Centralized radial feeder protection in electric power distribution using artificial neural networks

The paper deals with a new way of determining a fault location in an electric power distribution radial feeder using an artificial neural network (ANN) and presents a new centralized protection method based on ANN. The aim of the devised algorithm is to detect the presence of a fault in a radial feeder and to disconnect faulted laterals from the distribution network. The protection schemes that are currently in use cannot leave the whole feeder...