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07-02-2020 дата публикации

Измерительный преобразователь переменного тока в постоянный

Номер: RU0000195861U1

Полезная модель относится к области электроизмерений, в частности к измерительным преобразователям, и может быть использована в приборах для измерения переменного напряжения путем преобразования его в постоянное. Преобразователь содержит фазосмещатель, три двухполупериодных выпрямителя, блок вычитания, дифференциатор и сглаживающий фильтр. Вход преобразователя соединен с входами первого двухполупериодного выпрямителя и через фазосмещатель с входом второго двухполупериодного выпрямителя, выходы первого и второго двухполупериодных выпрямителей присоединены соответственно к первому и второму входам блока вычитания, выход которого через дифференциатор соединен с входом третьего двухполупериодного выпрямителя, выход которого соединен с входом сглаживающего фильтра, выход которого является выходом преобразователя.Техническим результатом заявляемой полезной модели является повышение быстродействия преобразователя за счет уменьшения постоянной времени сглаживающего фильтра. 2 ил. РОССИЙСКАЯ ФЕДЕРАЦИЯ (19) RU (11) (13) 195 861 U1 (51) МПК G01R 19/22 (2006.01) ФЕДЕРАЛЬНАЯ СЛУЖБА ПО ИНТЕЛЛЕКТУАЛЬНОЙ СОБСТВЕННОСТИ (12) ОПИСАНИЕ ПОЛЕЗНОЙ МОДЕЛИ К ПАТЕНТУ (52) СПК G01R 19/22 (2019.08) (21)(22) Заявка: 2019141467, 12.12.2019 (24) Дата начала отсчета срока действия патента: (73) Патентообладатель(и): Колесников Евгений Борисович (RU) Дата регистрации: 07.02.2020 Приоритет(ы): (22) Дата подачи заявки: 12.12.2019 (45) Опубликовано: 07.02.2020 Бюл. № 4 1 9 5 8 6 1 R U (54) ИЗМЕРИТЕЛЬНЫЙ ПРЕОБРАЗОВАТЕЛЬ ПЕРЕМЕННОГО ТОКА В ПОСТОЯННЫЙ (57) Реферат: Полезная модель относится к области выпрямителей присоединены соответственно к электроизмерений, в частности к измерительным первому и второму входам блока вычитания, преобразователям, и может быть использована выход которого через дифференциатор соединен в приборах для измерения переменного с входом третьего двухполупериодного напряжения путем преобразования его в выпрямителя, выход которого соединен с входом постоянное. Преобразователь ...

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22-03-2012 дата публикации

Methods and systems for determining vascular bodily lumen information and guiding medical devices

Номер: US20120071782A1
Принадлежит: Angiometrix Corp

Methods and systems for determining information about a vascular bodily lumen are described. An exemplary method includes generating an electrical signal, delivering the electrical signal to a plurality of excitation elements in the vicinity of the vascular bodily lumen, measuring a responsive electrical signal from a plurality of sensing elements in response to the delivered electrical signal, and determining a lumen dimension. Specific embodiments include generating a multiple frequency electrical signal. Another embodiment includes measuring a plurality of responsive signals at a plurality of frequencies. Still other embodiments include using spatial diversity of the excitation elements. Yet other embodiments use method for calibration and de-embedding of such measurements to determine the lumen dimensions. Diagnostic devices incorporating the method are also disclosed, including guide wires, catheters and implants. The methods and systems described herein are advantageous as they do not include injecting a second fluid for the measurements.

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05-04-2012 дата публикации

System and method for frequency measurement based on quadratic forms

Номер: US20120084035A1
Принадлежит: Schneider Electric USA Inc

A system and methods for determining points for an algorithm to calculate the frequency of a waveform measured from a monitoring device. Data points are measured from the waveform. A last point of interest from the previous cycle of the waveform is referenced. Four points of interest at equally spaced phase angles from the current cycle of the waveform are determined by calculating the average of the data points around each of the respective equally spaced phase angles of the current cycle of the waveform. The average value of the points of interest in the current cycle is subtracted from the four points of interest and the last point of interest from the previous cycle to compensate for DC bias. A frequency of the waveform is determined based on the determined four points of interest of the current cycle and the last point of interest from the previous cycle. The correction factor for determining sample frequency may be reduced for subsequent cycles in order to increase stability.

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19-04-2012 дата публикации

Current Sensor Array for Measuring Currents in a Primary Conductor

Номер: US20120091996A1

Disclosed are a method and an array for measuring a primary current in a primary conductor that is magnetically coupled to a secondary conductor via a ferromagnetic core. In said method and array, the following is done; a voltage having a specific amplitude is applied to the secondary conductor such that a secondary current flows for reversing the magnetization of the ferromagnetic core; the secondary current is measured while the magnetization of the ferromagnetic core is reversed in order to obtain a first measured value; the polarity of the voltage is reversed such that a secondary current flows for once again reversing the magnetization of the ferromagnetic core; the secondary current is measured while the magnetization of the core is reversed in order to obtain a second measured value; the primary current is calculated in accordance with the first and the second measured value, the polarity of the voltage being regularly reversed at a certain sensor frequency that is continuously varied.

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10-05-2012 дата публикации

Electric current measuring device, electric current measuring method, and electric current measuring program

Номер: US20120112727A1
Принадлежит: Azbil Corp

A current measurement device has a rectification unit rectifying an alternating-current signal, an A/D conversion unit converting an analog signal corresponding to a signal obtained by the rectification into a digital signal, an addition unit for adding digital signals corresponding to alternating-current signals during a sampling period among the digital signals obtained by the conversion, and a current value conversion unit for converting an additional value obtained by the addition by the addition unit into a current value using a current value conversion function. The sampling period is a common multiple of the periods of alternating-current signals of 50 Hz and 60 Hz, the current values of which are to be measured.

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10-05-2012 дата публикации

Voltage sensing circuit with reduced susceptibility to gain drift

Номер: US20120112797A1
Принадлежит: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH

A voltage sensing circuit includes a voltage to current converter, an integrator, a sample and hold amplifier, and a modulator. The voltage to current converter produces a modulated current corresponding to an input voltage. The integrator demodulates the modulated current and produces a voltage sum of the demodulated current. The sample and hold amplifier samples the voltage sum and provides an output voltage corresponding to the voltage sum. The modulator modulates the output voltage and provides the modulated voltage to the voltage to current converter as a feedback voltage.

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17-05-2012 дата публикации

Control of Delivery of Current Through One or More Discharge Lamps

Номер: US20120123713A1
Принадлежит: Marvell Semiconductor Inc

Method to identify a current drawn by a fluorescent lamp in a circuit. Methods include receiving a voltage supplied to a fluorescent lamp drawing a current in response to the voltage, digitally sampling the voltage at a sampling frequency and associating a first time stamp with a voltage value representing one of a maximum or minimum value in observed voltage, receiving the current after receiving the voltage, digitally sampling the current at the sampling frequency and associating multiple second time stamps with a corresponding multiple current values, identifying a second time stamp, a difference between the first time stamp and the second time stamp being within a threshold, and identifying a current value associated with the second time stamp as the current drawn by the fluorescent lamp.

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24-05-2012 дата публикации

Circuitry for detecting a transient

Номер: US20120126771A1
Автор: Charles Derrick Tuten
Принадлежит: Qualcomm Inc

Circuitry configured for detecting a transient is described. The circuitry includes an analog-to-digital converter that obtains a first voltage sample at a first time and a second voltage sample at a second time. The circuitry also includes a slope detector coupled to the analog-to-digital converter. The slope detector determines a first slope based on the first voltage sample and the second voltage sample. The circuitry further includes a threshold detector coupled to the slope detector. The threshold detector generates a first signal if the first slope exceeds a transient threshold.

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07-06-2012 дата публикации

Mixed mode fluxgate current transducer

Номер: US20120139527A1

Electrical current transducer comprising a measuring circuit ( 6 ) and an inductor ( 4 ) for measuring a primary current I P flowing in a primary conductor ( 2 ), the inductor comprising a saturable magnetic core ( 10 ) made of a highly permeable magnetic material and a secondary coil ( 12 ) for carrying an alternating excitation i configured to alternatingly saturate the magnetic core, the coil being connected to the measuring circuit. The measuring circuit is configured to measure a mean value of the excitation current in the secondary coil and determine therefrom a value of the primary current for small current amplitudes, the measuring circuit being further configured for evaluating the frequency of the excitation current i and determining therefrom the value of the primary current for large currents.

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07-06-2012 дата публикации

Current sensing circuit

Номер: US20120139887A1
Автор: Chen-Ming Hsu
Принадлежит: Himax Technologies Ltd

A current sensing circuit includes a current sensing unit, a feedback control unit and a digital output unit. The current sensing unit senses a current and produces a pulse signal according to at least one reference signal and at least one feedback signal. The current sensing unit includes a first capacitor set and a second capacitor set. The current sensing unit selects at least one capacitor in the first capacitor set and at least one capacitor in the second capacitor set according to the current value so as to adjust the precision of the current sensing circuit. The feedback control unit is coupled to the current sensing unit and produces the feedback signals according to a clock signal and the pulse signal. The digital output unit is coupled to the current sensing unit and outputs a digital signal according to the pulse signal.

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21-06-2012 дата публикации

Methods and Implementation of Low-Power Power-On Control Circuits

Номер: US20120153994A1
Принадлежит: Qualcomm Inc

Methods and implementation of low-power power-on control circuits are disclosed. In a particular embodiment, an apparatus includes a power detector circuit powered by a first voltage supply. At least one voltage level-shifting device is coupled to a second voltage supply and a test input is provided to the power detector circuit. An optional leakage self-control device may reduce unwanted leakage currents associated with the first supply and the second supply.

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26-07-2012 дата публикации

Method and Device for Determining a Charge State of a Battery with the Aid of a Fluxgate Sensor

Номер: US20120191389A1
Автор: Axel Wenzler
Принадлежит: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH

A method for determining the charge state of a battery in a motor vehicle includes steps of applying a measuring voltage to a coil, cyclically reversing the polarity of the measuring voltage if the absolute value of the secondary current flowing through the coil exceeds a predetermined threshold value, scanning the secondary current, reconstructing the curve of the secondary current based on the scanned secondary current values, and determining the charge state based on the curve of the secondary current values.

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27-09-2012 дата публикации

Systems, Methods, and Apparatus for Detecting Theft and Status of Electrical Power

Номер: US20120245869A1
Автор: Adil Ansari
Принадлежит: General Electric Co

Certain embodiments of the invention may include systems, methods, and apparatus for detecting theft and status of electrical power. According to an example embodiment of the invention, a method is provided for detecting theft and status of electrical power. The method can include monitoring switch state of a main circuit breaker, monitoring load-side voltage, monitoring load current, determining one or more conditions associated with power usage based at least in part on one or more of the monitored switch state, the monitored load-side voltage, or the monitored load current and transmitting information representing the one or more determined conditions.

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18-10-2012 дата публикации

Method and device for determining an input voltage on a transforming station of a power network

Номер: US20120265463A1
Автор: Klaus Von Sengbusch
Принадлежит: ABB TECHNOLOGY AG

A method and device are provided for determining an input voltage of a transformer of a local network station. The method includes measuring an input current of the transformer, an output current of the transformer, an output voltage of the transformer, and a phase angle between the output current and output voltage. The method also includes determining a translation ratio and an admittance of a cross-member of a p-equivalent circuit diagram of the transformer of the local network station using the measured input current, the measured output current, the measured output voltage and the phase angle between the output current and the output voltage. The method also includes determining the input voltage of the transformer of the local network station based on the determined translation ratio and the determined admittance of the cross-member of the p-equivalent circuit diagram.

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08-11-2012 дата публикации

State-matrix-independent dynamic process estimation method in real-time for weakly observable measurement nodes without pmu

Номер: US20120283967A1
Принадлежит: Beijing Sifang Automation Co Ltd

A state-matrix-independent dynamic process estimation method in real-time for weakly observable measurement nodes without PMU is only dependent on real-time measurement dynamic data of measurement nodes with Phasor Mesurement Unit (PMU) and measurement data of Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition (SCADA) system in electric power system or state estimation data. According to the SCADA measurement data or state estimation data at some continuous moments, the method utilizes recursive least squares solution to find a linear combination relationship between variation of measurement parameter to be estimated of nodes without PMU and variation of corresponding measurement parameter of nodes with PMU. Using the linear combination of relationship, the dynamic process of measurement nodes without PMU is estimated in real-time. The method provides high estimation precision and meets error requirements of engineering application.

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29-11-2012 дата публикации

Virtual sub-metering using combined classifiers

Номер: US20120303619A1
Принадлежит: Honeywell International Inc

A virtual sub-metering process using combined classifiers includes generating an electric power consumption signature database by receiving data from an electric power consumption measuring meter and auxiliary data from a building management system, and clustering the data. After the generation of the electric power consumption signature database, additional data from the electric power consumption measuring meter and the auxiliary data from the building management system is received, and this additional data is processed to generate a second steady-state load classification component. A second transient state component is extracted from the additional data. The steady-state load classification components and the transient shape components from the electric power consumption signature database, the second steady state load classification component, the second transient shape component, and control signals and status signals associated with the plurality of electric power consuming devices are correlated and combined.

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06-12-2012 дата публикации

Isolated resistive current sensor

Номер: US20120306657A1
Принадлежит: Lear Corp

An isolated current-sensing system for use with a resistive current sense element includes an analog front-end configured to receive a voltage from the resistive current sense element, and to provide an analog output. A processing circuit receives the analog output, and provides a measurement signal indicative of the sensed current. An isolation circuit provides an isolation barrier, and is configured to pass the measurement signal. A programmable over-current protection alarm may be included, and configured to generate an alarm signal when the analog output exceeds a programmable threshold. The processing circuit may include a voltage-to-PWM converter.

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28-02-2013 дата публикации

Instantaneous phasor determination for poly-phase electrical grids

Номер: US20130051498A1
Автор: Jeffrey D. Taft
Принадлежит: Cisco Technology Inc

In one embodiment, three substantially simultaneous phase waveforms may be converted into a first quadrature signal and a zero sequence signal. For each phase waveform, a power system digital frequency may be determined through analysis of the first quadrature signal (e.g., and at least one additional prior quadrature signal) while eliminating waveform phase angles from the analysis. Subsequently, demodulation of the first quadrature signal and zero sequence signal based on the power system digital frequency results in a positive sequence phasor, a negative sequence phasor, and a zero sequence phasor.

