Summary of Fault Section Location in Distribution Network

As the core function of feeder automation,fault location of distribution network has the vital significance in maintaining the power supply reliability.This paper mainly discusses the development process of fault section location in distribution network and mainly summarizes the two kinds of fault section location method.One is based on fault information acquired by field terminal units and the other is based on complaint telephone calls from customers.Finally,aiming at problems in present distribution fault location,this paper proposes future research directions.