UNDERGROUND CABLE FAULT DETECTOR USING ARDUINO

Due to the subterranean environment, wear and tear, rats, etc., underground cables are vulnerable to a wide range of problems. It is challenging to identify the cause of a failure; instead, the entire cable needs to be removed from the ground to be examined and fixed. The purpose of the study is to use a microcontroller to find the problem in underground cable lines that connect the base station to another substation. The cable must be examined for faults and switches must be used to create faults at each known distance between two substations in order to discover a cable failure. A programmable microcontroller IC is supplied a changing voltage in the event of a problem, which is then shown further on IOT fault. With the help of the Wi-Fi module ESP8266, IOT is utilised to show data online. A website or android application can be used to display errors. Underground cables have been utilised for many years for the actual power distribution lines that function on a global scale. Underground voltage cables are widely utilised to lessen the vulnerability of distribution networks to environmental effects. Because subterranean connections provide benefits, underground cables are frequently employed in power distribution networks. In metropolitan locations, underground cable systems are a widespread practise. While a cable fault can develop for a variety of causes, it might be challenging to locate the fault’s surrounding position while removing or replacing the cable. The solution suggested in this project is used to locate the fault’s subarea and show it to the appropriate application via the internet using a Wi-Fi module.