A Lightweight CNN–GRU Model of Arc Fault Detection Based on Multimodal Feature Fusion Algorithm
摘要
A lightweight deep learning model is proposed for detecting DC series arc faults in residential PV energy storage systems (PESSs). It employs a dual-branch architecture consisting of a multi-scale attention-based convolutional neural network and a two-layer gated recurrent unit. The model takes multimodal input, consisting of raw current sequences and gramian angular summation field (GASF) representations. And it utilized a cross-attention module to fuse temporal and GASF representations. The performance of the model is tested on a PC with Jetson Nano-level computational capability. The accuracy and inference delay are 99.64% and 44.5 ms per sample, respectively. The model size is only 0.30 MB. These results demonstrate high detection accuracy and strong potential for edge deployment. It can be used to develop the arc fault circuit interrupters.