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21-03-2013 дата публикации

CURRENT SENSING SYSTEM AND METHOD

Номер: US20130069631A1
Автор: SMITH HAROLD ARTHUR

There is provided a current sense circuit (). An exemplary current sense circuit () comprises a voltage-to-current converter circuit () that is adapted to receive a voltage that is proportional to a load current drawn from a battery () by a load () and to produce a current proportional to the load current, and a current-to-voltage converter circuit () that is adapted to receive the current proportional to the load current and to produce a voltage proportional to the load current based on a regulated voltage source (). 1. A motorized vehicle comprising an entertainment system that includes a current sense circuit , the current sense circuit comprising:a voltage-to-current converter circuit that is adapted to receive a voltage that is proportional to a load current through a load and to produce a current proportional to the load current; anda current-to-voltage converter circuit that is adapted to receive the current proportional to the load current and to produce a voltage proportional to the load current based on a regulated voltage source.2. The motorized vehicle recited in claim 1 , wherein the voltage-to-current converter circuit comprises a Junction Field Effect Transistor (JFET) transistor that produces the current proportional to the load current.3. The motorized vehicle recited in claim 1 , comprising a current sense resistor having a voltage drop that is applied differentially to the voltage-to-current converter circuit.4. The motorized vehicle recited in claim 1 , comprising an analog-to-digital converter that is adapted to produce a digital output corresponding to the voltage proportional to the load current.5. The motorized vehicle recited in claim 1 , wherein the current-to-voltage converter circuit is adapted to produce an output voltage that fails as the current proportional to the load current increases.6. The motorized vehicle recited in claim 1 , wherein the load comprises an active antenna.7. The motorized vehicle recited in claim 1 , wherein the ...

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21-03-2013 дата публикации

Source Power Anomaly and Load Power Consumption Monitoring and Analysis

Номер: US20130073232A1
Принадлежит: Electronic Systems Protection Inc

Power data are collected from one or more power modules that control power to a connected load. The power data may include indications of source electricity measurements and of load power consumption measurements. These measurements are correlated in space or time and a set of the correlated source electricity measurements or the correlated load power measurements is selected for presentation. The selected set of measurements is presented on a presentation device such that deviations from specified values are indicated to a user.

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02-05-2013 дата публикации

Method and arrangement for detecting frequency and fundamental wave component of three-phase signal

Номер: US20130110434A1
Принадлежит: ABB Research Ltd Switzerland

A method and arrangement for detecting a frequency of a measured three-phase voltage. The method includes measuring a three-phase voltage, forming a discrete model for a periodic signal, the discrete model including the three-phase voltage and a difference between positive and negative voltage components of the three-phase voltage, forming a discrete detector based on the discrete model, detecting a fundamental wave component of the voltage and the difference between the positive and negative voltage components of the three-phase voltage from an error between the measured voltage and detected fundamental wave component of the voltage by using the discrete detector and a sampling time together with a detected frequency of the measured voltage. The detected frequency is detected from a detected difference between positive and negative voltage components of the measured voltage and from an error between the measured voltage and the detected fundamental wave component of the voltage.

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09-05-2013 дата публикации

Systems and methods for use in measuring current through a conductor

Номер: US20130116955A1
Принадлежит: Individual

Systems, methods and devices for use in measuring current through a conductor are provided. One example current device includes a first sensor configured to measure a first magnetic flux provided from a conductor and to generate a first signal proportional to the first magnetic flux, and a second sensor configured to measure a second magnetic flux provided from the conductor and to generate a second signal proportional to the second magnetic flux. The second sensor is spaced apart from the first sensor by a predetermined distance. The current device further includes a processor configured to determine, based on the first signal, the second signal and the predetermined distance, a radius between the conductor and at least one of the first sensor and the second sensor.

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16-05-2013 дата публикации

Current detector

Номер: US20130119975A1
Принадлежит: Sumitomo Wiring Systems Ltd

A current detector includes an electronic circuit board on which a circuit for processing a detection signal of a Hall element disposed in a gap portion of a magnetic core is mounted, and a spring member such as a coil spring that is made of a conductor electrically connected to a ground pattern on the electronic circuit board, and that is supported on the electronic circuit board and is in contact with the magnetic core. The magnetic core, a busbar for current detection, and the electronic circuit board on which the Hall element is mounted are held in a fixed positional relationship by an insulating casing.

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16-05-2013 дата публикации

Apparatus and method of performing customer-designated action based on power event

Номер: US20130120151A1
Принадлежит: General Electric Co

A power grid event detection apparatus includes an event detection unit to detect a location of an event in a power grid, a customer location unit to determine a location of interest to an interested party, and a rule application unit to determine whether to perform an action designated by the interested party at least when the location of the event corresponds to the location of interest to the interested party.

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20-06-2013 дата публикации

CURRENT SENSOR

Номер: US20130154630A1
Принадлежит: ALPS GREEN DEVICES CO., LTD.

A current sensor includes: a first magnetic sensor and a second magnetic sensor; a first analog-to-digital converter which is connected to the first magnetic sensor and converts an output signal of the first magnetic sensor from an analog signal to a digital signal so as to be output; a second analog-to-digital converter which is connected to the second magnetic sensor and converts an output signal of the second magnetic sensor from an analog signal to a digital signal so as to be output; and an operation device which is connected to the first analog-to-digital converter and the second analog-to-digital converter, and outputs an operation value by subjecting the output signal of the first analog-to-digital converter and the output signal of the second analog-to-digital converter to differential operation. 1. A current sensor comprising:a first magnetic sensor and a second magnetic sensor which are arranged in a periphery of a current line through which a current to be measured passes and output reversed output signals due to an induction magnetic field from the current to be measured;a first analog-to-digital converter which is connected to the first magnetic sensor and converts the output signal of the first magnetic sensor from an analog signal to a digital signal so as to be output;a second analog-to-digital converter which is connected to the second magnetic sensor and converts the output signal of the second magnetic sensor from an analog signal to a digital signal so as to be output; andan operation device which is connected to the first analog-to-digital converter and the second analog-to-digital converter, and outputs an operation value by subjecting the output signal of the first analog-to-digital converter and the output signal of the second analog-to-digital converter to differential operation,{'sub': 1', '1-2', '1-1', '2', '2-2', '2-1', 'th, 'wherein the operation device determines that measurement accuracy is low in a case where a difference between a ...

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20-06-2013 дата публикации

Resampling a Signal to Perform Synchrophasor Measurement

Номер: US20130154878A1
Автор: Chen Zhang, Qiao Guo, Yijun Shi
Принадлежит: Individual

Performing power quality and synchrophasor analysis on a resampled signal. A first signal may be initially received which corresponds to a power system. The first signal may have a plurality of cycles and may have a frequency that varies over time. One or more parameters may be determined from the first signal. Based on the one or more parameters, the first signal may be resampled to produce an even angle signal. Various power quality measurements may be performed on the even angle signal. Similarly, further processing may be performed to perform synchrophasor measurements, e.g., to determine phasor, frequency, and/or rate of frequency change for the first signal. In some embodiments, the resampling processing elements (e.g., circuitry, programmable hardware elements, processors and memories, etc.) may be shared between the two analyses.

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27-06-2013 дата публикации

Current Sensing with Internal ADC Capacitor

Номер: US20130162269A1
Автор: Julicher Joseph
Принадлежит: MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INCORPORATED

External conditions, e.g., smoke, temperature, humidity, humidity, pressure, flow rate, etc., affects a sensor's characteristics, wherein the sensor provides a current output representative of its characteristics as affected by the external conditions. The current output of the sensor is coupled to a sample and hold capacitor for a precision time period thereby charging the sample and hold capacitor to a voltage proportional to current provided by the sensor over the precision time period. The voltage on the sample and hold capacitor is converted to a digital representation and a determination is made whether the external condition represents an alarm situation, e.g., smoke detected from a fire. 1. A system for measuring a current , said system comprising:a current source; and an analog-to digital converter (ADC);', 'a sample and hold capacitor associated with the ADC;', 'a timer;', 'a first switch coupling between the sample and hold capacitor and the external port pin, and controlled by the timer; and', 'a second switch coupled to the sample and hold capacitor, wherein the second switch is adapted for discharging the sample and hold capacitor., 'a microcontroller having at least one external port pin directly connected with the current source, the microcontroller comprising2. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the microcontroller further comprises a control unit for controlling said ADC claim 1 , timer claim 1 , and said second switch.3. The system according to claim 2 , wherein the control unit is a state machine.4. The system according to claim 2 , wherein the control unit is configured to control the second switch to discharge the sample capacitor and after the capacitor has been discharged claim 2 , to control the second switch to be opened and the first switch to be closed claim 2 , and after a predetermined time period to control the first switch to be opened and an analog-to-digital conversion started by the ADC.5. The system according to claim 1 , ...

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27-06-2013 дата публикации

Smart plugs, smart sockets and smart adaptors

Номер: US20130164971A1

A smart socket is provided. The smart socket has a set of power sockets, configured for a set of power pins of a smart plug to plug into, a driving pin and a set of detection pins, configured for forming a circuit with a set of feedback pins of a smart plug when the set of power pins is plugged into the power sockets, and an identification code module, configured for obtaining an identification code of an electric appliance, from the circuit, to which the smart plug belongs.

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04-07-2013 дата публикации

Schottky Diode Radio Frequency Detector Probe With Amplitude Linearity Compensation

Номер: US20130169268A1
Автор: Benjamin Eng, Jr.
Принадлежит: Fluke Corp

A passive radio frequency probe that can detect low level RF signals is disclosed. Schottky diodes are used in the probe to convert alternating current (AC) signals to direct current (DC) signals on a one-to-one basis within a given tolerance. The probe is used with a DC voltmeter to permit measurements of radio frequency signals.

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04-07-2013 дата публикации

Leakage current sensor for post type insulator

Номер: US20130169286A1
Принадлежит: Electric Power Research Institute Inc

A sensor apparatus for detecting leakage current in a post-type insulator of an electrical power system includes: a sensor unit having a housing, the sensor unit including: a sensor assembly operable to generate an analog signal proportional to a received leakage current; an electronics module operable to covert the analog signal to a digital value; and a communications system operable to wirelessly transmit the digital value to an external receiver; a collection band adapted to be connected to an exterior surface of the insulator; and a transfer lead interconnecting the sensor assembly and the collection band, the transfer lead operable to transfer leakage current from the insulator from the collection band to the sensor assembly.

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04-07-2013 дата публикации

CURRENT MONITOR FOR INDICATING CONDITION OF ATTACHED ELECTRICAL APPARATUS

Номер: US20130173192A1
Автор: Hai Justin
Принадлежит:

A current monitor is described that indicates a condition of attached electrical equipment. The current monitor can determine a predetermined range in which current being withdrawn by the attached electrical apparatus lies. Based on the determined range, corresponding display electronic elements, such as light emitting diodes (LEDs), can be activated. Activated LEDs of a particular color can indicate corresponding conditions of the electrical equipment. The condition of the electrical equipment along with other parameters, such as associated time ranges and other values, can be transmitted via a wired or wireless connection to a software system implemented on a wireless device such that a continuous monitoring and an analysis can be performed remotely. Related apparatus, systems, techniques and articles are also described. 1. A method comprising:receiving, by a receiver of a management system and from a current monitor monitoring current utilized by an electrical equipment, values of the current and corresponding timestamps;storing, in a database of the management system, the values of the current and the timestamps; andperforming, by one or more processors of the management system and using the stored values of the current and the timestamps, a statistical analysis to generate a graphical report, the generated report characterizing a performance of the electrical equipment.2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the graphical report is displayed on a user interface of the management system.3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the graphical report is transmitted to and displayed on a user interface of a mobile computing device that is remotely connected to the management system via a communication network.4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:generating, by an alarm generator of the management system, an alarm to alert a user when the received values of the current are below a threshold.5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the alarm comprises at least one of: a ...

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25-07-2013 дата публикации

Device for detecting a load type

Номер: US20130187631A1
Принадлежит: Control4 Corp

A method for detecting a load type is described. The method includes placing an electronic device in a forward phase mode. The method also includes operating a load at a maximum allowable level. The method additionally includes capturing a voltage waveform. The method further includes capturing a current waveform. The method also includes obtaining a voltage zero-cross based on the voltage waveform. The method additionally includes obtaining a current zero-cross based on the current waveform. The method further includes determining the load type based on the voltage zero-cross and the current zero-cross.

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25-07-2013 дата публикации

Method for calculating primary time constant of power grid

Номер: US20130191092A1
Автор: Baofeng Tang, Hui Fan

A method for calculating a primary time constant of a power grid. It comprises the steps of: establishing an electromechanical transient model of the power grid using the widely used power system analysis software package (PSASP) according to the actual power grid parameters and network topology; establishing an electromagnetic transient model under PASAP using the actual power grid parameters for a site which requires the calculation of the primary time constant of the power grid, and setting a ground short circuit fault at the site; obtaining a transient short circuit current of the short circuit point of the power grid using a hybrid simulation method of the electromechanical and electromagnetic transient models; filtering out a periodic component in the transient short circuit current to obtain a non-periodic component attenuated with time, and finding the attenuation time constant of the non-periodic component which is the primary time constant of the power grid.

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22-08-2013 дата публикации

AC VOLTAGE DETECTION CIRCUIT, HEATER CONTROL DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING DEVICE

Номер: US20130215163A1
Автор: Umeda Atsushi
Принадлежит: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION

When a partial pressure exceeding a Zener voltage of a Zener diode is applied to a first limiting circuit by a positive voltage applied to input terminals by an AC power supply, the first limiting circuit allows a current such that a photo transistor of the first detection circuit is turned on. When a partial pressure exceeding a total value of Zener voltages of Zener diodes is applied to a second limiting circuit by a negative voltage applied to the input terminals, the second limiting circuit allows a current such that a photo transistor of a second detection circuit is turned on. Therefore, it is possible to detect a voltage input from the AC power supply by turning on and off the photo transistors and to detect a voltage input from the AC power supply using a simpler circuit configuration. 1. An AC voltage detection circuit that detects a voltage input from an AC power supply comprising:a pair of input terminals to which a voltage is applied from the AC power supply;a limiting circuit that allows a current when a positive voltage applied to the input terminals exceeds a predetermined first threshold value, and allows a current when an absolute value of a negative voltage applied to the input terminals exceeds a predetermined second threshold value different from the first threshold value;a first detection circuit that detects that the positive voltage is applied to the input terminals and thus the limiting circuit allows the current; anda second detection circuit that detects that the negative voltage is applied to the input terminals and thus the limiting circuit allows the circuit.2. The AC voltage detection circuit according to claim 1 , wherein the limiting circuit is a circuit including a first limiting circuit that is connected across the pair of input terminals to allow a current when the positive voltage applied to the first limiting circuit exceeds a predetermined first voltage claim 1 , and a second limiting circuit that is connected in series with the ...

