Method and measuring assembly for detecting faults on electrical lines

A method for fault detection on an electrical line, the method comprising:

• feeding-in a measurement signal at a first location on the line by using a measuring assembly;
• reflecting the measurement signal at a reflection location on the line;
• receiving the reflected measurement signal at the first location;
• determining a fault location on the line based on a time duration until reception of the reflected measurement signal while taking a line attenuation into consideration;
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• determining the line attenuation based on a level of the reflected measurement signal received at the first location.

. A measuring assembly for fault detection on an electrical line, the measuring assembly comprising:

• a signal generator apparatus disposed at a first location on the line and configured to feed a measurement signal into the line;
• a reception apparatus disposed at the first location and configured to receive a reflected measurement signal reflected from a reflection location on the line;
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• an evaluation apparatus configured to determine a fault location on the line based on a time duration until reception of the reflected measurement signal while taking a line attenuation into consideration. said evaluation apparatus configured to determine the line attenuation based on a level of the reflected measurement signal received at the first location.