METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETECTING A FAULT IN AN ELECTRICAL NETWORK

The invention relates to a method for detecting a fault in an electrical network (1) through which an AC current flows, the method comprising a step of acquiring three samples (S1, S2, S3) of a sinusoidal signal (S) that is representative of the current flowing in the network (1), the acquisition of each sample being spaced apart by a fixed sampling time (T), a step of calculating an amplitude (A) of the signal (S), the calculation of the amplitude (A) depending solely on the three acquired samples (S1, S2, S3) and being independent of the sampling time (T), a step of determining a fault if the calculated amplitude (A) is above a first predetermined threshold or if the calculated amplitude (A) is below a second predetermined threshold.