Systems and methods for regulating a power draw from an induction power harvester (IPH)

    公开(公告)号:US11728678B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-08-15

    申请号:US17419543

    申请日:2019-11-10

    Inventor: Eyal Doron

    CPC classification number: H02J50/001 H02J50/10 H02M1/0025 H02M3/156 H02M7/217

    Abstract: A method for regulating input impedance of a switching regulator, the method comprising: obtaining, at an impedance controller: (a) a measured voltage value that is indicative of an input current of the switching regulator and (b) an input voltage of the switching regulator, wherein a ratio of the input voltage to the input current defines an actual input impedance of the switching regulator; generating a control signal by the impedance controller, in accordance with a difference between the actual input impedance of the switching regulator and a desired input impedance of the switching regulator, wherein the desired input impedance is a predefined impedance; and controlling a feedback node feeding the switching regulator, in accordance with the control signal, to realize an output voltage of the switching regulator for achieving the desired input impedance, wherein the feedback node is external to the switching regulator, thereby regulating the input impedance of the switching regulator externally to the switching regulator.

    Electrical power cable monitoring device using low side electrode and earth ground separation

    公开(公告)号:US11567146B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-01-31

    申请号:US17273922

    申请日:2019-09-05

    Abstract: Techniques, systems and articles are described for monitoring electrical equipment of a power grid and predicting likelihood failure events of such electrical equipment. In one example, a sensing device is configured to couple to an electrical power cable. The sensing device includes a plurality of concentric layers and a monitoring device. The plurality of concentric layers include a first layer, second layer, and third layer. The first layer is configured to concentrically surround a central conductor of the electrical cable and includes an insulating material. The second layer includes a conducting material. The third layer includes a resistive material configured to resist electrical flow between the second layer and a ground conductor exterior to the third layer. The monitoring device includes a sensor and communication unit configured to output data indicative of the sensor data.

    MULTICHANNEL ELECTRICAL POWER GRID MONITORING SYSTEM FOR DETECTING AND ANALYZING SENSOR INSTALLATION AND CONFIGURATION ERRORS

    公开(公告)号:US20220260616A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-08-18

    申请号:US17597881

    申请日:2020-07-30

    Abstract: Techniques, methods, systems and articles are described for monitoring electrical equipment of a power grid, identifying installation and/or configuration errors of such electrical equipment, and automatically correcting the errors. In one example, a system includes at least one processor and a plurality of sensors coupled to a multi-phase power line comprising a plurality of electrical cables that are each associated with a respective phase. The plurality of sensors are configured to generate sensor data that is indicative of one or more conditions of the electrical cables. The at least one processor is configured to receive the sensor data and determine, based at least in part on the sensor data, whether a sensor of the plurality of sensors is installed correctly. The at least one processor is also configured to perform an action in response to determining that the sensor is not installed correctly.

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