REDUCING TRANSFORMER INRUSH CURRENT
    2.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20230420933A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-12-28

    申请号:US18337920

    申请日:2023-06-20

    申请人: ABB Schweiz AG

    IPC分类号: H02H9/00 H02H7/04 H01H9/56

    CPC分类号: H02H9/002 H02H7/04 H01H9/56

    摘要: A start-up method for reducing inrush current to a transformer when closing a switching device. The switching device includes three single-pole operated current interrupting means. The method includes monitoring a voltage. The method includes, for each of a sequence of iterations: at a same opening angle relative to a reference angle of the voltage, starting an opening sequence of the switching device; at a closing angle relative to the reference angle, which is shifted in relation to the closing angle of all other iterations in the sequence, starting a closing sequence of the switching device; and obtaining an indication of the overall inrush current resulting from the closing. The method includes selecting for future use with the opening angle, the closing angle of one of the iterations in which the overall inrush current is relatively low when compared with the other iterations of the sequence.

    Controlling a Controllably Conductive Device Based on Zero-Crossing Detection

    公开(公告)号:US20230141780A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-05-11

    申请号:US18149113

    申请日:2023-01-01

    IPC分类号: H01H47/18 H01H9/56

    CPC分类号: H01H47/18 H01H9/56

    摘要: A load control device may control power delivered to an electrical load from an AC power source. The load control device may include a controllably conductive device adapted to be coupled in series electrical connection between the AC power source and the electrical load, a zero-cross detect circuit configured to generate a zero-cross signal representative of the zero-crossings of an AC voltage. The zero-cross signal may be characterized by pulses occurring in time with the zero-crossings of the AC voltage. The load control device may include a control circuit operatively coupled to the controllably conductive device and the zero cross detect circuit. The control circuit may be configured to identify a rising-edge time and a falling-edge time of one of the pulses of the zero-cross signal, and may control a conductive state of the controllably conductive device based on the rising-edge time and the falling-edge time of the pulse.

    CIRCUIT BREAKER
    7.
    发明申请
    CIRCUIT BREAKER 审中-公开

    公开(公告)号:US20190206639A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-07-04

    申请号:US16331537

    申请日:2017-09-08

    发明人: Kenan ASKAN

    摘要: A circuit breaker includes: at least one external conductor section from an external conductor supply connection in the circuit breaker to an external conductor load connection in the circuit breaker; and a neutral conductor section from a neutral conductor connection in the circuit breaker to a neutral conductor connection in the circuit breaker. The at least one external conductor section includes a mechanical bypass switch and a first mechanical isolating switch which are serially arranged. A second mechanical isolating switch is arranged in the neutral conductor section. A semiconductor circuit arrangement in the circuit breaker is connected in parallel to the bypass switch. A current measuring device is arranged in the at least one external conductor section that is linked to an electronic control unit in the circuit breaker. The electronic control unit operates the bypass switch, the first and second mechanical isolating switches, and the semiconductor circuit arrangement.

    A METHOD FOR PHASE CONTROLLED ENERGIZING OF POWER TRANSFORMER

    公开(公告)号:US20190190254A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-06-20

    申请号:US16327809

    申请日:2016-08-23

    申请人: ABB Schweiz AG

    摘要: In aspects, the present invention provides a method for phase controlled energizing of a power transformer (130). The method comprises acquiring electrical voltage signal from a voltage sensing device (160, 170) connected to the power transformer when a circuit breaker (140) disconnects the power transformer from a power source (110). Determining a first characterizing data in the voltage signal within a pre-determined set of cycles at about an opening operation of the circuit breaker and determining a second characterizing data within the pre-determined set of cycles in the voltage signal subsequent to the opening operation of the circuit breaker. Estimating a level of magnetization of the core of the power transformer based on at least one of second characterizing data, and the first characterizing data and the second characterizing data. Operating the circuit breaker at a determined instant of switching based on the estimated level of magnetization for a phase controlled energizing of the power transformer by the circuit breaker.