Low and medium speed magnetic levitation traffic with short power supply distance and complex grounding network structure, prone to power supply rail grounding faults. However, the existing fault location methods do not accurately locate the fault point, which in turn makes it difficult for the protection device to act to cut off the fault. To address the above problems, this paper builds a dynamic simulation model of the low and medium speed magnetic levitation power supply rails to study the distribution characteristics of the fault traveling waves after a ground fault occurs in the power supply rails, and analyses the generation mechanism of the traveling wave spectrum through formula calculation. The first step is to determine whether an earth fault has occurred by analysing the difference in current between the positive and negative busbars. Secondly, the direction of the current difference between stations is compared to locate the faulty section. Finally, the fault distance is calculated from the frequency difference of the fault voltage at the double-ended station. Through simulation, the method is validated to be unaffected by fault location, fault transition resistance, noise interference, and is applicable to short circuit faults caused by lightning strikes, and the ranging error always remains within 20m. The method has strong robustness, can effectively solve the problem of protection misoperation and accurately locate the fault point. It is suitable for low and medium speed magnetic levitation transportation power supply rail ground fault.

The multi-energy conversion equipment power devices are prone to form creeping discharges at the interface of silicone gel and ceramic substrate. In this paper, the influence mechanism of coupled temperature-frequency effects on the creeping discharge of “gel-solid” insulation and the surface damage characteristics of ceramic substrate under high-frequency electrical stress were investigated; and the influence mechanism of specimen properties on the discharge was studied based on different degassing methods. The research results showed that the partial discharge initial voltage was independent of the change in frequency, but decreased with increasing temperature. The maximum discharge amplitude and the pulse recurrence frequency increase first and then decrease with the increase of frequency, and there is the phenomenon of “frequency-induced inflection point”; the trend increases with the increase of temperature, and the increase of temperature has a certain weakening effect on the phenomenon of “frequency-induced inflection point”. Due to the nature of the material, the discharge activity of the vacuum-treated sample is slightly lower than that of the non-degassed sample. With the aggravation of surface damage and the generation of products in different discharge stages, the surface conductivity showed a gradual upward trend. The analysis concluded that the coupled temperature-frequency effects had a significant effect on the development of creeping discharge; the bubbles in the colloid and the air gap in the substrate were important factors affecting the discharge; and the creeping discharge pattern was mainly determined by the damage characteristics of the substrate.