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29-08-2013 дата публикации

Method and device for measuring the phase-noise spectrum of a pulsed sinusoidal signal

Номер: US20130221946A1
Принадлежит: Rohde and Schwarz GmbH and Co KG

A device for measuring the phase-noise spectrum of a pulsed sinusoidal signal generates a pulsed sinusoidal signal, converts the analog pulsed sinusoidal signal into a corresponding digital, pulsed sinusoidal signal and mixes the digital, pulsed sinusoidal signal into the baseband by means of quadrature mixing. Following this, the phase of the pulsed sinusoidal signal in the baseband is determined by means of Fourier transform of the phase of the pulsed sinusoidal signal, the phase spectrum of the pulsed sinusoidal signal is determined, and the phase-noise spectrum of the pulsed sinusoidal signal is determined by removing the spectral lines associated with the sinusoidal signal from the phase spectrum. According to the invention, the pulse pauses are removed from the pulsed sinusoidal signal in the baseband.

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12-09-2013 дата публикации

Arbitrary multiband overlay mixer apparatus and method for bandwidth multiplication

Номер: US20130237170A1
Автор: John J. Pickerd, KAN Tan
Принадлежит: Tektronix Inc

An apparatus and method for splitting a wide band input signal and overlaying multiple frequency bands on each path associated with one or more digitizers. All frequencies from the split signal on each path can be fed to a mixer. The local oscillator of each mixer receives a sum of signals, which can each be set to any arbitrary frequency, as long as an associated matrix determinant of coefficients is non-zero. Each oscillator signal is multiplied by a coefficient, which can represent phase and magnitude, prior to summing the oscillator signals together. Each mixer mixes a combined signal with the input, thereby generating a set of multiple overlaid frequency bands. The digitized signals are processed to substantially reconstruct the original input signal. Thus, the wide band input signal is digitized using multiple individual digitizers. In particular, a system can support two wide band signals using four digitizers of narrower bandwidth.

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26-09-2013 дата публикации

Leveraging inherent redundancy in a multifunction ied

Номер: US20130250458A1
Принадлежит: Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories Inc

Disclosed herein are systems and methods for leveraging the inherent redundancy of electrical measurement inputs available to microprocessor-based intelligent electronic devices (IEDs). Specifically, an IED may receive a plurality of electrical measurements associated with an electric power delivery system, such as measurements associated with a generator. A first protection module may be configured to detect a first type of electrical disturbance using a first subset of the plurality of electrical measurements. A second protection module may be configured to detect a second type of electrical disturbance using a second subset of the plurality of electrical measurements. A first redundant protection module may be configured to verify the detection of the first type of electrical disturbance using at least a portion of the second subset of the plurality of electrical measurements.

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03-10-2013 дата публикации

Method for detection of leakage or fault currents from equipment in an electrical power system

Номер: US20130258537A1
Принадлежит: Ampcontrol Ltd

A method of digital sampling of a current or group of currents in an electrical system including using in the sampling, sufficient bandwidth to reconstruct the amplitude and phase of a synthesized power frequency and its harmonics and a fundamental carrier frequency of switching electronics and modulation sidebands.

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17-10-2013 дата публикации

Data processing device, data processing method, and program

Номер: US20130275068A1
Принадлежит: Informetis Corp

A data processing device includes: a data obtaining section obtaining time series data on a total value of current consumed by a plurality of electric apparatuses; and a parameter estimating section obtaining a model parameter when states of operation of the plurality of electric apparatuses are modeled by a factorial HMM on a basis of the obtained time series data.

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24-10-2013 дата публикации

CURRENT SENSING SYSTEM AND METHOD

Номер: US20130278242A9
Автор: SMITH HAROLD ARTHUR

There is provided a current sense circuit (). An exemplary current sense circuit () comprises a voltage-to-current converter circuit () that is adapted to receive a voltage that is proportional to a load current drawn from a battery () by a load () and to produce a current proportional to the load current, and a current-to-voltage converter circuit () that is adapted to receive the current proportional to the load current and to produce a voltage proportional to the load current based on a regulated voltage source (). 1. A motorized vehicle comprising an entertainment system that includes a current sense circuit , the current sense circuit comprising:a voltage-to-current converter circuit that is adapted to receive a voltage that is proportional to a load current through a load and to produce a current proportional to the load current; anda current-to-voltage converter circuit that is adapted to receive the current proportional to the load current and to produce a voltage proportional to the load current based on a regulated voltage source.2. The motorized vehicle recited in claim 1 , wherein the voltage-to-current converter circuit comprises a Junction Field Effect Transistor (JFET) transistor that produces the current proportional to the load current.3. The motorized vehicle recited in claim 1 , comprising a current sense resistor having a voltage drop that is applied differentially to the voltage-to-current converter circuit.4. The motorized vehicle recited in claim 1 , comprising an analog-to-digital converter that is adapted to produce a digital output corresponding to the voltage proportional to the load current.5. The motorized vehicle recited in claim 1 , wherein the current-to-voltage converter circuit is adapted to produce an output voltage that falls as the current proportional to the load current increases.6. The motorized vehicle recited in claim 1 , wherein the load comprises an active antenna.7. The motorized vehicle recited in claim 1 , wherein the ...

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31-10-2013 дата публикации

Apparatus and Methods Thereof for Power Consumption Measurement at Circuit Breaker Points

Номер: US20130285645A1
Принадлежит: Panoramic Power Ltd

Apparatus and methods are provided for the measurement of power consumption at points of interest, such as circuit breakers, machines, and the like. Accordingly, means are provided for measurement of power consumption for each electrical sub-network that is controlled by a circuit breaker. Each apparatus is enabled to communicate its respective data, in an environment of a plurality of such apparatuses, to a management unit which is enabled to provide finer granularity power consumption profiles. Challenges of measuring relatively low supply currents, wireless operation in an environment of a large number of apparatuses, and self-powering are addressed.

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31-10-2013 дата публикации

Control of Delivery of Current Through One or More Discharge Lamps

Номер: US20130289910A1
Принадлежит:

A system includes, in at least one aspect, a first circuit configured to be coupled to a load, and a second circuit configured to perform operations including receiving a digital voltage signal representing a voltage supplied to a first circuit, identifying a first time stamp associated with a voltage value representing an extrema in the digital voltage signal, receiving a digital current signal representing a current drawn by the load in response to the supplied voltage, identifying a second time stamp associated with the digital current signal, the second time stamp being within a threshold time of the first time stamp, and identifying a current value associated with the second time stamp as the current drawn by the load. 120-. (canceled)21. A system comprising:a first circuit configured to be coupled to a load; and receiving a digital voltage signal representing a voltage supplied to the first circuit;', 'identifying a first time stamp associated with a voltage value representing an extrema in the digital voltage signal;', 'receiving a digital current signal, the digital current signal representing a current drawn by the load in response to the supplied voltage, wherein receiving the digital current signal comprises receiving the digital current signal after receiving the digital voltage signal;', 'identifying a second time stamp associated with the digital current signal, the second time stamp being within a threshold time of the first time stamp; and', 'identifying a current value associated with the second time stamp as the current drawn by the load., 'a second circuit operatively coupled to the first circuit, the second circuit configured to perform operations comprising22. The system of claim 21 , wherein the extrema in the digital voltage signal is a maximum or minimum voltage value in the digital voltage signal.22. The system of claim 21 , wherein the load is a fluorescent lamp.23. The system of claim 21 , further comprising:a voltage source operatively ...

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05-12-2013 дата публикации

Detecting Faults in Wind Turbines

Номер: US20130325373A1
Автор: Gong Xiang, Qiao Wei
Принадлежит:

A wind turbine generator fault detection method is described. The method includes acquiring current data from a wind turbine generator during operation, determining frequency demodulated signals and amplitude demodulated signals by frequency demodulating and amplitude demodulating the current data, resampling the frequency and amplitude demodulated signals corresponding to the current data, monitoring a frequency spectra of the resampled frequency and amplitude demodulated signals corresponding to the current data to identify one or more excitations in the frequency spectra. In response to identifying one or more excitations in the frequency spectra at one or more of the variable fault characteristic frequencies, the method includes generating and transmitting an alert that indicates that a wind turbine generator fault is detected. 1. A wind turbine generator fault detection method comprising:acquiring current data from a wind turbine generator during operation;determining frequency demodulated signals and amplitude demodulated signals by frequency demodulating and amplitude demodulating the current data;resampling the frequency and amplitude demodulated signals corresponding to the current data, the resampling including converting a variable 1P frequency to a constant value, and converting one or more variable characteristic frequencies of at least one identified wind turbine generator fault into one or more constant values;monitoring a frequency spectra of the resampled frequency and amplitude demodulated signals corresponding to the current data to identify one or more excitations in the frequency spectra; andin response to identifying one or more excitations in the frequency spectra at one or more of the variable fault characteristic frequencies, generating and transmitting an alert that indicates that a wind turbine generator fault is detected.2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the wind turbine generator fault is a fault having one or more characteristic ...

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19-12-2013 дата публикации

ELECTRONIC SYSTEM WITH EMBEDDED SENSORS, METHOD FOR ESTIMATING AN OPERATING PHYSICAL QUANTITY, AND CORRESPONDING COMPUTER PROGRAM

Номер: US20130338951A1
Принадлежит:

A system comprising: an electronic circuit exhibiting, in operation, a value of an operating physical quantity; a measurement device comprising: sensors embedded in the electronic circuit so as to provide raw measurements {X} sensitive to the value of the operating physical quantity, and an output unit for providing useful measurements {X′} on the basis of the raw measurements {X}; a distribution calculation device for determining a current distribution function F(x) associated with the useful measurements {X′}; a memory wherein associations {A} are saved, each association Aassociating a model distribution function F(x) with a model value v*of the operating physical quantity; and an estimation calculation device for determining an estimation {tilde over (v)} of the value of the operating physical quantity on the basis of the current distribution function F(x) and at least a portion of the saved associations {A}. 2. The electronic system with embedded sensors as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the output unit is suitable for combining the raw measurements {X} to calculate the useful measurements {X′} claim 1 , by adding the raw measurements {X} in pairs such that each useful measurement {X′} is the sum of two raw measurements {X}.3. The electronic system with embedded sensors as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the estimation device comprises:{'sub': 'k1', 'a preliminary selection unit for selecting model distribution functions {F(x)} in the memory,'}{'sub': k1', 'k1', 'k1', 'k1', 'k2, 'a hypothesis testing unit for determining, for each previously selected model distribution function F(x), a distinctive value C, and for performing a hypothesis test using the distinctive values {C} to statistically select, from the previously selected model distribution functions {F(x)}, model distribution functions {F(x)},'}{'sub': k2', 'k2', 'k2, 'an estimation calculation unit for determining the estimation {tilde over (v)} on the basis of the model values {v*} associated with the ...

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16-01-2014 дата публикации

CURRENT SENSING CIRCUIT AND CONTROL CIRCUIT THEREOF AND POWER CONVERTER CIRCUIT

Номер: US20140016384A1
Автор: Sun Jianning
Принадлежит: SUNSUN LIGHTING CHINA CO. LTD

A current sensing circuit and the control circuit thereof and a power converter circuit. The current sensing circuit includes a sample and hold circuit (), a rising edge detecting circuit (), a falling edge detecting circuit (), a timing control circuit (), a synchronous detecting circuit () and a low pass filter (). The power converter circuit uses the current sensing circuit to sense and process the current flowing through a main switch (S). 1211: A current detection circuit for the power conversion circuit , wherein , the current detection circuit comprising a sample and hold circuit , a rising edge detection circuit , a falling edge detection circuit , a timing control circuit , a synchronous detection circuit , and a low-pass filter , wherein , the first terminal of the sample and hold circuit is connected with the third terminal of a drive control tube S , the second terminal of the sample and hold circuit is connected with the first terminal of the timing control circuit , and the third terminal of the sample and hold circuit is connected with the first terminal of the synchronous detection circuit; the first terminal of the rising edge detection circuit is connected with the second terminal of a main switch S , and the second terminal of the rising edge detection circuit is connected with the second terminal of the timing control circuit; the first terminal of the falling edge detection circuit is connected with the second terminal of main switch S , and the second terminal of the falling edge detection circuit is connected with the third terminal of the timing control circuit; the fourth terminal of the timing control circuit is connected with the second terminal of the synchronous detection circuit , the third terminal of the synchronous detection circuit is connected with the first terminal of the low-pass filter , and the second terminal of the low-pass filter is the output terminal of the current detection circuit.21131341111312111131411: The current ...

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23-01-2014 дата публикации

Electric power monitoring device and an apparatus using alternating current power having the same

Номер: US20140021940A1
Автор: Jung Eui HONG
Принадлежит: J Ocean Co Ltd

The present invention relates to an electric power monitoring device, and particularly to an electric power monitoring device for monitoring a quality of alternating current power. According to an embodiment of the present invention, an electric power monitoring device is provided with a first connection portion, a second connection portion and a cable that connects the first connection portion to the second connection portion and comprises a measuring unit for measuring alternating current power quality; a processing unit which is connected to the measuring unit to convert the measured power quality to data; and a display which is connected to the processing unit to display the data on a screen. The electric power monitoring device is used for an apparatus having an alternating current power input unit.

