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  • Open Access
1 Citations
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Fast Identification of Series Arc Faults Based on Singular Spectrum Statistical Features

  • Dezhi Xiong,
  • Shuai Yang,
  • Yang Xue,
  • Penghe Zhang,
  • Runan Song and
  • Jian Song

21 August 2025

Series arc faults are a major cause of electrical fires, posing significant risks to life and property. Their negative-resistance characteristics make fault features difficult to detect, and the existing methods often suffer from high false-alarm rat...

(This article belongs to the Section Power Electronics)
  • Article
  • Open Access
560 Views
22 Pages

Electric Bicycle Series Arc Fault Identification Method Based on Improved PCA and SVM

  • Kai Yang,
  • Jiaqi Chen,
  • Zuxuan Yang,
  • Ziyu Ma and
  • Rencheng Zhang

24 June 2026

Electric bicycles are popular due to their environmental benefits and convenience. However, electric bicycle fires caused by series arc faults remain a serious safety concern. This study focuses on series arc fault identification for electric bicycle...

(This article belongs to the Topic Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Cyber–Physical Systems)
  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
4,723 Views
21 Pages

3 June 2019

Based on the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Standard C37.104-2012 Power Systems Relaying Committee report, topics related to auto-reclosing in transmission lines have been considered as an imperative benefit for electric pow...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Intelligent Control in Energy Systems Ⅱ)
  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,460 Views
17 Pages

Fast Arc Detection Technology Based on Fractal Dimension for SADA Slip Ring in Satellite Power System

  • Yanchen Meng,
  • Enchao Zhang,
  • Donglai Zhang,
  • Xueli Zhu,
  • Hongyu Zhu and
  • Anshou Li

25 February 2024

The solar array drive assembly (SADA) slip ring is a critical link that provides electrical power and electric signal transmission between solar arrays and satellite power systems, which is prone to arc faults in the space environment. If these arc f...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Power Electronics Technologies for Aerospace Applications)
  • Article
  • Open Access
16 Citations
5,038 Views
23 Pages

A Novel Method for Detection and Location of Series Arc Fault for Non-Intrusive Load Monitoring

  • Krzysztof Dowalla,
  • Piotr Bilski,
  • Robert Łukaszewski,
  • Augustyn Wójcik and
  • Ryszard Kowalik

23 December 2022

Series arc faults cause the majority of household fires involving electrical failures or malfunctions. Low-fault current amplitude is the reason for the difficulties faced in implementing effective arc detection systems. The paper presents a novel ar...

(This article belongs to the Section A1: Smart Grids and Microgrids)
  • Article
  • Open Access
26 Citations
5,630 Views
22 Pages

A Hybrid Approach for Low-Voltage AC Series Arc Fault Detection

  • Yu-Jen Liu,
  • Cheng-I Chen,
  • Wei-Chung Fu,
  • Yih-Der Lee,
  • Chin-Chan Cheng and
  • Yen-Fu Chen

24 January 2023

In a low-voltage electric distribution network, arc fault presents a high energy density electricity-discharging phenomenon between conductors, which is often caused by aging of electric facilities, loose contacts and terminals, or insulation failure...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Power Quality in Smart Grids: Advanced Technology for System Regulation and Analysis)
  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,052 Views
13 Pages

23 December 2024

In this study, we address the critical issue of accurately detecting series AC arc faults, which are often challenging to identify due to their small fault currents and can lead to devastating electrical fires. We propose an intelligent diagnosis met...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Research on Intelligent Fault Diagnosis Based on Neural Network)
  • Article
  • Open Access
40 Citations
5,771 Views
21 Pages

Series Arc Fault Detection Method Based on Category Recognition and Artificial Neural Network

  • Xiangyu Han,
  • Dingkang Li,
  • Lizong Huang,
  • Hanqing Huang,
  • Jin Yang,
  • Yilei Zhang,
  • Xuewei Wu and
  • Qiwei Lu

The influence of a series arc on line current is different with different loads, which makes it difficult to accurately extract arc fault characteristics suitable for all loads according to line current signal. To improve the accuracy of arc fault de...

(This article belongs to the Section Power Electronics)
  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,302 Views
15 Pages

A Hybrid Flexible Neutral Grounding Mode for Large Generators

  • Yikai Wang,
  • Xin Yin,
  • Xianggen Yin,
  • Jian Qiao and
  • Liming Tan

11 August 2022

Single-phase ground faults frequently occur at the generator stator windings. To realize reliable arc suppression, a dual-frequency active arc-suppression strategy has been widely considered. However, the existing method needs an inverter with large...

