The invention relates to the technical field of power distribution network fault positioning, in particular to a power distribution network fault traveling wave positioning method and
system, and the method comprises the steps: synchronously collecting a
transient signal through a distributed traveling wave sensing unit, and extracting an initial traveling wave
arrival time; constructing an adaptive
wave velocity model based on line physical parameters to calculate an equivalent propagation velocity; dynamically generating a traveling
wave propagation tree according to the real-
time switch state to determine an effective monitoring path; based on the propagation path and the actual
arrival time, an optimization
algorithm is adopted to determine a preliminary fault point; and calculating a
consistency index of the polarity of the traveling
waves of the adjacent nodes, starting a multi-
hypothesis tracking mechanism in a preliminary point neighborhood when the
consistency index is lower than a threshold value, performing confidence coefficient weighted evaluation by combining a traveling wave attenuation model, and outputting an accurate positioning result. According to the method, through cooperation of dynamic
topology mapping, adaptive
wave velocity correction and multi-source closed-loop
verification, the precision, reliability and adaptive capability of fault positioning in a complex power distribution network environment are remarkably improved, and the operation and maintenance requirements of rapid self-healing are met.