The Effect of Accurate Fault Location Detection (AFLD[1]) on Grid Reliability

The Effect of Accurate Fault Location Detection

Kobi Yahav, Ph.D.                 Nurit Gal, Ph.D. Abstract The reliability of the US distribution grid is deteriorating due to aging infrastructure, extreme weather events, and transmission congestions which affect overall reliability. We have studied the contribution of technology that provides an accurate fault location detection (AFLD) to a reduction in System Average Interruption Duration Index (SAIDI). […]