CABLE FAULT TRACKER

Underground electrical lines are preferred in metropolitan areas over overhead ones because they are not impacted by weather-related events such intense rain, snowfall, or thunderstorms. When a problem arises in an underground cable, pinpointing the precise site of the fault is challenging when it comes to fixing that specific cable. The precise position of the problem was identified by the suggested system. The study applies the common concept of Ohm’s law, which states that the current will fluctuate based on the location of the cable fault short when a low DC voltage is provided at the feeder end through a series resister (cable lines). An Arduino microcontroller and a rectified power supply are used in this arrangement. In this instance, the microcontroller is coupled to the current detecting circuit, resistor, and ADC device to represent the wire’s length in kilometers. A group of switches is responsible for creating errors. Relay exciter ICs are used to verify cable lines and control the relays. Information is shown on a 16×2 LCD. Another characteristic is that the base station receives information on fault detection via GSM, including the fault’s location and distance in kilometers from the base station. Field workers are alerted and prompted to take rapid action when a cable failure develops thanks to the buzzer.