Fault Arc Detection Method Based on Improved ShuffleNet V2 Network
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Construction of Fault Arc Current Database
2.1. Design of Experimental Platform
2.2. Data Collection and Preprocessing
3. Detection Model Establishment
4. Improved ShuffleNet V2 Network
4.1. Network Structure Improvement
4.2. Softmax Loss Function
5. Experimental Results and Analysis
5.1. Verification of Series Fault Arc Detection Model
5.2. Model Detection Result Analysis
5.3. Performance Test of Embedded Equipment
6. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Device Name | Rated Power |
Vacuum cleaner | 1200 W |
Capacitor start motor | 2200 W |
Induction cooker | 2000 W |
Electric iron | 1100 W |
Electronic variable speed hand drill | 800 W |
Fluorescent lamp with electronic ballast | 36 W |
Variable frequency air conditioner | 2500 W |
Infrared disinfection cabinet | 700 W |
Batch | AccuracyRate |
1 | 99% |
2 | 97% |
3 | 98% |
4 | 98% |
5 | 97% |
Average value | 97.8% |
Load Type | Category | Accuracy (%) |
Resistive load | 0 | 99.27% |
1 | 98.98% | |
Inductive load | 2 | 91.20% |
3 | 89.60% | |
Capacitive load | 4 | 97.67% |
5 | 98.50% |
Batch | Algorithm | Accuracy (%) |
1 | AlexNet | 85.25% |
2 | PB neural network + WT | 95.58% |
3 | Improved AlexNet | 97.5% |
4 | TDV-CNN | 97.7% |
5 | SRFCNN | 97.67% |
6 | GLGCO-SVM | 94.7% |
7 | ShuffleNet V2-ECA | 97.8% |
Algorithm | Time per Sample (ms) |
ShuffleNet V2 | 16.96 |
AlexNet | 35.12 |
PB neural network + WT | 28.47 |
SRFCNN | 30.85 |
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Huang, Y.; Lu, Y.; Fan, L.; Xiang, K.; Ma, H. Fault Arc Detection Method Based on Improved ShuffleNet V2 Network. Processes 2025, 13, 135. https://doi.org/10.3390/pr13010135
Huang Y, Lu Y, Fan L, Xiang K, Ma H. Fault Arc Detection Method Based on Improved ShuffleNet V2 Network. Processes. 2025; 13(1):135. https://doi.org/10.3390/pr13010135
Chicago/Turabian StyleHuang, Yuehua, Yun Lu, Liping Fan, Kun Xiang, and Hui Ma. 2025. "Fault Arc Detection Method Based on Improved ShuffleNet V2 Network" Processes 13, no. 1: 135. https://doi.org/10.3390/pr13010135
APA StyleHuang, Y., Lu, Y., Fan, L., Xiang, K., & Ma, H. (2025). Fault Arc Detection Method Based on Improved ShuffleNet V2 Network. Processes, 13(1), 135. https://doi.org/10.3390/pr13010135