MUMBAI, India, Jan. 9 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202521118609 A) filed by Dr. D. Y. Patil Institute Of Technology, Pune, Maharashtra, on Nov. 28, 2025, for 'underground cable fault detection using arduino.'

Inventor(s) include Mr. Rohit Katre; Hrishikesh Pawar; Prajwal Pethe; and Mayur Hage.

The application for the patent was published on Jan. 9, under issue no. 02/2026.

According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "Underground power cables are essential elements of contemporary electrical distribution systems, yet they remain susceptible to a variety of faults arising from insulation deterioration, moisture penetration, aging, and external mechanical stresses. Conventiona...