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23-01-2014 дата публикации

Voltage Level-Shifting

Номер: US20140025325A1
Принадлежит: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED

Methods and implementation of low-power power-on control circuits are disclosed. In a particular embodiment, a computer readable tangible medium stores instructions executable by a computer. The instructions may be executable by the computer to determine whether a power detector circuit powered by a first voltage supply has received a test input from at least one voltage level-shifting device coupled to a second voltage supply. 1. A computer readable tangible medium storing instructions executable by a computer , the instructions comprising:instructions that are executable by the computer to determine whether a power detector circuit powered by a first voltage supply has received a test input from at least one voltage level-shifting device coupled to a second voltage supply.2. The computer readable tangible medium of claim 1 , wherein the test input indicates to the computer that the second voltage supply is powered.3. The computer readable tangible medium of claim 2 , wherein the computer comprises a test access port (TAP) controller.4. The computer readable tangible medium of claim 1 , wherein the instructions are executable by a processor integrated in a device selected from a group comprising a set top box claim 1 , a music player claim 1 , a video player claim 1 , an entertainment unit claim 1 , a navigation device claim 1 , a communications device claim 1 , a personal digital assistance (PDA) claim 1 , and a fixed location data unit.5. The computer readable tangible medium of claim 1 , wherein the power detector circuit is configured to determine a logical status of the second voltage supply based on the test input and to provide an output indicating the logical status.6. A method comprising: a power detector circuit powered by a first voltage supply; and', 'at least one voltage level-shifting device coupled to a second voltage supply and configured to provide a test input to the power detector circuit;, 'receiving design information representing at least one ...

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30-01-2014 дата публикации

DEVICE FOR MEASURING THE DIRECT COMPONENT OF ALTERNATING CURRENT

Номер: US20140028303A1
Принадлежит: ABB TECHNOLOGY AG

The invention relates to a device for measuring the direct component of alternating current, applicable in current measuring systems where a low direct component of alternating current and a high amplitude of the alternating component of alternating current occur. The device for measuring the direct component of alternating current comprises a current-carrying wire () around which there is located a magnetic core () provided with a gap () in which a magnetic field sensor () with insulated terminals () is located and it comprises a shorted compensating winding () or () which is made in the form of a single turn coil placed on the core (). 1. A device for measuring the direct component of alternating current , using a current-carrying wire around which there is located a magnetic core provided with a gap in which a magnetic field sensor with insulated terminals is located , characterized in that it comprises a shorted compensating winding or which is made in the form of a single turn coil placed on the core and wherein the shorted compensating winding has the form of a tubular conducting ring.2. (canceled)3. A device according to claim 1 , characterized in that the tubular conducting ring has the shape of a torus made of two halves claim 1 , an upper one and a bottom one claim 1 , which are mechanically and electrically permanently connected with each other along the circumference of the torus.4. A device according to claim 1 , characterized in that the shorted compensating winding has the form of a coil made in the shape of a torus which is formed of two halves of a tubular conducting ring of a mesh structure claim 1 , permanently connected with each other both mechanically and electrically along the circumference of the torus.5. A device according to claim 1 , characterized in that the shorted compensating winding is made of copper or aluminum.6. A device according to claim 1 , characterized in that there is an insulating layer between the inner surface of the ring ...

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30-01-2014 дата публикации

High Bandwidth Oscilloscope

Номер: US20140028482A1
Принадлежит: Teledyne LeCroy Inc

A method for improving bandwidth of an oscilloscope involves, in preferred embodiments, the use of frequency up-conversion and down-conversion techniques. In an illustrative embodiment the technique involves separating an input signal into a high frequency content and a low frequency content, down-converting the high frequency content in the analog domain so that it may be processed by the oscilloscope's analog front end, digitizing the low frequency content and the down-converted high frequency content, and forming a digital representation of the received analog signal from the digitized low frequency content and high frequency content.

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30-01-2014 дата публикации

METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DETERMINING VASCULAR BODILY LUMEN INFORMATION AND GUIDING MEDICAL DEVICES

Номер: US20140032142A1
Принадлежит: Angiometrix Corporation

Methods and systems for determining information about a vascular bodily lumen are described. An exemplary method includes generating an electrical signal, delivering the electrical signal to a plurality of excitation elements in the vicinity of the vascular bodily lumen, measuring a responsive electrical signal from a plurality of sensing elements in response to the delivered electrical signal, and determining a lumen dimension. Specific embodiments include generating a multiple frequency electrical signal. Another embodiment includes measuring a plurality of responsive signals at a plurality of frequencies. Still other embodiments include using spatial diversity of the excitation elements. Yet other embodiments use method for calibration and de-embedding of such measurements to determine the lumen dimensions. Diagnostic devices incorporating the method are also disclosed, including guide wires, catheters and implants. The methods and systems described herein are advantageous as they do not include injecting a second fluid for the measurements. 1. A method for estimating electrical parameters of an electrical load network , comprising:providing an interconnecting network with known electrical parameters, where the interconnecting network connects one or more electrical sources, electrical measurement apparatus at the proximal end, and the electrical load network at the distal end;measuring an electrical response via the electrical measurement apparatus for the connected electrical load network; andde-embedding the electrical effects of the interconnecting network from the measured response to estimate the electrical parameters of the electrical load network;wherein the interconnecting network comprises more than two ports,wherein a number of unknown electrical parameters in the electrical load network does not exceed a number of ports of the electrical network.2. The method of where the electrical parameters are determined via a best fit estimate.3. The method of ...

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30-01-2014 дата публикации

SYSTEM FREQUENCY MEASUREMENT METHOD, SYNCHROPHASOR MEASUREMENT METHOD AND DEVICE THEREOF

Номер: US20140032143A1
Автор: LUO Shanshan
Принадлежит: Schneider Electric Industries SAS

Provided are a system frequency measurement method, synchrophasor measurement method and device. The synchrophasor measurement method comprises: sampling voltage and current signals based on an absolute time reference; removing out-of-band interference in the sampled voltage and current signals; first-resampling at least one of the voltage and current signals with the out-of-band interference being removed based on an estimated system frequency; calculating phasor for the signals obtained from the first resampling and updating the estimated system frequency; for a reporting timing, second-resampling the voltage and current signals with the out-of-band interference being removed based on the updated estimated system frequency; and calculating synchrophasor of the voltage and current signals obtained from the second resampling. The system frequency measurement method, synchrophasor measurement method and device are not only applicable to the stable operation of power systems but also to the dynamic operation thereof, and provide measurement result with high precision. 1. A synchrophasor measurement method , comprising:sampling voltage and current signals in a power system based on an absolute time reference;removing out-of-band interference in the sampled voltage and current signals;first-resampling at least one of the voltage and current signals with the out-of-band interference being removed based on an estimated system frequency;calculating phasor for signals obtained from the first resampling, and updating the estimated system frequency;for a reporting time, second-resampling the voltage and current signals with the out-of-band interference being removed based on the updated estimated system frequency; andcalculating synchrophasor for the voltage and current signals obtained from the second resampling.2. The synchrophasor measurement method according to claim 1 , wherein claim 1 ,the out-of-band interference in the sampled voltage and current signals is removed ...

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13-02-2014 дата публикации

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SIGNAL GENERATION VIA A TEMPERATURE SENSING CRYSTAL INTEGRATED CIRCUIT

Номер: US20140046607A1
Принадлежит: BROADCOM CORPORATION

Disclosed are various embodiments involving correction of signals generated by a crystal oscillator. An age of an integrated circuit or a time of use of the integrated circuit may be determined. A signal generated from a crystal of the integrated circuit may be modified based at least in part on the determined age of the integrated circuit or the determined time of use of the integrated circuit. 1. A method comprising:determining at least one of: an age of an integrated circuit or a time of use of the integrated circuit; andmodifying a signal generated from a crystal of the integrated circuit based at least in part on at least one of: the determined age of the integrated circuit or the determined time of use of the integrated circuit.2. The method of claim 1 , wherein modifying the signal is further based at least in part on data indicating a frequency of the crystal as a function of time.3. The method of claim 1 , wherein modifying the signal is further based at least in part on a temperature signal generated by a temperature sensor of the integrated circuit.4. The method of claim 3 , wherein modifying the signal is further based at least in part on data indicating a frequency of the crystal as a function of temperature.5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:downloading data from a network; andmodifying the signal further based at least in part on the downloaded data.6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:read data stored in a memory of the integrated circuit; andsend the data read from the memory to a network.7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising sending the modified signal to a network via a communication bus of the integrated circuit.8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the integrated circuit stores an identifier claim 1 , and determining at least one of: the age of the integrated circuit or the time of use of the integrated circuit further comprises:requesting data from a network based at least in part on the identifier; anddetermining at ...

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06-03-2014 дата публикации

SYSTEM AND METHOD OF MONITORING THE WAVEFORM OF THE VOLTAGE OF THE ELECTRICAL GRID

Номер: US20140062458A1
Принадлежит: ARTECHE LANTEGI ELKARTEA, S.A.

The present invention relates to a system for monitoring the electric network voltage waveform, comprising: switching means () connected to the voltage lines (A, B, C) of a three-phase system, comprising two thyristors (T T) connected to two of the voltage lines (A, B, C) and at least two capacitors (C C) connected to said thyristors (T T), said means () being configured to open and close said thyristors (T T) in response to a trigger signal; means for measuring () the voltages in said voltage lines and at the input of said capacitors; a thyristor trigger circuit () for providing a trigger signal to either thyristor (DT DT) when the voltage in the terminals of said thyristor (T T) crosses zero; control means () for giving said trigger order (OD) or not. The control means comprise: a PLL () configured to obtain an image signal from the voltage signals of said voltage lines (A, B, C), from the phase angle (φ) of the three-phase system and from the temporal variation thereof; an adaptive notch filter () for providing filtered voltage signals between the voltage lines (V, V); means for filtering the voltages at the input of the capacitors (V, V); a zero crossing detector () configured to provide said trigger order (OD). 21011121212. The system () of claim 1 , wherein said switching means () further comprise an inductor (L claim 1 , L) located between each thyristor (T claim 1 , T) and the corresponding capacitor (C claim 1 , C).3. (canceled)410232432. The system () of claim 1 , wherein said adaptive notch filter ( claim 1 , ) is an all-pass filter.510. The system () of claim 3 , wherein said all-pass filter is a planar rotation lattice filter.61013231412. The system () of claim 1 , wherein said control means ( claim 1 , ) and said thyristor trigger circuit () are configured to send the corresponding trigger signals (DT claim 1 , DT) when the following three conditions are simultaneously met:the trigger order (OD) is received;the voltage in the terminals of the thyristor ...

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06-03-2014 дата публикации

POWER MEASUREMENT CIRCUIT

Номер: US20140062460A1
Принадлежит: STMICROELECTRONICS INTERNATIONAL N.V.

A system for power measurement in an electronic device includes a sensing unit, an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) and a controller. The sensing unit senses voltage across a power source and modulates a carrier signal based on the sensed voltage. The ADC converts a combination of the modulated carrier signal and audio signals received by the electronic device to generate a digitized combined signal and provides the digitized combined signal to the controller. The controller separates digitized modulated carrier signal and digitized audio signals. The digitized modulated carrier signal is demodulated to generate an output signal that provides a measure of the power consumed by the electronic device. 1. A method for measuring power consumed by an electronic device , the method comprising:modulating a carrier signal based on a sensed voltage across a power source;combining the modulated carrier signal with at least one audio signal received by the electronic device;converting the combined signal to a digital combined signal; anddemodulating a digitized modulated carrier signal from the digital combined signal to estimate the power consumed by the electronic device.2. The method as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising generating an output signal based on the digitized modulated carrier signal for measuring the power consumed by the electronic device.3. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the modulating comprises generating the carrier signal of a frequency greater than an audio frequency range.4. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the modulating comprises sensing the sensed voltage corresponding to the power consumed from the power source.5. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the demodulating comprises generating an output signal from the digitized modulated carrier signal based on the sensed voltage.6. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the demodulating comprises detecting an envelope of the digitized modulated carrier signal to ...

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06-03-2014 дата публикации

Matching positive transitions in a time trace disaggregation process

Номер: US20140067292A1
Автор: Harold Gene Alles
Принадлежит: VERLITICS Inc

A method can include detecting a positive transition in a time trace disaggregation process (TTDP), creating a new instance j, capturing a positive transition data block for the instance j, creating a time trace feature description for power, reactive power, and current, and matching the instance j to a device type by performing a quick match based on at least one quick match parameters. Responsive to a positive identification based on the quick match, the instance j may be assigned to the device type.

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13-03-2014 дата публикации

Web based smart sensor network tracking and monitoring system

Номер: US20140074979A1
Принадлежит: STMicroelectronics International NV

A wireless sensor network including a plurality of Smart Sensors coupled to a wide area network such as the Internet via a Wireless Sensor Coordinator. Each wireless sensor network comprises a plurality of Smart Sensors, each operable to measure one or more physical quantities. Each wireless sensor communicates the measured data to a Wireless Sensor Coordinator which then stores the collected data in memory. The Wireless Sensor Coordinator further includes a web server operable to post a web site on a network that is accessible by a common web browser. Upon receiving a request for sensed data via the web site, the Wireless Sensor Coordinator retrieves the appropriate measured and stored data and converts it into HTML format pages which are then posted on the web site for review by the requestor.

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27-03-2014 дата публикации

Method for detecting a device that generates spurious signals in an electrical network, an electrical system and an aircraft

Номер: US20140084951A1
Принадлежит: AIRBUS OPERATIONS GMBH

A method for detecting a device that generates spurious signals in an electrical network, to which several devices and at least one fault detection device are connected, includes the steps of monitoring the electrical network for electrical spurious signals, sequentially deactivating each device for a predetermined time T when an electrical spurious signal has been detected, and checking the electrical network for the disappearance of the respective spurious signal, and signaling as soon as the respective spurious signal has disappeared upon deactivating a respective device. This makes it possible to especially reliably detect a device in an electrical network that couples an undesired spurious signal into the network.

