Authors

Mr. Amit Kumar

S.L.I.E.T. Longowal, Sangrur, Punjab-148106, India

Jasmin M

S.L.I.E.T. Longowal, Sangrur, Punjab-148106, India

D. Deepshikha Saxena

S.L.I.E.T. Longowal, Sangrur, Punjab-148106, India

Abstract

The objective of this project is to determine the distance of underground cable fault from base station in kilometers using an Arduino board. The underground cabling system is a common practice followed in many urban areas. There are many electrical, telephone and other signal cables are laid underground. Many time faults occur due to construction works and other reasons. At that time it is difficult to dig out cable due to not knowing the exact location of the cable fault. The purpose of this paper is to determine the distance from the base station's underground cable fault in kilometers. In this project we used a simple concept of ohm’s low .When a fault occurs in the system the distance located on liquid crystal display (LCD). The exact fault location co-ordinates  is also displayed in LCD using GPS. Until the last decade, cables were designed to be placed above the head and, at present, there is no underground cable that is higher than the previous method. adverse weather conditions such as storms, snow, torrential rains and pollution does not affect on underground lines But when a fault occurs in underground lines it is difficult to locate the fault in underground cable. We will find the exact location of the fault. Now the world has become digitized so, the project is to detect exact location of the fault in digital form.

Keywords

Underground Cable Fault Detection Fault Location Identification GPS Based Fault Detection Power Cable Monitoring Electrical Fault Detection System

Citation of this Article

Mr. Amit Kumar, Jasmin M, & D. Deepshikha Saxena. (2026). Underground Cable Fault Detection and Location Identification System with GPS. Current Journal of Engineering and Science Research. 3(3), 1-5. Article DOI: https://doi.org/10.47001/CJESR/2026.303001

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