POWER SUPPLY DEVICE AND DETERMINING METHOD

    公开(公告)号:US20220306020A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-09-29

    申请号:US17487762

    申请日:2021-09-28

    申请人: DENSO TEN Limited

    摘要: A power supply device includes: a first system; a second system; an inter-system switch configured to be able to connect and disconnect between the first system and the second system; a determining unit configured to keep the inter-system switch in an ON state in a normal time, and turn off the inter-system switch and determine which system a ground fault has occurred in, if detecting a ground fault of the first system or the second system; and a suppression circuit configured to suppress an electric discharge of the second power supply and supply electric power for ground fault detection to the second system, and the determining unit determines whether any ground fault has occurred in the second system or not, based on the electric power which is supplied from the suppression circuit to the second system.

    Systems and methods for a controlled dynamic MHO distance characteristic

    公开(公告)号:US11411389B1

    公开(公告)日:2022-08-09

    申请号:US17201066

    申请日:2021-03-15

    IPC分类号: H02H3/40 H02H7/28 G01R31/08

    摘要: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are disclosed for identifying a fault using systems and methods for a controlled dynamic MHO characteristic. Particularly, the systems and methods described herein may automatically control the dynamic expansion of the MHO characteristic based on the estimation of uncontrolled dynamic MHO expansion estimation and maximum allowable expansion set by a user. This may provide flexibility in that, the MHO can be allowed to expand to a maximum level, when the estimated MHO expansion value is below the user defined maximum allowable expansion level, but also provides a controlled dynamic MHO when the estimated values are above the maximum allowable level.

    Systems and methods for relay logic for alarming and tripping for energized downed conductors

    公开(公告)号:US10825323B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-11-03

    申请号:US15859107

    申请日:2017-12-29

    申请人: PPL Corporation

    发明人: Mychal Kistler

    IPC分类号: G08B21/18 H02H1/00 H02H7/28

    摘要: A method of determining a fault and whether to activate an alarm includes detecting a first high impendence fault (HIF) at a first detection circuit having a first phase and triggering a variable pickup timer. The method further includes monitoring for a second HIF at a second detection circuit having a second phase for a period of time set by the variable pickup timer. The method further includes determining whether to trigger an alarm, wherein the alarm is triggered by the second HIF at the second detection circuit having the second phase being detected during the period of time and the alarm is otherwise not triggered.

    Direct current distance protection schemes

    公开(公告)号:US10734802B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-08-04

    申请号:US15573936

    申请日:2016-05-12

    摘要: A DC distance protection scheme for protecting a DC power transmission medium within the DC electrical power network. The DC distance protection scheme includes a protection device that is coupled in use to a DC power transmission medium. The protection device is operable to protect the DC power transmission medium from an electrical fault. The DC distance protection scheme also includes a measurement apparatus to selectively measure the current and voltage of the DC power transmission medium. In addition the DC distance protection scheme also includes a controller that is programmed to calculate an operating voltage of the DC power transmission medium using the measured current and voltage; perform a transient comparison between the calculated operating voltage and the measured voltage; and operate the protection device to protect the DC power transmission medium if the transient comparison meets a predefined criterion.

    FOUR-WAY AUTOMATIC TRANSFER SWITCH POWER TOPOLOGY

    公开(公告)号:US20200169113A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-05-28

    申请号:US16201573

    申请日:2018-11-27

    IPC分类号: H02J9/06 H01H71/00 H02H7/28

    摘要: Systems and apparatuses include a mesh network for power distribution. The mesh network includes a plurality of interconnected four-way automatic transfer switches. Each four-way automatic transfer switch includes a common pole, a first pole selectively coupled to the common pole with a first switching device, a second pole selectively coupled to the common pole with a second switching device, a third pole selectively coupled to the common pole with a third switching device, and a fourth pole selectively coupled to the common pole with a fourth switching device. The common pole of a first interconnected four-way automatic transfer switch of the plurality of interconnected four-way automatic transfer switches is structured to provide power to a corresponding load, and the common poles of two or more of the plurality of interconnected four-way automatic transfer switches are structured to receive power from corresponding power sources.

    SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LOCATING EARTH FAULT IN POWER GRIDS

    公开(公告)号:US20190137559A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-05-09

    申请号:US16303420

    申请日:2017-05-16

    摘要: In a multi-phase power grid fed by a power source, earth fault (460) is located by means of a power supply source synchronized with the power grid, which is connected between a zero point of the grid and earth. In a fault current compensation mode (420), a control unit controls the alternating voltage source to compensate for any ground fault current in the power grid to a value below a threshold level. In a fault detecting mode (430), the control unit gradually adjusts the output voltage of the alternating voltage source with respect to amplitude and/or phase angle (440). A change of zero-sequence current and zero-sequence admittance between the alternating voltage source and a fault location is measured (450) by means of at least one detector. The at least one detector is communicatively connected to the control unit and reports recorded measured values representing zero-sequence current and/or zero-sequence admittance to the control unit. In the fault detecting mode, the control unit localizes a ground fault (460) based on at least one of said measurement values representing changes of the zero-sequence current and/or zero-sequence admittance, upon which an affected branch is disconnected (470) or the system switches to the fault compensation mode (420).

    Method and device for determining direction of current flowing through circuit breaker

    公开(公告)号:US10242834B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-03-26

    申请号:US14191729

    申请日:2014-02-27

    摘要: A method and device are disclosed for determining the direction of current flowing through a circuit breaker. An embodiment includes obtaining a sample value of current flowing through the circuit breaker and a differential value of current; obtaining a sample value of voltage at the circuit breaker; on the basis of a relationship between voltage and current in an equivalent circuit in which the circuit breaker lies at the present time and at a previous time, obtaining an equivalent resistance and an equivalent inductance in the equivalent circuit; if the equivalent resistance and equivalent inductance are both greater than zero, determining that the direction of current flowing through the circuit breaker is the same as the current reference direction, and if the equivalent resistance and equivalent inductance are both less than zero, determining that the direction of current flowing through the circuit breaker is opposite to the current reference direction.

    Multi-directional electrical power protection system

    公开(公告)号:US09660435B2

    公开(公告)日:2017-05-23

    申请号:US13332927

    申请日:2011-12-21

    IPC分类号: H02H3/08 H02H7/26 H02H7/28

    摘要: A multidirectional electrical power protection system, includes a first power supply and at least a second power supply with each supply being configured for supplying power to a main bus circuit; a first load bus electrically connected to the first power supply and at least the second power supply, at least a second load bus electrically coupled with each of the first power supply and at least the second power supply, the first load bus and the second load bus configured for energizing devices connected to the respective first and second load bus; and at least one smart contactor in coupled with the main bus circuit, the at least one smart contactor being configured for sensing a first current flowing in a first direction through the main bus circuit and for sensing a second current flowing in a second direction through the main bus circuit.