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27-03-2014 дата публикации

IDENTIFICATION OF INTEGRATED CIRCUITS

Номер: US20140088892A1
Принадлежит: Empire Technology Development, LLC

Techniques are generally described for generating an identification number for an integrated circuit (IC). In some examples, methods for generating an identification for an IC may comprise selecting circuit elements of the IC, evaluating measurements of an attribute of the IC for the selected circuit elements, wherein individual measurements are associated with corresponding input vectors previously applied to the IC, solving a plurality of equations formulated based at least in part on the measurements taken of the attribute of the IC for the selected circuit elements to determine scaling factors for the selected circuit elements, and transforming the determined scaling factors for the selected circuit elements to generate an identification number of the IC. Additional variants and embodiments may also be disclosed. 1. A method to identify integrated circuits , the method comprising:evaluating measurements of one or more attributes for one or more circuit elements of an integrated circuit, wherein the measurements are associated with corresponding input vectors applied to the integrated circuit;determining scaling factors for the selected one or more circuit elements, wherein the scaling factors reflect a relationship between nominal values for the attributes and measured values for the attributes;transforming the determined scaling factors for the selected one or more circuit elements to generate transformed scaling factors; andgenerating an identification number of the integrated circuit based on the transformed scaling factors.2. The method of claim 1 , wherein transforming the determined scaling factors comprises:selecting one or more of the scaling factors; andmapping the one or more selected scaling factors to corresponding binary codes;wherein generating the identification number includes generating the identification number of the integrated circuit using the mapped binary codes.3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:selecting a first set of one or ...

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10-04-2014 дата публикации

METHOD OF MONITORING A WIND TURBINE

Номер: US20140100800A1
Автор: PRATS MUSTAROS Josep
Принадлежит: ALSTOM RENOVABLES ESPAÑA, S.L.

A method of real-time monitoring of the operation of a wind turbine in an operational region of theoretically constant power coefficient is disclosed. The method comprises measuring the electrical power generated by the wind turbine, a representative wind speed, and an ambient temperature. The wind power available to the wind turbine for a given moment in time may be calculated based on the measured ambient temperature and measured representative wind speed. The aerodynamic power captured by the wind turbine at the same moment in time may be determined based on the measured electrical power generated. And the practical power coefficient may be calculated by dividing the aerodynamic power captured by the calculated available wind power. 1. A method of real-time monitoring of the operation of a wind turbine in an operational region of theoretically constant power coefficient , the wind turbine having a rotor with a plurality of rotor blades and a generator ,the method comprising:measuring electrical power generated by the wind turbine, a representative wind speed, and an ambient temperature;calculating wind power available to the wind turbine at a moment in time based on the measured ambient temperature and the measured representative wind speed;determining aerodynamic power captured by the wind turbine at substantially the same moment in time based on the measured electrical power generated; andcalculating a practical power coefficient by dividing the aerodynamic power captured by the calculated available wind power.2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the representative wind speed is measured by an anemometer based on a nacelle of the wind turbine.3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the aerodynamic power captured by the wind turbine is calculated using a generator losses model representative for losses in the generator and/or a drive train losses model representative for losses in the drive train and/or a power converter losses model representative for losses in the ...

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05-01-2017 дата публикации

METHOD FOR MEASURING THE WAVEFORM CAPTURE RATE OF A DIGITAL STORAGE OSCILLOSCOPE BASED ON AVERAGE DEAD TIME MEASUREMENT

Номер: US20170003328A1

A method for measuring waveform capture rate (WRC) of DSO based on average dead time measurement. First generating ramp signal or symmetric triangular wave signal as base signal, a trigger signal, the frequency which is higher than the nominal maximum waveform capture rate of the DSO under measurement; secondly, setting the parameters of DSO for measuring; then obtaining a plurality of test signals by delaying base signal K times with different delay time, for each test signal, inputting it the trigger signal simultaneously to DSO, calculating dead time between two adjacent captured waveforms according to their initial voltages, finally calculating waveform capture rate based on average dead times. The waveform capture rate obtained can effectively reflect the overall capturing capacity of DSO, more tellingly, the waveform capturing capacity of acquisition system of DSO. 1{'b': '1', 'S: generating a ramp signal or symmetric triangular wave signal as a base signal, its lasting time is T, its difference between the maximum amplitude and the minimum amplitude is S;'}{'b': '2', 'S: generating a trigger signal, the frequency g of which is higher than the nominal maximum waveform capture rate of a DSO under measurement;'}{'b': '3', 'S: setting trigger parameters of the DSO according to the base signal and the trigger signal as edge trigger, normal trigger mode, and the trigger source is the input channel of the trigger signal; setting the horizontal scale of the DSO under the fastest real-time sampling rate or the given maximum waveform capture rate, the corresponding acquisition time is h; setting the display mode of the DSO as dot display and infinite persistence; setting the memory depth of the DSO as minimum;'}{'b': '4', 'sub': k', 'k+1', 'k, 'S: obtaining a plurality of test signals by delaying the base signal K times, the k th delay time is τ, τ>τ, where k is a serial number of the delays, and 1≦k≦K; for each test signal, a plurality of dead times are obtained ...

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05-01-2017 дата публикации

MONITORING OPERATING CONDITIONS OF A TRANSFORMER DURING MAJOR ELECTROMAGNETIC DISTURBANCES

Номер: US20170003329A1
Принадлежит:

Methods and arrangements for computing disruptive current in a transformer. Transformer current is measured, and disruptive current is predicted. Based on the active transformer current and predicted disruptive current, a predicted reactive power and predicted neutral current are determined. At least one corrective action, to be taken with respect to the transformer, is thereupon identified. Other variants and embodiments are broadly contemplated herein. 1. A method of computing disruptive current in a transformer , said method comprising:utilizing at least one processor to execute computer code configured to perform the steps of:measuring active current in the transformer;predicting disruptive current in the transformer;determining, based on the active current and the predicted disruptive current, a predicted reactive power consumption of the transformer and a predicted neutral current in the transformer; andthereupon identifying at least one corrective action to be taken with respect to the transformer.2. The method according to claim 1 , comprising determining claim 1 , based on the active current and predicted disruptive current claim 1 , estimated active parameters of the transformer.3. The method according to claim 2 , wherein the estimated active parameters include at least one of: operating conditions claim 2 , reactive power and neutral current.4. The method according to claim 3 , wherein:the estimated active parameters include operating conditions; andthe operating conditions include transformer flux.5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the disruptive current comprises a current induced by an electromagnetic disturbance.6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the disruptive current comprises a geomagnetically-induced current.7. The method according to claim 1 , wherein said measuring comprises determining even-order higher frequency components of the active current in the transformer.8. The method according to claim 1 , wherein said predicting ...

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02-01-2020 дата публикации

An appliance operation signal processing system and method

Номер: US20200003659A1
Принадлежит: Green Running Ltd

An appliance operation signal processing system including an input for receiving an appliance operation signal. The appliance operation signal includes information relating to operation of an appliance. The system further includes an output for outputting information relating to degradation of the appliance and a processor configured to determine a probability that the appliance or a component of the appliance is in at least one degradation state by applying a classifier to a feature vector including information relating to frequency data extracted from the appliance operation signal.

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02-01-2020 дата публикации

SYSTEM FOR ACCURATELY DETERMINING AN AMOUNT OF ELECTRICAL CURRENT FLOWING THROUGH A HALL EFFECT CURRENT SENSOR

Номер: US20200003808A1
Автор: Busser Robert D.
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A system for accurately determining an amount of electrical current flowing through a Hall effect current sensor is provided. The system includes a microcontroller that determines a smoothed electrical current offset value based on an average measured apparent electrical current value, an electrical current offset smoothing coefficient, a prior smoothed electrical current offset value, and a prior electrical current offset trend value. The microcontroller determines an electrical current offset trend value associated with the Hall effect current sensor based on the smoothed electrical current offset value, an electrical current offset trend smoothing coefficient, a prior smoothed electrical current offset value, and the prior electrical current offset trend value. 1. A system for accurately determining an amount of electrical current flowing through a Hall effect current sensor , comprising:a microcontroller operably coupled to the Hall effect current sensor;the microcontroller determining an average measured apparent electrical current value based on an electrical current output signal from the Hall effect current sensor, before an electrical current is flowing through the Hall effect current sensor;the microcontroller determining a smoothed electrical current offset value based on the average measured apparent electrical current value, an electrical current offset smoothing coefficient, a prior smoothed electrical current offset value, and a prior electrical current offset trend value; andthe microcontroller determining an electrical current offset trend value associated with the Hall effect current sensor based on the smoothed electrical current offset value, an electrical current offset trend smoothing coefficient, a prior smoothed electrical current offset value, and the prior electrical current offset trend value.2. The system of claim 1 , wherein:the microcontroller determining an updated measured apparent electrical current value based on the electrical ...

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02-01-2020 дата публикации

NEUTRAL CONNECTION DETECTION METHOD FOR 3/4 -WIRE ACTIVE FILTERS

Номер: US20200003809A1
Принадлежит:

Aspects of the present disclosure are directed to a power filter comprising a first input configured to receive measurements of electrical characteristics of source power lines from a power source, a second input configured to receive measurements of electrical characteristics of load power lines to a load, an output configured to couple to output power lines to provide output current compensation signals, a power converter coupled to the power output and configured to receive input power, receive input control signals and provide the output current compensation signals based on the input control signals, and control circuitry coupled to the first input, the second input and the power converter and configured to provide the control signals to the power converter, wherein the control circuitry is configured to detect a connection status of a neutral connection to the load, wherein the connection status includes one of connected and disconnected. 1. A power filter comprising:a first input configured to receive measurements of electrical characteristics of source power lines from a power source, wherein the source power lines include a first phase line, a second phase line, a third phase line and a neutral;a second input configured to receive measurements of electrical characteristics of load power lines to a load, wherein the load power lines include a first phase line, a second phase line, a third phase line and a neutral;an output configured to couple to output power lines to provide output current compensation signals, wherein the output power lines include a first phase line, a second phase line, a third phase line and a neutral;a power converter coupled to the power output and configured to receive input power, receive input control signals and provide the output current compensation signals based on the input control signals; andcontrol circuitry coupled to the first input, the second input and the power converter and configured to provide the control signals to ...

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02-01-2020 дата публикации

Method for Aggregating Operating Values of a Plurality of Spatially Distributed Operating Units, and Monitoring Device for Carrying out the Method

Номер: US20200003810A1
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A method for aggregating operating values of a plurality of spatially distributed operating units, wherein aggregation times are predefined and the operating values of each operating unit describe an operating variable at each of the respective aggregation times, and a respective aggregation value is generated from time-synchronized operating values of the operating units for the aggregation. Respective raw values are received for each of the operating units, which describe the operating variable at a respective detection time, and the operating values of at least one of the operating units are formed based on the raw values thereof. For each of the aggregation times, and based on a predetermined checking function, a respective operating value is sought which fulfills a synchronization criterion and a plausibility criterion. If an operating value of this type is found it is used, and if no such operating value is found, a detection gap is signaled. 1. A method for aggregating operating values of a plurality of spatially distributed operating units , wherein , by way of a monitoring apparatus: 'wherein the respective operating values of each of the plurality of spatially distributed operating units describe an operating variable of a respective one of the plurality of spatially distributed operating units at each of the respective consecutive aggregation times;', 'predefining an aggregation clock composed of consecutive aggregation times,'}generating a respective aggregation value from respective time-synchronized operating values of the plurality of spatially distributed operating units using a predetermined aggregation function for aggregation of the operating values of the plurality of spatially distributed operating units; 'wherein the operating values of at least one of the plurality of spatially distributed operating units are formed based on respective raw values of such operating values by virtue of, for each of the consecutive aggregation times, in each case ...

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02-01-2020 дата публикации

METHOD OF DETERMINING MUTUAL VOLTAGE SENSITIVITY COEFFICIENTS BETWEEN A PLURALITY OF MEASURING NODES OF AN ELECTRIC POWER NETWORK

Номер: US20200003811A1
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The method for determining mutual voltage sensitivity coefficients between a plurality of measuring nodes of an electric power network does not rely on knowledge of the network parameters (for example: series conductance and susceptance of the branches, shunt conductance and susceptance of the nodes, etc.). The method uses a monitoring infrastructure including metering units at each one of the measuring nodes, and includes a step of measuring at the same time, at each one of the measuring nodes, repeatedly over a time window, sets of data including values of the current, the voltage, and the phase difference, a step of computing active power, reactive power and values from each set of measured data, and a step of performing multiple parametric regression analysis of the variations of the voltage at each one of the measuring nodes. 11717. A method for determining mutual voltage sensitivity coefficients between a plurality of measuring nodes (M , . . . , M) of an electric power network () , the electric power network being provided with a monitoring infrastructure comprising metering units at each one of said measuring nodes , for measuring a voltage , a current and a phase difference between the voltage and the current , locally , the monitoring infrastructure comprising a processing unit () connected to a communication network , the metering units being connected to the communication network so as to allow for data transmission to and from the processing unit; the method comprising the steps of:{'b': 1', '7, 'sub': 1', 'm, 'I. measure at the same time, at each one of said measuring nodes (M, . . . , M), repeatedly over a time window (τ), sets of data comprising values of the current (Ĩ(t)), the voltage ({tilde over (V)}(t), and the phase difference (φ(t)), timestamp (t ϵ{t, . . . , t}) the sets of measured data, and compute a timestamped active power value ({tilde over (P)}(t)) and a timestamped reactive power value ({tilde over (Q)}(t)) from each set of measured ...

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02-01-2020 дата публикации

System and Method for Fail-Safe Provision of an Analog Output Value

Номер: US20200004218A1
Автор: MAIER Mario
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A method for fail-safe provision of an analog output value for a control process designed for functional safety, wherein the output value is specified by a control unit as a digital output value and, in a first step, the digital output value is converted into the analog output value via a converter, in a second step, the analog output value is converted into a fail-safe digital output value using fail-safe criteria via a read-back device and, in a third step, the originally provided digital output value is compared with the converted fail-safe digital output value, where in the event of the comparison revealing a deviation or of a plausibility criterion being infringed, a safety action is performed, otherwise, the analog output value is output to the control process with the aid of a release device. 1. A method for fail-safe provision of an analog output value for a control process designed for functional safety , wherein the output value is specified by a control unit as a digital output value , the method comprising:converting the digital output value into the analog output value via a converter;converting the analog output value into a fail-safe digital output value utilizing fail-safe criteria via a read-back device;comparing an originally provided digital output value with the converted fail-safe digital output value, in an event of the comparison revealing one of (i) a deviation and (ii) a plausibility criterion being infringed, a safety action being performed, otherwise, the analog output value being output to the control process aided by a release device.2. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the fail-safe digital output value is provided to the control unit and compared with the digital output value in the control unit.3. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the fail-safe digital output value is generated by the read-back device via two channels and the fail-safe digital output value generated via a first channel is compared with the originally ...

