal.pone.0359598},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0359598},
  note = {CC BY 4.0},
}
RIS
TY  - JOUR
TI  - High-precision fault inception time detection in active distribution networks using Euclidean distance and Gaussian filtering
AU  - Haiou Cao
AU  - Yihua Meng
AU  - Chenbin Zhou
AU  - Lichen Deng
AU  - Jiayan Yu
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/10/09
JO  - PLOS One
DO  - 10.1371/journal.pone.0359598
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0359598
AB  - Fault signals in power systems often contain high-order harmonics and attenuated oscillations. which pose challenges for traditional fault time detection methods in accurately identifying the fault inception instant. To address this issue, this paper proposes an accurate fault time detection method based on Euclidean distance and Gaussian filter. Based on the phase voltage or current signal of the fault line, the improved high-order Fourier algorithm with attenuation factor is used to fit the curve of the fault phase signal data. The fault signal is compared with the imaginary non-fault signal by using Euclidean distance, and the fitting error is filtered by a Gaussian filtering algorithm to detect the fault segment. Finally, the fault is detected by pixel column, and the fault time is obtained by corresponding the pixel column and time information. The MATLAB/Simulink simulation results and the field test results show that the method can accurately detect the fault time under different harmonics, damped oscillations, transition resistance, short-circuit fault types and sampling rates, and the detection error is basically controlled within 0.1 ms, which achieves high detection accuracy. Combining the advantages of both computational efficiency and detection accuracy, the proposed method demonstrates superior practicality and cost-effectiveness in active distribution networks when compared to existing technologies.
SN  - 1932-6203
ER  -