DETECTION OF AC INPUT DISCONNECTION IN AN AC-DC CONVERTER SECTION OF A POWER CONVERTER

    公开(公告)号:EP4333283A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-03-06

    申请号:EP23191706.3

    申请日:2023-08-16

    Applicant: ABB SCHWEIZ AG

    Abstract: A detection circuit including a converter configured to convert a multiphase alternating current (AC) input into a direct current (DC) output, a plurality of sensing diodes, each sensing diode being separately electrically connected to one phase of the multiphase AC input, at least one node arranged downstream from the plurality of sensing diodes relative to the multiphase AC input, a power source configured to output a power source voltage to the at least one node and plurality of sensing diodes, and a mask time generator configured to determine a node voltage at the at least one node and determine whether the node voltage persists for a predetermined mask time period.

    SICHERHEITS-KONTAKTIERVORRICHTUNG ZUM ERKENNEN VON KABELN VON SOLARZELLEN UND ZUM MESSEN VON GLEICH- UND WECHSELSPANNUNGEN UND STRÖMEN AN WEITEREN SPANNUNGSFÜHRENDEN KABELN

    公开(公告)号:EP4123315A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-01-25

    申请号:EP22020350.9

    申请日:2022-07-21

    Abstract: Eine Sicherheits-Kontaktiervorrichtung zum Erkennen von zwei zueinander gehörenden Kabeln einer Solarzellenreihenschaltung, umfasst mindestens eine erste Messelektrode (7a, 7b) mit einer Spitze zum Anlegen an den Kern (6) eines ersten Kabels. Um zwei Kabel, zwischen denen eine Gleichspannung herrscht, problemlos aus einer Vielzahl von Kabeln eines Kabelbündels zu ermitteln, weist die Sicherheit-Kontaktiervorrichtung einen Grundkörper (10, 10a) mit einer Kabelaufnahme (11, 11a, 11b, 11c) zum Einführen und Halten mindestens eines der Kabel auf, wobei die Messelektrode (7a, 7b) innerhalb des Grundkörpers (10, 10a) durch Führungsmittel geführt und in Richtung der Kabelaufnahme (11, 11a, 11b, 11c) und/ oder des Kabels verbringbar ist. Die Kabelaufnahme (11, 11a, 11b, 11c) ist koaxial zur Bewegungsachse durch die Messelektrode (7a, 7b) angeordnet, so dass die Spitze der Messelektrode stets den metallischen Kern (6) des ersten Kabels trifft.

    CROSS-CONNECTION TEST FOR AIRCRAFT LANDING GEAR

    公开(公告)号:EP3940365A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-01-19

    申请号:EP21185473.2

    申请日:2021-07-14

    Inventor: Hayes, Alexander

    Abstract: A method of testing an aircraft landing gear. The landing gear comprises first and second wheels; a first braking system comprising a first tachometer mounted to the first wheel and configured to generate a first tachometer signal indicating rotation of the first wheel, and a first brake configured to brake the first wheel; a second braking system comprising a second tachometer mounted to the second wheel and configured to generate a second tachometer signal indicating rotation of the second wheel, and a second brake configured to brake the second wheel; first and second tachometer output lines; a first braking command line associated with the first tachometer output line; and a second braking command line associated with the second tachometer output line. The method comprises: a) generating a test signal with the first tachometer, wherein the first wheel is not rotating during the generation of the test signal; b) receiving the test signal via one of the tachometer output lines; c) issuing a braking command in response to the receipt of the test signal, wherein the braking command is issued via the braking command line which is associated with the one of the tachometer output lines; and d) monitoring a response of the first or second braking system to the braking command to test for a cross-connection between the first and second braking systems.

