Single-phase　adaptive　reclosure　(SPAR)　schemes　applied　to　transmission　lines　have　been　an　effective　method　to　improve　the　stability　of　power　system.　Attractive　techniques　have　been　proposed　for　SPAR　schemes　based　on　the　tripped　fault-phase　voltage.　But　for　transmission　lines　with　shunt　reactors,　the　voltage　is　so　minor　that　the　error　of　voltage　transformer　limits　the　applications　of　voltage-based　SPAR　schemes.　To　overcome　this　disadvantage,　a　new　scheme　using　differential　current　between　the　calculated　current　based　on　transient　fault　model　and　the　actual　measured　current　from　the　fault　phase　of　shunt　reactor　is　proposed　in　this　paper.　The　calculated　current　is　obtained　by　using　the　transient　fault　model　whether　there　is　a　transient　or　permanent　fault.　:In　the　case　of　transient　fault,　the　calculated　current　is　close　to　the　measured　current　due　to　the　actual　fault　model　being　close　to　the　calculated　model.　As　for　the　permanent　fault,　the　calculated　current　is　quite　different　from　the　measured　current.　Therefore,　the　differential　current　of　the　fault　phase　can　be　employed　to　distinguish　permanent　fault　from　transient　fault.　At　last,　the　Alternative　Transients　Program　simulation　results　show　that　the　developed　algorithm　can　identify　the　permanent　fault　correctly　and　reliably,　and　is　promised　to　be　applied　to　SPAR　for　transmission　lines　with　shunt　reactors.