JIMMA UNIVERSITY
JIMMA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
FACULTY OF ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING
POWER STREAM
GSM BASED LOW VOLTAGE TRANSMITION LINE FAULT
DETECTION
GROUP MEMBERS
NAME
ID.NO
1. BAYECHA KETEMA
RU 1596/09
2. YENESEW ALEMU
RU 4955/09
3. ABENEZER ZERIHUN
RU 1496/09
4.DIRIBA ABEBE
RU 3109/09
5. ZARA MUSTEFA
RU 1859/09
Abstract
The main aim of this project is to develop SMS based transmission line fault location that can
increase the reliability of electric power to customers by minimizing the maintenance time of the
power outages due to transmission line faults using an accurate fault location method for low
voltage overhead transmission lines depending on the available information at the locator location.
Transmission Line fault is the most common fault; they may be triggered by lightning strokes, fall
of trees across the lines, and other mechanical means. These faults must be addressed as soon as
they occurred to assure continuity of electric power supply. Thus, it is necessary to detect the fault
as early as possible.
This project presents a fault detection and location technique for low voltage overhead
transmission line using one end impedance based fault detection and location on GSM based. The
GSM (Global system of mobile communication) based transmission line fault detection is designed
to detect the low voltage transmission line fault for the EEP workers to easily recognize the current
condition of the transmission line through SMS texting.
The proposed system helps to detect the low voltage transmission line faults continuously and
hence to guard the fault of transmission line due to the constraints such as unsymmetrical and
symmetrical types of faults mainly short circuit faults. If any of this does occur, then the EEP
workers can easily detect the fault and maintenance will be done within a short period of time.
Therefore, the proposed system will provide the solution for the problem complain of the society
(customers) due to outage of power within a short period of time.