(This article belongs to the Section Electrical Machines and Drives)
  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,250 Views
18 Pages

DC Series Arc Fault Detection in Photovoltaic Systems Using a Hybrid WDCNN-BiLSTM-CA Model

  • Liang Zhou,
  • Manman Hou,
  • Zheng Zeng,
  • Jingyi Zhao,
  • Chi-Min Shu and
  • Huiling Jiang

12 February 2026

Arc fault is the dominant cause of fire in photovoltaic (PV) systems, making its accurate identification crucial for PV fire prevention. This study investigates the influence of voltage (200, 300, and 400 V) and current (3, 5, 7, 9, and 11 A) on the...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Photovoltaic and Electrical Fires: 2nd Edition)
  • Article
  • Open Access
26 Citations
5,505 Views
20 Pages

1 February 2024

DC series arc faults pose a significant threat to the reliability of DC systems, particularly in DC generation units where aging components and high voltage levels contribute to their occurrence. Recognizing the severity of this issue, this study aim...

(This article belongs to the Section Machines Testing and Maintenance)
  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
1,890 Views
9 Pages

Detection of Electric Arcs in Large Batteries

  • V. Cattin,
  • P. Perichon,
  • J. Dahmani,
  • B. Schwartzmann and
  • V. Heiries

27 September 2013

This paper addresses the precocious detection of electric arcs in an electric vehicle battery generated by a connector fault. The detection principle is based on the acoustic emission of the arc. First, the identification of the electric arc acoustic...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,225 Views
23 Pages

17 July 2024

To address challenges in locating high-impedance grounding faults (HIGFs) and isolating fault areas in resonant grounding systems, this paper proposes a novel fault identification method based on coordinating a Peterson coil and a resistance groundin...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advances in Stability Analysis and Control of Power Systems)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,102 Views
26 Pages

10 November 2025

This paper proposes a novel AC side series arc fault (SAF) identification method based on Generalized Lissajous Trajectory (GLT) learning for low-voltage residential circuits. The method addresses challenges in detecting SAFs—characterized by h...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Fault Detection and Diagnosis of Power Distribution System)
  • Article
  • Open Access
181 Citations
10,725 Views
15 Pages

Design of Multi-Information Fusion Based Intelligent Electrical Fire Detection System for Green Buildings

  • Xiaogeng Ren,
  • Chunwang Li,
  • Xiaojun Ma,
  • Fuxiang Chen,
  • Haoyu Wang,
  • Ashutosh Sharma,
  • Gurjot Singh Gaba and
  • Mehedi Masud

19 March 2021

Building management systems are costly for small- to medium-sized buildings. A massive volume of data is collected on different building contexts by the Internet of Things (IoT), which is then further monitored. This intelligence is integrated into b...

  • Article
  • Open Access
656 Views
18 Pages

21 April 2026

Currently, the lack of analysis and applicable circuit models for the evolution of cable joint faults is responsible for explosions or fire accidents in the distribution network system. In this paper, the modeling of high-resistance to low-resistance...

(This article belongs to the Section F6: High Voltage)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
923 Views
18 Pages

Non-Fault Detection Scheme Before Reclosing Using Parameter Identification for an Active Distribution Network

  • Zhebin Sun,
  • Sileng A,
  • Xia Sun,
  • Shuang Zhang,
  • Dinghua Liu and
  • Wenquan Shao

10 April 2025

The distribution network line has the risk of an unsuccessful three-phase blind reclosing in permanent fault. Based on the response of the inverter of the distributed generation (DG) to the short-term low-frequency voltage disturbance to the line to...

(This article belongs to the Section F: Electrical Engineering)
  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,729 Views
14 Pages

Simulation and Experimental Study of Arc Model in a Low-Voltage Distribution Network

  • Binbin Zhang,
  • Jiaqing Zhang,
  • Yifeng Cheng,
  • Qixu Chen and
  • Qian Zhang

18 January 2025

Using the low-voltage and low-current platform (220 VAC-10 A), this paper selected the Mayr arc theoretical model and the improved control theory model as a theoretical basis and built a single-phase low-voltage AC series arc model based on Simulink....