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01-01-2015 дата публикации

System and Method for Estimating a Periodic Signal

Номер: US20150006096A1
Принадлежит: INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG

In accordance with an embodiment, a method of reconstructing a periodic signal includes receiving random electronic samples of the periodic signal from a sensing circuit, sorting, by a processor, the electronic samples in a sequential order to form ordered samples, and estimating, by the processor, a shape of the periodic signal based on the ordered samples

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03-01-2019 дата публикации

Electrical circuit control in power systems

Номер: US20190006847A1
Принадлежит: Washington State University WSU

Electrical circuit control techniques in power systems are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a supervisory computer in the power system can be configured to fit phasor measurement data from phasor measurement units into a Gaussian distribution with a corresponding Gaussian confidence level. When the Gaussian confidence level of the fitted Gaussian distribution is above a Gaussian confidence threshold, the supervisory computer can be configured to perform an ambient analysis on the received phasor measurement data to determine an operating characteristic of the power system. The supervisory computer can then automatically applying at least one electrical circuit control action to the power system in response to the determined operating characteristic.

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03-01-2019 дата публикации

PRIMARY POWER GRID FREQUENCY RESPONSE CHARACTERIZATION USING PHASOR MEASUREMENT UNIT DATA

Номер: US20190006848A1
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The technology is generally directed towards characterizing primary frequency response parameters (e.g., frequency response coefficient, inertia, damping, droop) for an interconnection, region, and power plant utilizing phasor measure unit (PMU) data captured during an event (e.g., a generation trip event) that causes an imbalance in the power grid system. Pre-processing of localized PMU based frequency measurements combined with system identification techniques fit the observed frequency response to estimate parameters such as system inertia, frequency response coefficient, turbine time constant, system damping and governor droop that characterize the interconnection-wide frequency response. 1. A method , comprising:detecting, by a system comprising a processor, a change in power in a power grid system that changes a frequency associated with the power grid system; and establishing, based on measurement data associated with the power grid, a boundary region for a frequency response of the power grid system; and', 'varying at least one transfer function parameter value of a transfer function that relates the change in power to the change in frequency until the frequency response is within the boundary region., 'in response to the detecting the change in power2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising claim 1 , determining a system response value of the power grid system based on the measurement data claim 1 , and using the system response value to obtain transfer function parameter values of the transfer function.3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the determining the system response value comprises estimating dynamic response parameter values from the measurement data and a change in power value representing the change in power.4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the determining the system response value comprises computing the system response value based on a first value representative of system droop and a second value representative of system damping.5. The ...

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02-01-2020 дата публикации

MOUNTING SYSTEM FOR SENSORS ON ELECTRICAL POWER LINES

Номер: US20200006930A1
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A system for monitoring current and voltage from a power source or load at the tap wire connected to an overhead distribution power line, the distribution power line being spaced apart from the ground is provided. The system includes a current clamp sensor coupled to the tap wire and spaced apart from the distribution power line. A sensor is insulated body coupled to the current clamp, the sensor body being configured to simultaneously measure voltage on the overhead distribution power line and current of the tap wire prior to the distribution power line. A mounting assembly is provided that suspends the sensor from the distribution power line, the mounting assembly being coupled between the distribution power line and the current clamp. 1. A system for monitoring current and voltage from a power source , the system comprising:a power source configured to generate electrical power;a first power line electrically coupled to the power source at a first end, the first power line having a first portion disposed underground and a second portion;a primary electrical distribution system spaced apart from the ground, the primary electrical distribution system having a second power line, wherein the second portion is electrically coupled to the second power line;a sensor electrically coupled to the second power line, operably coupled to the second portion, and configured to simultaneously measure voltage and current of the second portion; and a first hot line clamp configured to couple with the second portion;', 'a first spacer member having a length coupled to the first hot line clamp;', 'a plate coupled to between the sensor and the first spacer member; and', 'a current clamp coupled to the plate and operably coupled between the sensor and the second portion., 'a mounting system that suspends the sensor from the second power line, the mounting system comprising2. The system of claim 1 , further comprising a tap wire having a first end and a second end claim 1 , the first ...

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02-01-2020 дата публикации

POWER SUPPLY APPARATUS

Номер: US20200007034A1
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An abnormality determiner turns OFF a third switch and controls a converter controller to stop operating in a case where a voltage value detected by a voltage detector during a normal mode exceeds a first threshold value. The abnormality determiner determines that a first switch has an abnormality in a case where the voltage value exceeds a second threshold value in a state where the converter controller is stopped. The abnormality determiner controls the converter controller to operate in a case where the voltage value is equal to or smaller than the second threshold value in a state where the converter controller is stopped. The abnormality determiner determines that the converter controller has an abnormality in a case where the voltage value exceeds a third threshold value in a state where the converter controller is operated. 1. A power supply apparatus comprising:a first connection portion to which a first DC power supply is connected;a second connection portion to which a second DC power supply is connected;a first switch and a second switch that are sequentially connected in series to each other between the first connection portion and ground;an inductor and a capacitor that are sequentially connected in series to each other between a node between the first switch and the second switch and the ground;a third switch that is connected between a node between the inductor and the capacitor and the second connection portion;a voltage detector that detects a voltage value at the node between the inductor and the capacitor;a converter controller that controls ON and OFF states of the first switch and the second switch so that the voltage value detected by the voltage detector approaches a target value; andan abnormality determiner that switches a state mode of each of the converter controller and the third switch to any one of a normal mode, a first abnormality determination mode, and a second abnormality determination mode, and that determines an abnormality in ...

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20-01-2022 дата публикации

Mutual Inductance-Type Current Sensing

Номер: US20220018878A1
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Mutual inductance-type current sensing apparatus () is described which includes a mutual inductance current sensor () having a first transfer function. The apparatus () also includes a low-pass filter () which receives a signal from the current sensor (). The low-pass filter () has a second transfer function configured to attenuate one or more harmonic components of the signal. The apparatus () also includes an analogue-to-digital converter () which receives and digitises a filtered signal output from the low-pass filter. The apparatus () also includes a controller () configured to process a digitised signal from the analogue-to-digital converter () using a digital processing chain configured to compensate for the frequency and phase responses of the first transfer function and the second transfer function. 1. Apparatus comprising:a mutual inductance current sensor having a first transfer function;a low-pass filter which receives a signal from the current sensor, the low-pass filter having a second transfer function configured to attenuate one or more harmonic components of the signal;an analogue-to-digital converter which receives and digitises a filtered signal output from the low-pass filter;a controller configured to process a digitised signal from the analogue-to-digital converter using a digital processing chain configured to compensate for the frequency and phase responses of the first transfer function and the second transfer function;wherein the apparatus is for measuring a signal corresponding to an alternating current having a fundamental frequency and wherein the apparatus is configured to measure up to a predetermined harmonic of the fundamental frequency;wherein the second transfer function of the low-pass filter has a −3 dB corner frequency which lies between the fundamental frequency and the predetermined harmonic.2. Apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the digital processing chain comprises a first digital filter stage having a third transfer ...

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12-01-2017 дата публикации

LOW LOSS ACOUSTIC WAVE SENSORS AND TAGS AND HIGH EFFICIENCY ANTENNAS AND METHODS FOR REMOTE ACTIVATION THEREOF

Номер: US20170010308A1
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Enhanced surface acoustic wave (SAW) sensors and SAW sensor-tag wireless interface devices, including low loss devices, devices that enable enhanced use of time diversity for device identification, and devices suitable for use in band-limited environments (such as ISM band) and for use in ultra-wideband applications are disclosed. Antennas for use with both SAW sensors and/or tags, and wireless transceiver systems also are disclosed, including antennas suitable for operation in conductive media and in highly metallic environments, said antennas being used to activate and read said SAW sensors and/or tags. SAW sensors and sensor-tags and related methods for measuring scaled voltage and current in electrical conductors via measurements of the electric and magnetic fields thereof are disclosed. 1. An apparatus for wirelessly measuring the strength of electric and/or magnetic fields , comprising:one or more acoustic wave sensor or sensor-tag devices;at least one transistor;at least one field probe operable to interact with the field being measured and produce a voltage; andone or more antennas.2. An apparatus for wirelessly measuring the strength of electric and/or magnetic fields according to claim 1 , wherein said transistor is a field effect transistor (FET).3. An apparatus for wirelessly measuring the strength of electric and/or magnetic fields according to claim 2 ,wherein the drain and source of said FET are electrically connected to at least one transducer on said one or more acoustic wave devices; andwherein the voltage produced by said at least one field probe is applied to the FET gate.4. An apparatus according to for wirelessly measuring the strength of the electric field around a conductor carrying an AC voltage claim 1 ,wherein said at least one field probe comprises two conductive objects located at different radial distances from the conductor.5. An apparatus according to for wirelessly measuring the strength of the magnetic field around a conductor ...

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14-01-2016 дата публикации

AUTOMATIC GENERATION AND ANALYSIS OF SOLAR CELL IV CURVES

Номер: US20160011246A1
Принадлежит: SunPower Corporation

A photovoltaic system includes multiple strings of solar panels and a device presenting a DC load to the strings of solar panels. Output currents of the strings of solar panels may be sensed and provided to a computer that generates current-voltage (IV) curves of the strings of solar panels. Output voltages of the string of solar panels may be sensed at the string or at the device presenting the DC load. The DC load may be varied. Output currents of the strings of solar panels responsive to the variation of the DC load are sensed to generate IV curves of the strings of solar panels. IV curves may be compared and analyzed to evaluate performance of and detect problems with a string of solar panels. 1. A method of evaluating performance of solar panels , the method comprising:selectively providing power to a first current sensor in a plurality of current sensors, wherein the plurality of current sensors comprises Hall Effect field sensors;sensing, using the first current sensor while providing power to the first current sensor, current generated by a first string of solar panels in a plurality of strings of solar panels to generate a sensed current;selectively providing power to a second current sensor in the plurality of current sensors instead of providing power to the first current sensor;sensing, using the second current sensor while providing power to the second current sensor, current generated by a second string of solar panels in the plurality of strings of solar panels; andevaluating a performance of the first string of solar panels using the sensed current.2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:sensing a solar insolation on the first string of solar panels at a first instance;sensing a voltage generated by the first string of solar panels at the first instance; andgenerating a current-voltage (IV) curve of the first string of solar panels at the first instance.3. The method of claim 2 , further comprising:sensing a solar insolation on the first string ...

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14-01-2021 дата публикации

Harmonics Measurement in Power Grids

Номер: US20210011061A1
Автор: Runge Jörn
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The subject-matter relates to a method, performed by at least one apparatus, including: determining of a correction factor for at least one first voltage transformer arranged in a power grid, the correction factor being indicative of a correction for obtaining correct measured values measured by the at least one first voltage transformer, wherein the determining of the correction factor of the at least one first voltage transformer being performed at least partially based on a first measured voltage of the at least one first voltage transformer and a second measured voltage of the at least one first voltage transformer, wherein the second voltage of the at least one first voltage transformer is determined at least partially based on a known transfer function of at least one second voltage transformer and the first voltage of the at least one first voltage transformer is determined without taking into account the known transfer function of the at least one second voltage transformer; determining a calibration factor for the at least one first voltage transformer based at least in part on the determined correction factor; and outputting or causing the output of the determined calibration factor. The subject matter further relates to a correspondingly configured apparatus and a system. 1. A method performed by at least one apparatus , comprising:determining of a correction factor for at least one first voltage transformer arranged in a power grid, the correction factor being indicative of a correction for obtaining correct measured values measured by the at least one first voltage transformer, wherein the determining of the correction factor of the at least one first voltage transformer being performed at least partially based on a first measured voltage of the at least one first voltage transformer and a second measured voltage of the at least one first voltage transformer, wherein the second measured voltage of the at least one first voltage transformer is determined ...

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10-01-2019 дата публикации

ESTIMATION OF A WAVEFORM PERIOD

Номер: US20190011486A1

Disclosed herein are systems and methods for estimating a period and frequency of a waveform. In one embodiment a system may comprise an input configured to receive a signal comprising a representation of the waveform. A period determination subsystem may calculate an estimated period of the signal based on a period determination function. An estimated period adjustment subsystem may determine an adjustment to the estimated period based on a result of the period determination function. A quality indicator subsystem configured to evaluate a measurement quality indictor function based on the estimated period, and to selectively update the period of the waveform based on the measurement quality indicator. A control action subsystem configured to implement a control action based on the period of the waveform. 1. A system configured to determine a period of a waveform , the system comprising:an input configured to receive a signal comprising a representation of the waveform of a power delivery system;a period determination subsystem configured to calculate an estimated period of the signal based on a period determination function;an estimated period adjustment subsystem configured to determine an adjustment to the estimated period based on a result of the period determination function; determine a measurement quality indicator of the estimated period by evaluating a measurement quality indicator function based on the estimated period; and', 'update a previously determined period of the waveform with the estimated period based at least in part on the measurement quality indicator; and, 'a quality indicator subsystem configured toa control action subsystem configured to implement a control action based on the updated estimated period of the waveform.2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the quality indicator subsystem is configured to apply a variable gain to samples of the signal based on the measurement quality indicator function.3. The system of claim 2 , wherein the ...

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14-01-2021 дата публикации

Systems and Methods for Monitoring Transformers and Performing Actions Based on the Monitoring

Номер: US20210011093A1
Автор: Joe Beaudet, Sergio Angeli
Принадлежит: GRID20/20 Inc

A transformer monitoring system that has one or more monitoring devices coupled to respective distribution transformers, and the monitoring devices each have a network device. The network devices monitor operational data of their respective distribution transformer and perform a monitoring device action based upon the operational data monitored. Further, the monitoring device transmits operational data and data indicative of the monitoring device action via the network device. The system also has a central computing device communicatively coupled to the one or more monitoring devices via the network devices and there is a processor resident on the central computing device that receives the operational data and the data indicative of the monitoring device action, interprets the received data, and performs an action based upon the operational data and the data indicative of the monitoring device action.

