A Fault Indicator Device (FID) with Energy Harvesting and Direct SCADA Connection Capability for Distribution Systems

In this paper, an innovative FID is introduced for electric distribution systems. The proposed FID has encountered self-power consumption through line current with a magnetic energy harvesting technology. Additionally, a direct SCADA connection has been achieved via an integrated GSM communication circuit through the IEC 60870-5-104 protocol without requiring an additional communication panel installed on the electric distribution towers or gateway and server requirements. With these contributions, the developed FID has attained intelligent electronic device abilities which can help the distribution system operators to improve their SAIDI and SAIFI indexes. This paper introduces the novel hardware topology and software architecture of the developed FID. Moreover, the field application results are given in the paper to show the usage and effectiveness of the developed device.