Review Article

An Overview of Transmission Line Protection by Artificial Neural Network: Fault Detection, Fault Classification, Fault Location, and Fault Direction Discrimination

Table 1

Comparative study of ANN based “fault detection and classification” schemes.

Author and year (reference)Method usedResponse time ANN featuresAccuracy

Dalstein and Kulicke, 1995 [34]ANN architecture and digital signal processing.
Simulation program
NETOMAC
(i) Average classification time <6 ms
(ii) Arcing fault detection time: 25 ms to 70 ms
Training patterns: 2268 fault cases
(i) Two hidden layers with (30-20-15-11)  
(ii) Back propagation training algorithm
Test cases: 240

Kezunovic and Rikalo, 1996 [35] Combined supervised and unsupervised
neural network with ISODATA clustering algorithm
Fault detection logic: 0.2 ms and fault classification logic: 15 ms(i) Training patterns: 1189
(ii) 2 kHz sampling rate
(iii) ISODATA clustering algorithm based unsupervised neural network
(iv) Test cases: 1188
67.93% to 94.36% fault classification rate

Kezunović et al., 1995 [36]Unsupervised neural network algorithm MINNET using DFR assistanceFault detection time: 1 cycle(i) Training patterns: 1200 faults cases
(ii) Two hidden layers with (30-20-15-11)
(iii) ISODATA clustering algorithm
(iv) Test cases: 295

Vazquez et al., 1996 [37]Feed-forward neural network (FFNN) Fault detection time: 1/2 cycle(i) Training patterns: 976–1464 faults cases
(ii) 960 Hz sampling rate
(iii) Single hidden layer network (5-20-1) or (10-20-1)

Vazquez et al., 1996 [38]Feed-forward neural network (FFNN)1/4–1/2 cycle(i) Training patterns: 976–1464 fault cases
(ii) 960 Hz sampling rate
(iii) Single hidden layer network (5-20-1) or (10-20-1)

Chowdhury and Wang, 1996 [39]Kohonen neural network 1 cycle(i) Training patterns: 414, testing patterns: 206
(ii) Sampling frequency: 6 kHz
(iii) Using the fundamental components of currents and voltages
(iv) 2-dimensional Kohonen map consisting of 16 neurons
100% accuracy

Chowdhury and Aravena, 1998 [40]Kohonen network and multiresolution wavelet filter banks Not mentioned(i) Unsupervised Kohonen neural network
(ii) Daubechies’ wavelet of order ten for preprocessing of the voltage and current signals

Wang and Keerthipala, 1998 [41]Fuzzyneuro approach to fault classification<10 msInputs: symmetrical components in combination with three line currents
(i) Combined fuzzy logic and neural network approach

Keerthipala et al., 2000 [42]Fuzzyneuro approach to fault classification<1 cycleThree line current and symmetrical components of currents used as input to fuzzyneuro based protective relay using a real-time digital simulator

Vasilic and Kezunovic, 2005 [43]Fuzzy ART neural network algorithm: fuzzy K-nearest neighbor classifier1/2 cycle–1 cycle(i) Sampling frequency: 1.92 kHz and 3.84 kHz
(ii) Training patterns: 3315
(iii) Testing patterns: 5000

Zhang and Kexunovic, 2005 [44]Fuzzy ART neural networks1 cycle(i) Sampling frequency: 1.92 Hz
(ii) NN1 for fault detection, NN2 for fault classification, and NN3 for ground identification
(iii) Training patterns: NN1-9564, NN2-9240, NN3-1152.
(iv) Testing patterns: 6000

Silva et al., 2006 [45]Fault detection and classification using oscillographic data by ANN and wavelet transform(i) Multilayer perceptron (MLP) Daubechies 4 (db4)-ANN architecture (40-30-4)
(ii) Training algorithm: RPROP with 426 iterations and rms error is 0.02
(iii) Sampling frequency: 1200 Hz
(iv) Fault type: LG, LL, LLG, and LLL
Test cases: 720
(i) Fault classification accuracy: 99.83%

He et al., 2006 [46]Wavelet entropy measure 1 cycleWavelet entropy distributing along time to detect the transient fault by comparing with threshold or using ANN classifier

Martín et al., 2008 [47] Combined wavelet and ANN 1/4 cycle(i) Sampling frequency: 1.92 Hz
(ii) Current signals preprocessed using Mallat algorithm for DWT (Daubechies 6)
(iii) ANN based fault classification (24-24-7)

Kawady et al., 2008 [48]A Gabor transform-ANN based fault detector 1 cycle(i) Sampling frequency: 6.4 kHz, GT as a feature extractor and artificial neural networks for pattern recognition and classification (64-10-2)
(ii) Test cases: 300

Mahmood et al., 2008 [49]Wavelet multiresolution analysis and perceptron neural networks(i) Sampling frequency: 20 kHz
(ii) Daubechies eight (db 8): 5th level detail coefficient of current signals
(iii) Perceptron neural network (64-3) with hard limit and perceptron learning rule
(iv) Identify lightning stroke, switching surge, or fault

Geethanjali and Priya, 2009 [50]Combined wavelet transforms and neural network(i) Daubechies two (db 2): 5th level detail coefficient of current signals, three-layered ANN (16-33-3)
(ii) Training: 160 data, test: 20 data
93.89% accuracy

