Senior Project Sponsors
2007-2008
School of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science
Oregon State University
Project Description
3-Phase Fault Detection Network
The project team will develop a simple model of a three phase power line, including a source and a load. This will
include a means to create short circuits. The team will use two devices we provide to measure the current and
voltage at each end of the line. They will configure these devices to communicate with each other. With the
information the devices collect, the team will program them to detect faults using overcurrent, distance, and current
differential methods. The team will additionally program the devices to determine the fault location. The team will
also create PC software to communicate with these devices and report on the state of the system.
Key Features
• Create observable model of power system.
• Configure monitoring devices to detect faults on the system.
• Configure monitoring devices to determine fault location.
• Create software to monitor system and display information about the system.
Absolute Minimum Requirements
• The system shall detect in-section faults using both current differential and distance methods.
• The system shall detect out-of-section faults using overcurrent protection.
• The system shall provide information to user on present state of system and on most recent fault.
