In order to make full use of the phase information of initial modulus traveling wave and overcome the error of traditional initial modulus traveling wave front identification method
a single-phase grounding fault location method is proposed based on the distortion characteristics and dispersion effect of the modulus traveling wave propagating on the transmission line
which locates single-phase grounding fault by using the phase relation between the same high-frequency components of initial zero-mode and aerial-mode voltage traveling waves at two-terminal measuring points. The proposed method does not require accurate synchronization at both terminals
nor does it depend on the arrival time of the modulus traveling waves and wave velocity information. The transmission line model is built on PSCAD and the simulation is carried out. The simulative results show the effectiveness and reliability of the proposed method.