Journal of Innovation Information Technology and Application (JINITA)
Vol 6 No 2 (2024): JINITA, December 2024

Application of Machine Learning in Fault Detection And Classification in Power Transmission Lines

Michel Evariste Tshodi (University of Kinshasa)
Nathanael Kasoro (Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Kinshasa, Kinshasa, D.R. Congo.)
Freddy Keredjim (Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Kinshasa, Kinshasa, D.R. Congo.)
ALbert Ntumba Nkongolo (Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Kinshasa, Kinshasa, D.R. Congo.)
Jean-Jacques Katshitshi Matondo (Department of Computer Management and Business English, Faculty of Economics, University of Kinshasa, Kinshasa, D.R. Congo.)
Paul Mbuyi Balowe (Department of Electrical Engineering, Polytechnic Faculty, University of Kinshasa, Kinshasa, D.R. Congo.)
Laurent Kitoko (Department of Electrical Engineering, Polytechnic Faculty, University of Kinshasa, Kinshasa, D.R. Congo.)



Article Info

Publish Date
30 Dec 2024

Abstract

Electrical faults have been identified as a significant contributing factor to electrical equipment damage. Such incidents can potentially result in a range of adverse consequences, including bushfires, electrical outages, and power shortages. The detection and classification of faults facilitates the delivery of superior quality of service, the preservation of the environment, the prevention of equipment damage, and the satisfaction of electricity line subscribers. In this study, we analyze the data from an electrical network comprising four generators of 11 kV, which have been modeled in Matlab. The generators are situated in pairs at either end of the transmission line. Subsequently, machine learning techniques are employed to detect faults in the transmission between lines, and machine learning models are utilized to classify the faults. Four distinct supervised machine learning classifiers are employed for comparison purposes, with the results presented in a confusion matrix. The results demonstrated that decision trees are particularly well-suited to this task, with an 88.6205% detection rate and a slightly higher accuracy than the random forest algorithm (87.9212% detection rate). The K-nearest neighbor's approach yielded a lower result (80.4196% of faults detected), while logistic regression demonstrated the lowest performance, with 34.5836% of faults detected. Six fault categories were found in the dataset: No-Fault (2365 occurrences), Line A Line B to Ground Fault (1134 occurrences), Three-Phase with Ground (1133 occurrences), Line-to-Line AB (1129 occurrences), Three-Phase (1096 occurrences) and finally Line-to-Line with Ground BC (1004 occurrences).

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Journal Info

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jinita

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Subject

Computer Science & IT Decision Sciences, Operations Research & Management Engineering

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Software Engineering, Mobile Technology and Applications, Robotics, Database System, Information Engineering, Interactive Multimedia, Computer Networking, Information System, Computer Architecture, Embedded System, Computer Security, Digital Forensic Human-Computer Interaction, Virtual/Augmented ...