# Fault Detection in Electrical Distribution System using Autoencoders

arXiv: https://arxiv.org/abs/2602.14939 · HTML: https://mlsanity.com/paper/2602.14939/

## Key facts

- No citing papers in the map yet (data through 14 Oct 2026).
- Builds on 6 of its 29 references that are in the map.
- First posted on arXiv 16 Feb 2026.

## Builds on (most cited first, 6 of 6)

- [From Principal Subspaces to Principal Components with Linear Autoencoders](https://mlsanity.com/paper/1804.10253/) (2018)
- [Evaluating the Planning and Operational Resilience of Electrical Distribution Systems with Distributed Energy Resources using Complex Network Theory](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2208.11543/) (2022)
- [Data-Driven Approach to form Energy Resilient Smart Microgrids with Identification of Vulnerable Nodes in Active Electrical Distribution Network](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2208.11682/) (2022)
- [Evaluation of Energy Resilience and Cost Benefit in Microgrid with Peer-to-Peer Energy Trading](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2212.02318/) (2022)
- [A Resilient Power Distribution System using P2P Energy Sharing](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2303.09471/) (2023)
- [Advancements in Enhancing Resilience of Electrical Distribution Systems: A Review on Frameworks, Metrics, and Technological Innovations](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2311.07050/) (2023)

## Abstract (arXiv)

In recent times, there has been considerable interest in fault detection within electrical power systems, garnering attention from both academic researchers and industry professionals. Despite the development of numerous fault detection methods and their adaptations over the past decade, their practical application remains highly challenging. Given the probabilistic nature of fault occurrences and parameters, certain decision-making tasks could be approached from a probabilistic standpoint. Protective systems are tasked with the detection, classification, and localization of faulty voltage and current line magnitudes, culminating in the activation of circuit breakers to isolate the faulty line. An essential aspect of designing effective fault detection systems lies in obtaining reliable data for training and testing, which is often scarce. Leveraging deep learning techniques, particularly the powerful capabilities of pattern classifiers in learning, generalizing, and parallel processing, offers promising avenues for intelligent fault detection. To address this, our paper proposes an anomaly-based approach for fault detection in electrical power systems, employing deep autoencoders. Additionally, we utilize Convolutional Autoencoders (CAE) for dimensionality reduction, which, due to its fewer parameters, requires less training time compared to conventional autoencoders. The proposed method demonstrates superior performance and accuracy compared to alternative detection approaches by achieving an accuracy of 97.62% and 99.92% on simulated and publicly available datasets.