High voltage direct current(HVDC)transmission line has a long distance
great differences in terrain
geomorphology
environment and climate. It has high probability of failure and needs high accuracy for fault location. So
the wave equation describing the electrical characteristics of the distributed parameter line is put forward
which is the basis of fault location principle. According to the time
frequency and space
the traveling wave methods
natural frequency methods and fault analysis methods are summarized. It makes clear that the main fault location method in real application should be traveling wave method
and the others assist to improve the reliability of overall fault location. Then
the follow-up ideas and programs to improve several existing problems are also presented