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advances in Power Distribution Systems)
  • Article
  • Open Access
18 Citations
3,654 Views
16 Pages

29 December 2020

Reliability and safety are the most important indicators in the electric system. When a ground fault occurs, the electrical equipment and personnel will be greatly threatened. Due to the zero-sequence voltage/current sensor networks applied in the sy...

(This article belongs to the Section Fault Diagnosis & Sensors)
  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
3,868 Views
18 Pages

13 February 2020

In this research, electric motors faults and their identification is reviewed. Brushless direct-current (BLDC) motors stator fault identification using long short-term memory neural networks were analyzed. A proposed method of vibration data acquisit...

(This article belongs to the Section F: Electrical Engineering)
  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
2,370 Views
25 Pages

3 January 2025

To address the challenge of accurately identifying tree-related high-impedance earth faults (THIEFs), a method based on long-term fluctuations in zero-sequence current is proposed. The analysis of the recorded data from staged tests in a real test ne...

(This article belongs to the Section F: Electrical Engineering)
  • Review
  • Open Access
16 Citations
4,328 Views
22 Pages

24 January 2025

Tree-related high-impedance faults (THIFs) in medium voltage distribution systems represent a typical fault, especially where an overhead line crosses a forested area. The arc caused by THIFs could ignite nearby combustibles, significantly increasing...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advances in Power Distribution Systems)
  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
902 Views
21 Pages

6 March 2026

To address the challenges of insufficient transformer winding fault samples and the effective fusion of heterogeneous multi-source data, this study proposes an intelligent fault diagnosis method based on a time–frequency diffusion model and Con...

(This article belongs to the Section Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering)
  • Article
  • Open Access
29 Citations
3,989 Views
12 Pages

27 December 2019

The power supply quality and power supply safety of a low-voltage residential power distribution system is seriously affected by the occurrence of series arc faults. It is difficult to detect and extinguish them due to the characteristics of small cu...

(This article belongs to the Section K: State-of-the-Art Energy Related Technologies)
  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
5,228 Views
17 Pages

10 June 2021

GNSS observations constitute the main tool to reveal Earth’s crustal deformations in order to improve the identification of geological hazards. The Ecuadorian Andes were formed by Nazca Plate subduction below the Pacific margin of the South American...

(This article belongs to the Section Navigation and Positioning)
  • Article
  • Open Access
25 Citations
6,904 Views
20 Pages

13 February 2025

Fault detection, classification, and precise location identification in power transmission lines are critical issues for energy transmission and power systems. Accurate fault diagnosis is essential for system stability and safety as it enables rapid...

(This article belongs to the Topic Power System Dynamics and Stability, 2nd Edition)
  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
2,839 Views
14 Pages

24 February 2021

The authors seek to investigate the characteristics of outage-causing faults that can be observed in a short time frame after their occurrence: waveform of the voltages and currents. The aim is to identify which characteristics can be used to estimat...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Distribution Grids Modernization)
  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
2,383 Views
18 Pages

29 March 2024

With the increasing scale of photovoltaic (PV) power stations, timely anomaly detection through analyzing the PV output power curve is crucial. However, overlooking the impact of external factors on the expected power output would lead to inaccurate...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue New Challenges and Solutions to Improve Energy and Computational Efficiency in Smart Grids)
  • Article
  • Open Access
538 Views
22 Pages

31 January 2026

Timely identification of series arc faults (SAFs) is of vital importance for preventing electrical fires. How to identify SAFs at the output side of a frequency converter (i.e., output-side SAF) is still not clear. A new approach of identifying outpu...

(This article belongs to the Section Fault Diagnosis & Sensors)
  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
1,386 Views
18 Pages

1 August 2025

In response to the problem of complex and variable loads on wind turbine gearbox bearing in working conditions, as well as the limited amount of sound data making fault identification difficult, this study focuses on sound signals and proposes an int...