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09-01-2020 дата публикации

VOLTAGE AND TEMPERATURE SENSOR FOR A SERIALIZER/DESERIALIZER COMMUNICATION APPLICATION

Номер: US20200011741A1
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The present invention relates to integrated circuits. More specifically, embodiments of the present invention provide methods and systems for determining temperatures of an integrated circuit using an one-point calibration technique, where temperature is determined by a single temperature measurement and calculation using known electrical characteristics of the integrated circuit. 1. A method for temperature calibration , comprising:measuring a first temperature on an integrated circuit using a temperature sensor;determining a first delay electrical characteristic;determining a first reference value for the integrated circuit at the first temperature, the first reference value based on a first delay electrical characteristic;measuring a second delay electrical characteristic for the integrated circuit;determining a second reference value for the integrated circuit based on the second delay electrical characteristic and a second temperature, the second temperature being an equivalent temperature calculated based on the second delay electrical characteristic;determining a gain value from the first reference value and the second reference value; andgenerating a line equation using the gain value.2. The method of further comprising:measuring a third delay electrical characteristic comprising a differential signal from a delay core; anddetermining a third temperature using the third delay electrical characteristic and the line equation.3. The method of wherein the first reference value is proportional to the first temperature.4. The method of wherein the second temperature is based on a proportionality between the first delay electrical characteristic and the second delay electrical characteristics.5. The method of further comprising generating the second reference value using one or more control switches.6. The method of wherein the gain value is a ratio between a changing electrical characteristic and a corresponding changing temperature.7. The method of wherein the ...

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09-01-2020 дата публикации

AN ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING THE SAME

Номер: US20200011907A1
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An electric power system comprises recording devices (-) located at different elements of the electric power system and configured to record waveform samples of quantities related to operation of the elements of the electric power system. The electric power system comprises a central device () configured to receive the recorded waveform samples from the recording devices. The recording devices are synchronized to maintain a common clock time and to associate, to each of the recorded waveform samples, one or more timing values indicative of the clock time during recording the waveform sample. As the timing values are associated to the waveform samples, it is possible to reconstruct a time order of phenomena indicated by the recorded waveform samples. Thus, it is possible to identify which of the phenomena are causes and which are consequences when analyzing for example what happened prior to a fault situation. 2. The electric power system according to claim 1 , wherein the central device is configured to control claim 1 , based on the timing values associated to the recorded waveform samples claim 1 , a display screen to display the recorded waveform samples on a same time axis.3. The electric power system according to claim 1 , wherein the recording devices are configured to record the waveform samples according to a loop recording mode where new data is recorded by overwriting corresponding old data recorded a predetermined amount of time earlier.4. The electric power system according to claim 3 , wherein:one or more of the recording devices are configured to detect one or more predefined events capable of occurring within the electric power system, andthe recording devices are configured to continue, after detection of one of predefined events, recordings of the waveform samples for a time period shorter than the predetermined amount of time and to stop the recordings after the time period.5. The electric power system according to claim 1 , wherein one or more of ...

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09-01-2020 дата публикации

DYNAMIC TOLERANCE CURVES FOR POWER MONITORING SYSTEMS

Номер: US20200011908A1
Автор: Bickel Jon A.
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A method for managing power quality events in an electrical system includes processing electrical measurement data captured by an intelligent electronic device (IED) to identify at least one power quality event associated with one or more loads monitored by the IED. The IED and the loads are installed at respective locations in the electrical system. The method also includes determining an impact of the at least one identified power quality event on one or more of the loads, and using the at least one identified power quality event and the determined impact to generate a tolerance curve associated with the one or more of the loads. The tolerance curve characterizes a tolerance level of the loads to certain power quality events. The loads can include one or more loads “downstream” from the IED in the electrical system and/or one or more loads “upstream” from IED in the electrical system. 1. A method for managing power quality events in an electrical system , the method comprising:processing electrical measurement data from voltage and/or current signals captured by an intelligent electronic device (IED) to identify at least one power quality event associated with one or more loads monitored by the IED, wherein the IED and the loads are installed at respective locations in the electrical system;determining an impact of the at least one identified power quality event on one or more of the loads; andusing the at least one identified power quality event and the determined impact of the at least one identified power quality event to generate or update a tolerance curve associated with the one or more of the loads, wherein the tolerance curve characterizes a tolerance level of the loads to certain power quality events.2. The method of claim 1 , wherein using the at least one identified power quality event and the determined impact of the at least one identified power quality event to generate or update a tolerance curve associated with the one or more of the loads claim 1 ...

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09-01-2020 дата публикации

Systems and methods for characterizing power quality events in an electrical system

Номер: US20200011909A1
Принадлежит: Schneider Electric USA Inc

A method for quantifying power quality events in an electrical system including a plurality of intelligent electronic devices (IEDs) includes processing electrical measurement data from or derived from energy-related signals captured by at least one first IED of the plurality of IEDs to identify a power quality event at a first point of installation of the at least one first IED in the electrical system. An impact of the power quality event at a second point of installation in the electrical system is determined based on an evaluation of electrical measurement data from or derived from energy-related signals captured by at least one second IED of the plurality of IEDs at the second point of installation proximate to a determined time of occurrence of the power quality event at the first point of installation.

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09-01-2020 дата публикации

APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A SUPPLY VOLTAGE TO A DEVICE UNDER TEST USING A CAPACITOR

Номер: US20200011928A1
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An apparatus for providing a supply voltage to a device under test includes a controlled source configured to provide a voltage in dependence on one or more control signals; a switchable resistor circuited between the output of the controlled source and a DUT port, having first and second resistances in first and second switch states, respectively, the second resistance being smaller than the first resistance; a regulator configured to provide a control signal to the controlled source, to regulate a voltage to be provided to the DUT in dependence on information about a desired voltage; a capacitor circuited in parallel to the switchable resistor at least during switching of the switchable resistor and configured to slow a voltage change across the switchable resistor which is caused by changing a switch state of the switchable resistor; the apparatus being configured to change a switch state of the switchable resistor while a voltage is provided to the DUT via the switchable resistor. 1. An apparatus for testing , the apparatus comprising: a controlled source configured to provide a voltage at an output based on one or more control signals;', 'a switchable resistor coupled between the output of the controlled source and a device under test, the switchable resistor having a first resistance in a first switch state and a second resistance in a second switch state, wherein the second resistance is smaller than the first resistance;', 'a regulator configured to provide a first control signal to the controlled source, wherein the regulator is further configured to regulate a voltage provided to the device under test based on an information about a desired voltage; and', 'a capacitor coupled in parallel with the switchable resistor during switching of the switchable resistor and configured to slow a voltage change across the switchable resistor, wherein the voltage change is responsive to changing a switch state of the switchable resistor,', 'wherein the circuit is ...

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14-01-2016 дата публикации

Power System Control System and Distributed Controller Used in Same

Номер: US20160013648A1
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A distributed controller collects measurement value data of a voltage and a current in an own node and in another node; using the measurement voltage and the current of the own node and the measurement voltage and current of another node as input data, estimates a voltage or a current as a state quantity of the electric power system regarding another node from which the measurement value data cannot be collected, and outputs the estimate values; using the measurement data, the estimate value outputted from the state estimation functional unit and a voltage target value that has been set for each node, outputs the control commands for voltage controllers based on voltage change amounts to be distributed to the voltage control devices of the nodes including the own node. The voltages in the electric power system are controlled by superposition of voltage change amounts by the voltage control devices. 110.-. (canceled)11. An electric power system control system controlling voltages in an electric power system to which loads and voltage control devices are connected via nodes , comprising at least two distributed controllers making control commands for the voltage control devices , whereinthe distributed controller includes a measurement value data collection functional unit, a state estimation functional unit, and an optimum control functional unit, whereinthe measurement value data collection functional unit collects measurement value data from sensors measuring a voltage and a current in an own node to which the measurement value data collection functional unit belongs and measurement value data from sensors measuring a voltage and a current in another node to which the measurement value data collection functional unit does not belong, whereinthe state estimation functional unit, using the measurement values of the voltage and the current of the own node and the measurement values of a voltage and a current of another node as input data, estimates a voltage or a ...

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09-01-2020 дата публикации

Low Cost LF Driver Current Sense Topology

Номер: US20200014345A1
Принадлежит: NXP B.V.

A switching amplifier circuit () connected to drive an impedance-based output load () includes high side and low side switches (-) configured and connected to connect first and second supply voltage lines to first and second output nodes (ANTP, ANTN) in response to gating control signals, and also includes an output current sensing circuit for measuring a current through the output load with a current sensing resistor (Rs) connected between the second supply voltage line and a source of one or more split gate-source switching transistors (C) in the low side gate-source switching transistor, where a voltage sense circuit connected across the current sensing resistor is configured to sample a voltage across the current sensing resistor for measuring a sense current at the current sensing resistor. 1. A switching amplifier circuit comprising:an output driving circuit comprising a high side switching transistor and low side split gate-source switching transistor connected in series between first and second supply voltage lines;a switch driver circuit configured to drive the switching transistors with first and second respective control signals;an output connection between the switching transistors for driving an output load; andan output current sensing circuit for measuring a current through the output load with a current sensing resistor connected between the second supply voltage line and a source of one or more split gate-source switching transistors in the low side split gate-source switching transistor, wherein the one or more low side split gate-source switching transistors comprises a current sense transistor having a drain node directly connected to the output connection, a source node connected to the current sensing resistor, and a gate node, the gate node of the current sense transistor connected by a connection switch to a shared gate control signal in a first connection state and to the source node of the current sense transistor in a second connection ...

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03-02-2022 дата публикации

MEASURING SYSTEM AND METHOD

Номер: US20220034941A1
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A measuring system for measuring signals with multiple measurement probes comprises a multi probe measurement device comprising at least two probe interfaces that each couple the multi probe measurement device with at least one of the measurement probes, a data interface that couples the multi probe measurement device to a measurement data receiver, and a processing unit coupled to the at least two probe interfaces that records measurement, values via the at least two probe interfaces from the measurement probes, wherein the processing unit is further coupled to the data interface and provides the recorded measurement values to the measurement data receiver, and a measurement data receiver comprising a data interface, wherein the data interface of the measurement data receiver is coupled to the data interface of the multi probe measurement device. 120-. (cancelled)21. A measuring system for measuring signals with multiple measurement probes , the measuring system comprising:a measurement data receiver comprising analog input channels for recording measured analog signals of a device under test,multiple measurement probes which are configured to measure signals of the external device under test, which are different to the analog signals, at least two probe interfaces which are connectable or connected to corresponding ones of the measurement probes and which are configured to receive the measured signals,', 'a processing unit coupled to the at least two probe interfaces and configured to record measurement values contained in the measured signals, wherein the processing unit is further coupled to the first data interface and is further configured to provide the recorded measurement values to the measurement data receiver, and, 'a multi probe measurement device coupled to the measurement data receiver and comprisingwherein the multi probe measurement device in combination with the measurement data receiver are arranged and configured such to perform a timely aligned ...

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03-02-2022 дата публикации

FORCED OSCILLATION SOURCE LOCATION DETERMINATION BASED ON OSCILLATION MODE ANGLE ANALYSIS USING SYNCHROPHASOR DATA

Номер: US20220034947A1
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A method includes performing by a processor: receiving a plurality of synchrophasor measurements of a power system signal associated with a time interval from a plurality of phasor measurement units (PMUs), respectively, each of the plurality of synchrophasor measurements including a phase angle, frequency value, and a timestamp associated with the synchrophasor measurement; determining, for each of the plurality of PMUs, a dominant mode frequency of a forced oscillation signal component of the power system signal based on the frequency value and the phase angle; determining, for each of the plurality of PMUs, a mode angle of the forced oscillation signal component at the dominant mode frequency; and determining a geographic forced oscillation source location for a source of the forced oscillation signal component based on the plurality of mode angles associated with each of the plurality of PMUs, respectively, and geographic locations of the plurality of PMUs. 1. A method comprising:performing by a processor:receiving a plurality of synchrophasor measurements of a power system signal associated with a time interval from a plurality of phasor measurement units (PMUs), respectively, each of the plurality of synchrophasor measurements including a phase angle, frequency value, and a timestamp associated with the synchrophasor measurement;determining, for each of the plurality of PMUs, a dominant mode frequency of a forced oscillation signal component of the power system signal based on the frequency value and the phase angle;determining, for each of the plurality of PMUs, a mode angle of the forced oscillation signal component at the dominant mode frequency; anddetermining a geographic forced oscillation source location for a source of the forced oscillation signal component based on the plurality of mode angles associated with each of the plurality of PMUs, respectively, and geographic locations of the plurality of PMUs.2. The method of claim 1 , wherein determining ...

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03-02-2022 дата публикации

METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DETERMINING RESISTANCE OF POWER CONDUCTORS

Номер: US20220035390A1
Принадлежит: CommScope Technologies LLC

Methods of powering a radio that is mounted on a tower of a cellular base station are provided in which a direct current (“DC”) power signal is provided to the radio over a power cable and a voltage level of the output of the power supply is adjusted so as to provide a substantially constant voltage at a first end of the power cable that is remote from the power supply. Related cellular base stations and programmable power supplies are also provided. 1. A system , comprising:a power supply comprising an output configured to be coupled by power conductors to a direct current (DC) power input of a radio; and provide a first DC voltage level at the output of the power supply;', 'when providing the first DC voltage level at the output of the power supply, then measure a first direct current level flowing through the output of the power supply;', 'provide a second DC voltage level at the output of the power supply;', 'when providing the second DC voltage level at the output of the power supply, then measure a second direct current level flowing through the output of the power supply, wherein the second DC voltage level differs from the first DC voltage level; and', 'determine a resistance of the power conductors using the first DC voltage level, the second DC voltage level, the first direct current level, and the second direct current level., 'wherein, when the DC power input of the radio draws a constant power level through the power conductors, the power supply is configured to3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the power supply is further configured to determine the resistance of the power conductors using at least three sets claim 1 , wherein each set comprises a DC voltage level provided at the output of the power supply and a direct current level flowing through the output of the power supply when providing the DC voltage level at the output of the power supply claim 1 , wherein each DC voltage level of each set is different.5. The system of claim 1 , further ...