Pothisarn and Ngaopitakkul, 2009 [51]DWT and back-propagation neural networks 1/4 cycle for fault classification(i) Sampling rate is 200 kHz, db4 with 1st level detail coefficient and zero sequence components of voltage and current signals (8 inputs)
(ii) Training: 760 data, test: 360 data
(iii) Two hidden layers ANN (8-8-11-4)
97.22% accuracy

Abdollahi and Seyedtabaii, 2010 [52]Comparison of Fourier and wavelet transform methods for fault classification3 cyclesSampling frequency: 1 kHz
Energies of detailed DWT coefficients of 1st and 2nd frequency components of Iabc and Izero are summed together to form inputs
(i) Training: 150 data, test: 50 data
(ii) Feed-forward BPNN for fault classification
98% accuracy

Jain et al., 2010 [53]Artificial neural network for intercircuit and cross-country fault <1 cycleSampling frequency is 1 kHz, fundamental components of voltage and current signals as input to feed forward neural network (FFNN) with Levenberg-Marquardt algorithm (9-50-7)
(i) Training and testing: 6000 patterns

Jain et al., 2008 [54]ANN based fault detector and classifier<1 cycleSampling frequency is 1 kHz, superimposed, zero and negative sequence components of current signals as input to three layers FFNN trained with Trainlm algorithm (10-10-7), test cases: 240100% accuracy

Jain et al., 2009 [55]ANN based fault
classifier for SLG faults
<1 cycleSampling frequency is 1 kHz, fundamental components of voltage and current as input
(i) Training: 1840 and testing: 1800 patterns ANN based fault detector and classifier with single hidden layer (9-30-7)
100% accuracy

Jain et al., 2010 [56]ANN based fault classifier and locator<1 cycleSampling frequency is 1 kHz, fundamental components of voltage and current as input
ANN-FC-Kohonen self-organising map
ANN-FL-FFNN (Bayesian regularisation algorithm)

Yadav, 2012 [57]Comparison of single and modular ANN based fault detector and classifier<1 cycleSampling frequency is 1 kHz, fundamental components of three voltage and six currents of double circuit line as input to ANN
Training patterns: 8800, testing patterns: 2400
Single ANN (9-50-7), modular fault typewise: ANN LG (9-30-7), LL (9-30-7), LLG (9-8-7), and LLL 9-20-7
Trainlm algorithm
(i) 98% accuracy
(ii) Detects/classifies intercircuit, cross-country and evolving faults

Jain, 2013 [58] ANN based fault detection for transmission lines<1/4 cycle(i) Sampling frequency is 1 kHz, fundamental components of three voltages and three currents as input to ANN. Single ANN (6-10-10-1), Trainlm algorithm
(ii) Training patterns: 29123, testing patterns: 26912
(i) 100% accuracy

Chen and Aggarwal, 2012 [59] Wavelet transform and artificial intelligence1-cycle data (20 samples)(i) Sampling rate 16 kHz, spectral energy details of 10-level DB wavelet coefficients of 3-phase current as input (30) to ANN (30-20-4)

Ben Hessine et al., 2014 [60] Artificial neural networks1 cycle(i) Sampling frequency: 1 kHz, fundamental and zero sequence components of three voltages and three currents as input to ANN FD (8-16-1),
(ii) 4 fault classifiers: ANN-R (8-5-1), ANN-S (8-5-1), ANN-T (8-5-1), and ANN-G (8-6-1)

He et al., 2014 [61] A rough membership neural network approach for fault classification(i) Sampling rate is 50 kHz, wavelet energy of three-phase currents and zero sequence current as input to RMNN (13-14-1) 10 separate RMNNs for 10 types of fault
Test cases: 60
Average success classification rate of 99.4%

Koley et al., 2011 [62]ANN for detection and classification of faults on six-phase transmission line<1 cycleSampling by 1.2 kHz, fundamental components of six-phase voltages and currents
(i) Training patterns: 1460
(ii) ANN (Trainlm algorithm) (12-40-7)

Koley et al., 2012 [63]ANN for six-phase to ground fault detection and classification of transmission line<1 cycle(i) Sampling by 1.2 kHz, fundamental components of six-phase currents, Training patterns: 370
(ii) ANN (trained with trainlm) (6-3-7)

Koley et al., 2012 [64]ANN for phase to phase fault detection and classification of six-phase transmission line<1 cycle(i) Sampling by 1.2 kHz, fundamental components of six-phase voltages and currents
(ii) Training patterns: 4850
(iii) ANN model (12-30-6), Trainlm algorithm

Koley et al., 2014 [65]ANN based protection scheme for shunt faults in six-phase transmission line<1 cycleSampling by 1.2 kHz, fundamental components of six-phase voltages and currents
(i) Total 22 modular ANN modules for fault detection/classification and distance location
(ii) Testing cases: 4930
(iii) Trainlm algorithm
100% accuracy
Fault location error ±0.73%

Kumar et al., 2014 [66]Haar wavelet and ANN based phase to phase fault classification in six-phase transmission lineSampling by 1.2 kHz, standard deviation of approximated Haar wavelet coefficients of six-phase voltage and currents as input
(i) Training patterns: 1220
(ii) Testing patterns: 100
(iii) ANN model (12-5-6) trained with Trainlm