    DETECTION OF A LOOSE ELECTRICAL CONNECTION IN A WIND TURBINE

    公开(公告)号:EP4446755A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-10-16

    申请号:EP23167272.6

    申请日:2023-04-11

    Abstract: The related invention relates to a method to measure if there is substantially equal current in a plural of N conductors (10), the method including to arrange a measuring wire (20) with a first direction coiling (30) formed of N1 loops around a first of the conductors (10) and a second direction coiling (40) formed of N2 loops around a second of the conductors (10) at the opposite looping direction relative to the first direction coiling (30), wherein number of loops N1 and N2 is selected such that the current induced in the measuring wire (20) due to inductance by the currents in the conductors (10) theoretically adds to value below a threshold T, and detect it as an inequality among the conductors (10) if the added measurement exceeds the threshold T.
    Furthermore, the present invention relates to a wind turbine comprising the means for and operating according to the method.

    CONNECTIVITY VERIFICATION FOR AN ABSENCE OF VOLTAGE TESTER SYSTEM

    公开(公告)号:EP4400848A3

    公开(公告)日:2024-08-21

    申请号:EP24152248.1

    申请日:2024-01-16

    Applicant: Panduit Corp.

    CPC classification number: G01R31/54 G01R31/55 H01H1/00

    Abstract: A permanently installed absence of voltage tester (AVT) may include a connectivity verification system for verifying the connectivity of system cable leads to the main power lines in electrical equipment. An installed AVT may indicate whether the electrical equipment is in an electrically safe state without first requiring direct access to the equipment. One step in the AVT test procedure may include connectivity verification by the connectivity verification system, which may include a sub-procedure to confirm that the installed AVT is directly coupled as intended with direct connection to the equipment being monitored. The connectivity verification system may validate that the AVT is measuring the actual voltage on the power lines of the electrical equipment and has not registered a no-voltage condition due to an unknown disconnection error or installation failure.

    CONNECTIVITY VERIFICATION FOR AN ABSENCE OF VOLTAGE TESTER SYSTEM

    公开(公告)号:EP4400848A2

    公开(公告)日:2024-07-17

    申请号:EP24152248.1

    申请日:2024-01-16

    Applicant: Panduit Corp.

    CPC classification number: G01R19/155 G01R31/54 G01R31/55 G01R31/66

    Abstract: A permanently installed absence of voltage tester (AVT) may include a connectivity verification system for verifying the connectivity of system cable leads to the main power lines in electrical equipment. An installed AVT may indicate whether the electrical equipment is in an electrically safe state without first requiring direct access to the equipment. One step in the AVT test procedure may include connectivity verification by the connectivity verification system, which may include a sub-procedure to confirm that the installed AVT is directly coupled as intended with direct connection to the equipment being monitored. The connectivity verification system may validate that the AVT is measuring the actual voltage on the power lines of the electrical equipment and has not registered a no-voltage condition due to an unknown disconnection error or installation failure.

    SYSTEM FOR MONITORING FAULTS IN A MEDIUM- AND/OR HIGH-VOLTAGE POWER LINE

    公开(公告)号:EP4273563A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-11-08

    申请号:EP21949517.3

    申请日:2021-12-30

    Abstract: A fault predictive monitoring system is provided on a medium and/or high voltage line comprising: at least one sensor of a parameter correlating with a fault, operatively connected to said medium and/or high voltage line or to a medium and/or high voltage plug; an analog-to-digital conversion module, configured to receive a reading from the at least one sensor and delivering a digital representation of the reading to a memory processing and management module configured to determine the existence of a fault from the digital representation and, in response to determining the existence of the fault, generating fault representative data that is delivered to a communication module configured to encode the representative data and send the encoded representative data to a communication interface configured to receive the encoded data and transmit the encoded data to a remote terminal; a battery; one or more energy harvesting coils operatively connected to the medium and/or high voltage cable; and a energy module connected to the one or more energy harvesting coils and to the battery, and configured to control the charging of the battery by the energy harvested by the one or more energy harvesting coils and to energize the remaining components of the system, wherein the components of the system are positioned inside a medium and/or high voltage plug housing; and wherein the communication interface is wired and configured to transmit the encoded data by a pilot cable of said line, said transmission being performed by superimposing a signal corresponding to the encoded data on a voltage signal of the pilot cable.

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