Rapidly evolving renewable energy generation technologies and the ever-increasing scale
of renewable energy installations are driving the need for more accurate, faster, and smarter …

Protection devices are extensively utilized in direct current (DC) systems to ensure their
normal operation and safety. However, series arc faults that establish current paths in the air …

In a solar photovoltaic (PV) power generation system, arc faults including series arc fault
(SAF) and parallel arc fault (PAF) may occur due to aging of joints or other reasons. It may …

Due to the power quality problems and the use of some nonlinear loads such as soft starters,
rectifiers, and frequency converters, the circuit current will contain complicated harmonic …

Series arc faults (SAFs) are the most common faults in photovoltaic systems. If a SAF is not
detected in time, it may lead to some catastrophic damages to the system. This article …

DC series arc faults are known as a great threat in photovoltaic (PV) systems that may lead
to fire and electric shock hazards. This article concentrates on driving effective models …

This article investigates into signal regularity in ac series arc fault (SAF) detection. The
regularity can solve the vital problem that SAF current characteristics change or disappear in …

DC microgrids contribute to the increasing penetration of renewable energies. However, a
dc arc fault will lead to malfunctions and even fire hazards in a dc microgrid. To ensure the …

Arc phenomena are usually related to the undesired disengagement of two electrical
connections. The emission power discharge from the failure arc may damage wiring and can …

AC series arc faults in the power system can lead to electrical fires. However, the
generalization performance of the determined detection method would be affected under …