HAZARDOUS ELECTRIC POLE FAULT DETECTION AND PROTECTION SYSTEM USING ARDUINO, GSM & GPS

This paper presented a Hazardous Electric Pole Fault Detection and Protection System built on an Arduino Uno with a relay, GSM modem, GPS receiver, LED and buzzer. On detecting a fault, the system isolates the affected section, warns people near the pole and sends the pole’s location to the maintenance office by SMS. Combining these three actions in one low-cost unit shortens the time that a fallen or leaking conductor stays live and removes the need to search for the faulty pole. Since all parts are cheap and easy to obtain, the design is suitable for rural and semi-urban feeders where more advanced monitoring is not affordable. Several improvements are possible. A proper current and voltage sensing stage with adjustable thresholds would make detection more precise. A tilt or vibration sensor could report a pole that has fallen. A solar panel with a battery would keep the unit working through an outage. A LoRa or NB-IoT link could replace SMS in areas with weak GSM coverage, and a cloud dashboard could show all poles on a map. Finally, a field trial on a real feeder, under utility supervision, would give measured data on reliability and response time.

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