Applying Edge AI to DC Arc Fault Detection (Part 1) (Download)
DC systems are everywhere, from solar on rooftops to electric-vehicle (EV) charging and battery packs. DC went from niche to essential rather quickly, but one problem doesn’t get enough attention until something breaks: DC series arc faults. The aftermath of arc faults includes melted busbars, burned connectors, possibly fire damage. One little arc that no one caught in time can wreck a whole system.
Because traditional protection isn’t great at catching arc faults, edge artificial intelligence (AI) is starting to make sense, with local processing, fast response, and pattern recognition that are missed by older methods.
