Underground Cable Fault Detection using IOT

Suneetha Irala1, Nunna Harini2,Ravilla Charan3 ,Kammolla Harshitha4,Kanupuru Hemanth Kumar5

1 Professor, Department of Electronics & Communication Engineering, Annamacharya Institute of Technology &Sciences, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India,iralasuneetha.aits@gmail.com

2 U.G Scholar, Department of Electronics & Communication Engineering, Annamacharya Institute of Technology & Sciences, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India,nunnaharini123@gmail.com

3 U.G Scholar, Department of Electronics & Communication Engineering, Annamacharya Institute of Technology & Sciences, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India,charanravilla94@gmail.com

4 U.G Scholar, Department of Electronics & Communication Engineering, Annamacharya Institute of Technology & Sciences, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India,harshithagowda8863@gmail.com

5 U.G Scholar, Department of Electronics & Communication Engineering, Annamacharya Institute of       Technology & Sciences, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India,hemanthkanupuru@gmail.com

Abstract - Underground power cables are commonly employed for use in urban regions because of safety and reliability benefits. However, it is difficult and time-consuming to identify faults in underground cables. Conventional techniques for identifying faults in underground cables involve manual inspection and the use of equipment. Recently, IoT-based monitoring techniques have been proposed for use in underground cables for real-time fault detection. This paper discusses different techniques for underground cable fault detection, namely Time Domain Reflectometry (TDR), and techniques with IoT.Keywords:  Underground Cable Fault Detection, Internet of Things (IoT), Time Domain Reflectometry (TDR), Smart Grid, Real-Time Monitoring, Fault Localisation, Power Distribution Systems.