HIGH IMPEDANCE FAULT ANALYZER IN ELECTRIC POWER DISTRIBUTION

摘要

A system (Fig. 3) and method for detecting an abnormality in a network (10) for distributing or transmitting electric power at a predetermined fundamental frequency. The system produces a signal (40) representing the fundamental frequency and another signal (42) representing a harmonic current occuring in the network. The phasor relation between the fundamental voltage and harmonic current representing signal are compared (44). The system produces a signal (82) indicating the occurence of a high impedance fault in response to a predetermined change in the compared phasor relationship. Embodiments (Figs. 5 and 6) are disclosed utilizing expression of signals within the network in polar coordinates, as well as embodiments (Fig. 11) utilizing signals expressed in rectangular coordinates. Such embodiments include both circuitry for detecting zero crossing phenomena, as well as circuitry for producing representation of signal phasor products.