Systems and methods for impedance-based broken conductor detection in electric distribution systems

    公开(公告)号:US11650240B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-05-16

    申请号:US17208995

    申请日:2021-03-22

    IPC分类号: G01R31/08 G01R27/16

    CPC分类号: G01R31/085 G01R27/16

    摘要: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are disclosed for impedance-based broken conductor detection in electric distribution systems. Upon the detection of a broken conductor, the affected overhead line will be de-energized before it hits the ground. An example method may include determining, during a first time period, a first impedance value measured by a first IED, and may further include determining, during a second time period that after the first time period, a second impedance value measured by the first IED. The method may further include determining a first ratio based on dividing a difference between the first impedance value and the second impedance value by the first impedance value, and may further include determining that the first ratio deviates from a threshold setpoint, and determining that a broken conductor condition occurs based on the first ratio deviating from the threshold setpoint.

    Parameter estimation in driver circuitry

    公开(公告)号:US11644494B1

    公开(公告)日:2023-05-09

    申请号:US17690402

    申请日:2022-03-09

    IPC分类号: H03K5/24 G01R27/16

    CPC分类号: G01R27/16 H03K5/24

    摘要: Circuitry for driving a load, the circuitry comprising: driver circuitry; load sensing circuitry; and a parameter estimation engine, wherein the circuitry is operable in: a driving mode of operation in which the driver circuitry supplies a drive signal to a load coupled to the circuitry; and a load sensing mode of operation, for estimating a characteristic of a load coupled to the circuitry based on a signal output by the load sensing circuitry in response to a stimulus signal supplied to the driver circuitry, and wherein the circuitry is operable to perform a calibration operation in which the parameter estimation engine generates a circuit parameter for use in the load sensing mode based, at least in part, on a signal generated by the circuitry in response to a calibration stimulus signal supplied to the driver circuitry.

    ZERO-SEQUENCE IMPEDANCE MEASUREMENT OF COUPLED AC TRANSMISSION LINES

    公开(公告)号:US20220413026A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-12-29

    申请号:US17897799

    申请日:2022-08-29

    IPC分类号: G01R27/16 G01R31/52

    摘要: A method for impedance measurement of coupled AC transmission lines. The method includes measuring a zero-sequence impedance of a three-phase transmission line that are configured to transmit electric power from a first substation of a power system to a second substation of the power system. Measuring the zero-sequence impedance includes disconnecting the three-phase transmission line from the power system, connecting a receiving end of the first three-phase transmission line to a local ground, connecting each phase of the three-phase transmission line at a sending end of the three-phase transmission line to a terminal node, measuring a zero-sequence current of the first three-phase transmission line, measuring a zero-sequence voltage of the three-phase transmission line, and calculating the zero-sequence impedance based on the zero-sequence current and the zero-sequence voltage.

    FAULT LOCATION SYSTEM USING VOLTAGE OR CURRENT MEASUREMENT FROM DIVERSE LOCATIONS ON A DISTRIBUTION NETWORK

    公开(公告)号:US20220308104A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-09-29

    申请号:US17834974

    申请日:2022-06-08

    发明人: Yoav Sharon

    摘要: A method for identifying a location of a fault in an electrical power distribution network that includes identifying an impedance of an electrical line between each pair of adjacent utility poles, measuring a voltage and a current of the power signal at a switching device during the fault, and estimating a voltage at each of the utility poles downstream of the switching device using the impedance of the electrical line between the utility poles and the measured voltage and current during the fault. The method calculates a reactive power value at each of the utility poles using the estimated voltages, where calculating a reactive power value includes compensating for distributed loads along the electrical line that consume reactive power during the fault, and determines the location of the fault based on where the reactive power goes to zero along the electrical line.

    SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPEDANCE-BASED BROKEN CONDUCTOR DETECTION IN ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS

    公开(公告)号:US20220299557A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-09-22

    申请号:US17208995

    申请日:2021-03-22

    IPC分类号: G01R31/08 G01R27/16

    摘要: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are disclosed for impedance-based broken conductor detection in electric distribution systems. Upon the detection of a broken conductor, the affected overhead line will be de-energized before it hits the ground. An example method may include determining, during a first time period, a first impedance value measured by a first IED, and may further include determining, during a second time period that after the first time period, a second impedance value measured by the first IED. The method may further include determining a first ratio based on dividing a difference between the first impedance value and the second impedance value by the first impedance value, and may further include determining that the first ratio deviates from a threshold setpoint, and determining that a broken conductor condition occurs based on the first ratio deviating from the threshold setpoint.

    ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE CAPABLE OF DOSE CONTROL AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF

    公开(公告)号:US20220232898A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-07-28

    申请号:US17722385

    申请日:2022-04-17

    摘要: The disclosure provides an electronic cigarette capable of dose control and a control method thereof. The electronic cigarette includes a housing, a liquid storage chamber, a vaporizing device, a battery, an airflow sensor, and a control circuit. The control circuit includes a microcontroller, a power control unit, a timing unit, an energy statistics and conversion unit, and an indication unit. The microcontroller is preset with preset parameters including a preset dose threshold. The airflow sensor detects airflow during vaping, then the power control unit supplies power for a heating unit, and the timing unit starts timing, the power control unit detects power of the heating unit, the energy statistics and conversion unit calculates and converts consumption of electric energy into a dose of consumed cigarette liquid, when the dose of consumed cigarette liquid reaches the preset dose threshold, the indication unit provides an indication.

    APPARATUS FOR MEASURING AN IMPEDANCE OF LOAD

    公开(公告)号:US20220229100A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-07-21

    申请号:US17712466

    申请日:2022-04-04

    IPC分类号: G01R27/16 G01R31/34

    摘要: The present application relates to apparatus (400, 500) for measuring an impedance of an electrical load (300) that is configured to be coupled to a controlled current source (200). The apparatus (400, 500) comprises a first coupling node (402) configured to be coupled to a first terminal (302) of the load (300) and a second coupling node (404) configured to be coupled to a second terminal (304) of the load (300). The apparatus further comprises a transformer (406) having a primary winding (408) and a secondary winding (410) and a capacitance (412) connected in series between a first terminal (414) of the secondary winding (410) and the first coupling node (402). A second terminal (416) of the secondary winding (410) is connected to the second coupling node (404). The apparatus further comprises a processing unit (424) is configured to control an excitation signal that is applied to the primary winding (408) so as to cause a variation, corresponding to the excitation signal, in an input current of the load (300), measure the input current and an input voltage of the load (300), and, based on the measured input current and input voltage, determining the impedance of the load (300).