  • Article
  • Open Access
20 Citations
14,037 Views
31 Pages

Determining Earthquake Susceptible Areas Southeast of Yogyakarta, Indonesia—Outcrop Analysis from Structure from Motion (SfM) and Geographic Information System (GIS)

  • Aditya Saputra,
  • Christopher Gomez,
  • Ioannis Delikostidis,
  • Peyman Zawar-Reza,
  • Danang Sri Hadmoko,
  • Junun Sartohadi and
  • Muhammad Anggri Setiawan

Located approximately a hundred kilometres north of Java Subduction Zone, Java Island has a complicated geology and geomorphology. The north zone is dominated by the folded area, the centre is dominated by the active volcanic arc and the south of Jav...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
2,213 Views
22 Pages

20 September 2024

Aiming at the problem of accurate AC series arc fault detection, this paper proposes a low voltage AC series arc fault intelligent detection model based on deep learning. According to the GB/T 31143—2014 standard, an experimental platform was e...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Energy, Electrical and Power Engineering: 3rd Edition)
  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
2,072 Views
18 Pages

Study on Temporal and Spatial Distribution of Landslides in the Upper Reaches of the Yellow River

  • Zongren Li,
  • Sailajia Wei,
  • Kai Wu,
  • Yonglian Sha,
  • Xing Zhang,
  • Delin Li,
  • Rongfang Xin and
  • Peng Guan

25 June 2024

The geological structure of the upper reaches of the Yellow River is complex, especially in the Sigouxia-Laganxia section. It has always been a high-incidence area of landslide disasters, which poses a threat to the safe operation of the upper reache...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
107 Citations
11,746 Views
33 Pages

12 September 2019

Multi-sensor satellite imagery data promote fast, cost-efficient regional geological mapping that constantly forms a criterion for successful gold exploration programs in harsh and inaccessible regions. The Barramiya–Mueilha sector in the Centr...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Multispectral and Hyperspectral Remote Sensing Data for Mineral Exploration and Environmental Monitoring of Mined Areas)
  • Review
  • Open Access
19 Citations
7,617 Views
21 Pages

Power Transmission Lines: Worldwide Research Trends

  • Francisca Alcayde-García,
  • Esther Salmerón-Manzano,
  • Miguel A. Montero,
  • Alfredo Alcayde and
  • Francisco Manzano-Agugliaro

9 August 2022

The importance of the quality and continuity of electricity supply is increasingly evident given the dependence of the world economy on its daily and instantaneous operation. In turn, the network is made up of power transmission lines. This study has...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Challenges in Renewable Energy Systems and Electricity Generation: Market, Economics, and Technology)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
530 Views
30 Pages

Using dissolved gas analysis (DGA) to diagnose faults in power transformers is essential for preventing major failures and improving the reliability of power systems. This paper proposes a diagnostic framework based on the Duval Pentagon Combined Com...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advanced Techniques for Fault Detection, Diagnosis, and Prognostics in Machinery)
  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
4,844 Views
27 Pages

Short-Term Foreshocks as Key Information for Mainshock Timing and Rupture: The Mw6.8 25 October 2018 Zakynthos Earthquake, Hellenic Subduction Zone

  • Gerassimos A. Papadopoulos,
  • Apostolos Agalos,
  • George Minadakis,
  • Ioanna Triantafyllou and
  • Pavlos Krassakis

5 October 2020

Significant seismicity anomalies preceded the 25 October 2018 mainshock (Mw = 6.8), NW Hellenic Arc: a transient intermediate-term (~2 yrs) swarm and a short-term (last 6 months) cluster with typical time-size-space foreshock patterns: activity incre...

(This article belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)
  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
2,547 Views
16 Pages

Assessment of UHF Frequency Range for Failure Classification in Power Transformers

  • Karl Schiewaldt,
  • Bruno Albuquerque de Castro,
  • Jorge Alfredo Ardila-Rey,
  • Marcelo Nicoletti Franchin,
  • André Luiz Andreoli and
  • Stefan Tenbohlen

5 August 2024

Ultrahigh-frequency (UHF) sensing is one of the most promising techniques for assessing the quality of power transformer insulation systems due to its capability to identify failures like partial discharges (PDs) by detecting the emitted UHF signals....

(This article belongs to the Section Electronic Sensors)
  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,047 Views
21 Pages

An Operational Status Assessment Model for SF6 High-Voltage Circuit Breakers Based on IAR-BTR

  • Ningfang Wang,
  • Yujia Wang,
  • Yifei Zhang,
  • Ci Tang and
  • Chenhao Sun

25 June 2025

With the rapid advancement of digitalization and intelligence in power systems, SF6 high-voltage circuit breakers, as the core switching devices in power grid protection systems, have become critical components in high-voltage networks of 110 kV and...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Diagnosis and Risk Analysis of Electrical Systems)