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19-01-2017 дата публикации

AVERAGING UNIT AND MEASURING APPARATUS

Номер: US20170016938A1
Принадлежит: HIOKI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA

An averaging unit includes: a plurality of sensor connectors to which current sensors are detachably connected; an averager that generates an averaged signal for at least two detection voltage signals outputted from the current sensors connected to the sensor connectors; and an outputter that outputs the averaged signal. 1. An averaging unit comprising:a plurality of sensor connectors to which current sensors are detachably connected;an averager that generates an averaged signal for at least two detection voltage signals outputted from the current sensors connected to the sensor connectors; andan outputter that outputs the averaged signal.2. The averaging unit according to claim 1 ,wherein the averaging unit outputs number information showing a number of the sensor connectors to which the current sensors are connected.3. The averaging unit according to claim 1 ,wherein the averaging unit outputs range information showing a measurement range of the current sensors connected to the sensor connectors.4. The averaging unit according to claim 2 ,wherein the averaging unit outputs range information showing a measurement range of the current sensors connected to the sensor connectors.5. The averaging device according to claim 1 ,wherein input resistors that set an input impedance for the current sensors are connected to the sensor connectors,the averager includes: a buffer unit including an input terminal set at a high input impedance and an output terminal that is connected to the outputter; and an equal number of voltage dividing resistors to the sensor connectors, each voltage dividing resistor being set at the same resistance value and being connected between a corresponding sensor connector and the input terminal, andat least one voltage dividing resistor out of the voltage dividing resistors is connected between the sensor connector and the input terminal in a state where the voltage dividing resistor is connected in series to a switch and other voltage dividing ...

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19-01-2017 дата публикации

On-chip current sensing employing power distribution network voltage de-convolution

Номер: US20170016939A1
Автор: Sebastian Turullols
Принадлежит: Oracle International Corp

Systems, methods, and other embodiments are disclosed that are configured to provide on-chip current sensing by employing a power distribution network voltage de-convolution technique. A voltage signal on a voltage plane of a system-on-chip device is measured during operation of the system-on-chip device. The voltage signal derives from a power distribution network. The voltage signal is de-convolved, based at least in part on inverse convolution coefficients derived from the power distribution network, to recover a current signal being drawn by the system-on-chip device from the power distribution network.

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21-01-2021 дата публикации

Apparatus for performing an extracorporeal blood treatment

Номер: US20210015984A1
Автор: Anders Nilsson
Принадлежит: GAMBRO LUNDIA AB

An extracorporeal blood treatment apparatus is provided comprising a filtration unit connected to a blood circuit and to a dialysate circuit; a control unit is configured for calculating a sodium concentration value for the blood; the estimation of the sodium concentration includes the sub-step of calculating the sodium concentration value as an algebraic sum of a main contribution term based on the isoconductive sodium concentrate and of an offset contribution term based on a concentration of at least a substance in the dialysis fluid chosen in the group including bicarbonate, potassium, acetate, lactate, citrate, magnesium, calcium, sulphate and phosphate.

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21-01-2016 дата публикации

Current transformer and method for converting a conductor current flowing in an electrical conductor to an output signal

Номер: US20160018444A1
Принадлежит: Weidmueller Interface GmbH and Co KG

A current transformer arrangement, and method, include a current sensor for producing a sensor output voltage that is proportional to the input current flowing in a conductor; a first processing branch including a voltage calculating device for calculating the effective voltage value of the sensor output voltage; a second processing branch including a polarity detecting device having an input terminal connected with the current sensor output terminal to produce a polarity signal having one polarity when the conductor input current is either an alternating current, a hybrid current, or a direct current flowing in one direction, and the opposite polarity when the conductor input current is a direct current flowing in the opposite direction; and a multiplier device for modifying the effective voltage value to produce a signed effective voltage having a polarity corresponding with the polarity of the polarity signal. A modifying circuit modifies the signed effective voltage.

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21-01-2016 дата публикации

SAMPLING CIRCUITRY AND SAMPLING METHOD FOR A PLURALITY OF ELECTRODES

Номер: US20160018447A1
Автор: Monney Pascal, NYS Olivier
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A sampling circuitry for a plurality of electrodes the circuitry comprising a plurality of charge amplifiers and a plurality of modulators, wherein each charge amplifier and each modulator, comprised in the plurality of charge amplifiers and the plurality of modulators, respectively, corresponds to an electrode of the plurality of electrodes, wherein each modulator is capable of generating a residue signal and a rough code corresponding to each sampled electrode of the plurality of electrodes, a multiplexer capable of receiving a plurality of residue signals generated by the plurality of modulators, a residue analog to digital converter capable of receiving a multiplexed residue signal from the multiplexer and outputting a digitized multiplexed residue signal, and a digital summation circuitry capable of receiving the digitized multiplexed residue signal and a plurality of rough codes, comprising each rough code corresponding to each sample electrode, and outputting a plurality of output codes.

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15-01-2015 дата публикации

INTELLIGENT ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH ENHANCED POWER QUALITY MONITORING AND COMMUNICATION CAPABILITIES

Номер: US20150019148A1
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An intelligent electronic device (IED) has enhanced power quality and communications capabilities. The power meter can perform energy analysis by waveform capture, detect transient on the front end voltage input channels and provide revenue measurements. The power meter splits and distributes the front end input channels into separate circuits for scaling and processing by dedicated processors for specific applications by the power meter. Front end voltage input channels are split and distributed into separate circuits for transient detection, waveform capture analysis and revenue measurement, respectively. Front end current channels are split and distributed into separate circuits for waveform capture analysis and revenue measurement, respectively. 1a voltage input circuit operative to sense line voltage from the AC power system and generate at least one voltage signal representative of the voltage sensed from the AC power system;at least one analog-to-digital converter circuit configured to sample the at least one voltage signal to output digital samples representative of said voltage input circuit;at least one processor operatively coupled to said analog-to-digital converter and configured to perform at least one mathematical computation on samples received from the analog-to-digital converter; andat least one volatile memory operatively coupled to said at least one processor to receive samples from the analog-to-digital converter;wherein the at least one processor is configured to trigger a recording and storing in non-volatile memory at least one of said digital samples based on an algorithm that includes at least one of an adaptive trigger, a waveshape trigger and a rate of change trigger.. An intelligent electronic device (IED) for recording at least one waveform of an AC power system, the IED comprising: This application is a continuation application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/080,479, filed Apr. 3, 2008, which is a continuation-in-part ...

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18-01-2018 дата публикации

Sensors for power distribution network and electrical grid monitoring system associated therewith

Номер: US20180017602A1

A system of sensors associated with a branched conductor of an AC power line using the conductor as the communication medium between different sensors. The communication is carried out at frequencies higher than the powerline frequency. At least one sensor is provided in every branch in the vicinity of every branching point of the conductor. Synchronous measurements are carried out of the root mean square current passing through every branch of the conductor and the direction of energy flow in the branch. Results of the measurements are regularly reported throughout the system. An arrangement is provided for analyzing the results of the measurements to determine the graph topology of the branched conductor and ascertain the distribution of the root mean square current passing through every branch of the graph.

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03-02-2022 дата публикации

DEVICE AND METHOD FOR HARVESTING ENERGY FROM A POWER LINE MAGNETIC FIELD

Номер: US20220037886A1
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An energy harvesting device (CTH) installed in an electrical distribution system (EDS) for powering ancillary electrical devices (AD) used in the distribution system. The device includes a first voltage regulator circuit (CC) configured to produce a voltage matched to a power curve of a current transformer (CT) to which the device is electrically coupled. The device also includes a second and separate voltage regulator circuit (SVR) which continuously operates to maximize the amount of electrical energy recovered from the current transformer. 116-. (canceled)17. An energy harvesting device for harvesting electrical energy from an electrical conductor within an electrical distribution system , the device comprising:a current transformer in electrical communication with the electrical conductor and configured to convert magnetic flux from the flow of alternating current though the electrical current into a first current;a first voltage regulator configured to receive the first current and produce a first voltage;a second voltage regulator separate from the first voltage regulator, and configured to operate continuously to maximize the amount of electrical energy recovered from the current transformer by adjusting the first voltage level.18. The device of claim 17 , wherein the second voltage regulator is configured to adjust the first voltage in one or more pre-determined steps to maximize the amount of electrical energy recovered from the current transformer.19. The device of claim 17 , further comprising a microcontroller configured to control the second voltage regulator to adjust the first voltage level.20. The device of claim 17 , wherein the second voltage regulator includes a switching regulator which converts the first current into a second voltage level configured to power one or more ancillary electrical devices associated with the energy harvesting device.21. The device of claim 17 , further comprising an energy storage device for storing the recovered ...

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03-02-2022 дата публикации

MAINTAINING CONNECTIVITY INFORMATION FOR METERS AND TRANSFORMERS LOCATED IN A POWER DISTRIBUTION NETWORK

Номер: US20220037918A1
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Methods for verifying and updating connectivity information in a geographic information system may consider location information for meters and transformers and voltage data obtained by the meters. Meters that are incorrectly associated with a transformer may be flagged and candidate transformers may be evaluated to identify a correct association. The analysis may consider voltage data from multiple meters to determine correlation values. Correlation values or confidence factors may be used to identify a transformer for the correct association. 1. A method for analyzing voltage data to maintain an association between a transformer and a meter , comprising:selecting a group of transformers that includes a selected transformer and a plurality of additional transformers, wherein the additional transformers are located within a predetermined geographic distance of the selected transformer;selecting a set of meters using connectivity information, wherein each meter is associated with one of the transformers in the group of transformers and the connectivity information associates a selected meter with the selected transformer;determining a voltage profile for each meter using measured voltages for interval periods within a predetermined time range; and comparing the voltage profile for the selected meter with voltage profiles for the remaining meters in the set of meters to generate a plurality of correlation coefficients;', 'identifying from the remaining meters a first meter that has a maximum correlation coefficient with respect to the selected meter;', 'identifying a first transformer associated with the first meter as a candidate transformer for the selected meter;', 'identifying a second set of meters from the set of meters that is associated with the candidate transformer based on the connectivity information;', 'comparing the voltage profile for the selected meter with voltage profiles for the second set of meters to generate a second plurality of correlation ...

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21-01-2021 дата публикации

Device And Method For Detecting High-Voltage Power Distribution Line Path Having Improved Stability

Номер: US20210018540A1
Автор: Hyun Chang Lee
Принадлежит: Individual

In an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure for solving the problem, disclosed is a stability-improved high voltage power line path exploration apparatus. The stability-improved high voltage power line path exploration apparatus for tracking a high voltage power line and determining a buried path and a connection configuration up to a final power source of a power distribution system, wherein the high voltage power line is connected to a primary winding of a distribution transformer to supply voltage and current, wherein the distribution transformer converts high voltage for distribution to low voltage in proportion to a ratio of a winding combination may include: an exploration current generator for generating a current pulse signal in inverse proportion to a winding ratio for detecting a magnetic field signal around the high voltage power line, in which the exploration current generator is connected to a secondary winding of the distribution transformer; a buried path probe for tracking the buried path and connection configuration of the high voltage power line by detecting the magnetic field signal which is generated around the high voltage power line when the current pulse signal flows through the high voltage power line; and a reverse current limiter for suppressing a generation of a reverse magnetic field generated by an external conductor of the high voltage power line, to improve a reception performance of the buried path probe.

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16-01-2020 дата публикации

VOLTAGE STABILITY ASSESSMENT, CONTROL AND PROBABILISTIC POWER FLOW BASED ON MULTI-DIMENSIONAL HOLOMORPHIC EMBEDDING TECHNIQUES

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A multi-dimensional holomorphic embedding method for voltage control of an AC power system includes embedding multiple independent symbolic variables representing multiple control elements of the AC power system into AC power flow equations that describe the AC power system, analytically solving voltages for targeted buses of the AC power system in a form of multivariate power series or multivariable Padé approximants about the multiple independent symbolic variables such that coefficients of the multivariate power series or multivariable Padé approximants are obtained non-iteratively, and jointly adjusting the multiple control elements according to the multivariate power series or multivariable Padé approximants to control voltages of the targeted buses. 1. A multi-dimensional holomorphic embedding method for voltage control of an AC power system: embedding multiple independent symbolic variables representing multiple control elements of the AC power system into AC power flow equations that describe the AC power system,', 'analytically solving voltages for targeted buses of the AC power system in a form of multivariate power series or multivariable Padé approximants about the multiple independent symbolic variables such that coefficients of the multivariate power series or multivariable Padé approximants are obtained non-iteratively, and', 'jointly adjusting the multiple control elements according to the multivariate power series or multivariable Padé approximants to control voltages of the targeted buses., 'by one or more processors,'}2. The multi-dimensional holomorphic embedding method of further comprising performing probabilistic power flow analysis on status of the AC power system based on the multivariate power series.3. The multi-dimensional holomorphic embedding method of claim 2 , wherein the multiple independent symbolic variables are input random variables describing power injections to the AC power system claim 2 , further comprising deriving cumulants ...

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SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISTRIBUTED, SECURE, POWER GRID DATA COLLECTION, CONSENSUAL VOTING ANALYSIS, AND SITUATIONAL AWARENESS AND ANOMALY DETECTION

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A system and method for data collection and aggregation using a distributed network of communications enabled sensors connected to another primary network to achieve a secondary out-of-band monitoring perspective, for example, in power grids. The data collection system includes an aggregation and processing server configured to collect data from a variety of sensors adjacent to the monitored network each sensor includes secondary power such that it can continue data transmission even during power grid outages. The data collection system includes a method for secure real-time data ingest, machine learning enabled analysis, risk assessment, and anomaly detection on a broad geographic scale irrespective of isolated network boundaries. 1. A system for power grid data collection via an adjacent network , comprising:a geographically dispersed network of independently powered and communication enabled sensing devices electrically coupled with a power grid, communicatively coupled with a communication network, and configured to sense a metric from the power grid and transmit data associated with the sensed metric to a power grid metric data processor.2. The distributed data collection network of claim 1 , wherein said sensors are supplied with a back-up power supply such that they may continue measurements and reporting when conventional power grid is unavailable or unreliable.3. The disturbed data collection network of claim 1 , wherein said sensors are configured to send sensor readings the cloud-based application when requested.4. A system for real-time data collection via an adjacent network with secondary power supply claim 1 , comprising:a network of independently powered and communication enabled sensing devices electrically coupled with a power grid, communicatively coupled with a communication network, and configured to sense a metric from the power grid and transmit data associated with the sensed metric to a power grid connected data processor.5. A sensor for ...

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