Protection apparatus
    51.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10998715B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-05-04

    申请号:US16329379

    申请日:2017-08-10

    发明人: Hengxu Ha Yang Lian

    摘要: There is provided a protection apparatus for protecting an electrical network. The protection apparatus comprises: at least one protection device configured to protect the electrical network from a fault in response to a or a respective protection criterion being met; and a controller configured to: receive real-time information on a change in topological structure of the electrical network; perform an online determination of the real-time impedance or admittance matrix of the electrical network based on the change in topological structure of the electrical network; and adapt the or each protection criterion based on the real-time impedance or admittance matrix.

    Polarizing signal for electric power delivery system protection

    公开(公告)号:US10978866B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-04-13

    申请号:US16453747

    申请日:2019-06-26

    IPC分类号: H02H3/00 H02H3/18 H02H1/00

    摘要: Polarizing signals for electric power system directional overcurrent and distance protection are disclosed herein. The polarizing signal may be determined using a power system tracking signal, generated using a synchronous reference frame to track to a pre-fault voltage, and maintained using a phase-locked loop. The power system tracking signal may be used for a time after a voltage signal is lost, after which a self-polarizing signal may be used. Where voltage signals are not available, a current may be used to generate the polarizing signal.

    Electronic switching and protection circuit with test mode function

    公开(公告)号:US10965120B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-03-30

    申请号:US15094382

    申请日:2016-04-08

    摘要: An embodiment electronic circuit includes an electronic switch comprising a load path, and a control circuit configured to drive the electronic switch and configured to operate in one of a first operation mode and a test mode. The control circuit comprises a test mode input and is configured to operate in the test mode based on a test signal received at the test mode input. The control circuit in the first operation mode is configured to generate a first protection signal based on a current-time-characteristic of a load current of the electronic switch and drive the electronic switch based on the first protection signal.

    FAST CLOSE OPEN
    54.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20210091557A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-03-25

    申请号:US17017036

    申请日:2020-09-10

    摘要: A control system and method for sectionalizing switches and pulse-testing interrupter/reclosers in a distribution grid feeder which enables fault location, isolation and service restoration without requiring an external communications infrastructure to pass information between the switches. The method includes switches entering an armed state when they experience a high fault current during an initial fault event. Then, when the interrupter/recloser runs its test pulse sequence, any armed switch counts all test pulses as fault pulses, while non-armed switches count the test pulses as load pulses. Switches open to isolate the fault based on threshold values of fault pulse count and load pulse count. When an initially active interrupter/recloser completes its test pulse sequence, another interrupter/recloser begins its sequence, and all switches reconfigure their threshold values based on the new interrupter/recloser. Interrupter/reclosers after the initial device use a fast close-open event if necessary to arm some switches for proper fault-count opening.

    Electronic circuit with an LED module

    公开(公告)号:US10939528B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-03-02

    申请号:US16566768

    申请日:2019-09-10

    摘要: An electronic circuit and a method are disclosed. The electronic circuit includes an LED circuit, wherein the LED circuit (1) includes: an input (11, 12) configured to receive an input voltage (VIN); a drive circuit (2A) connected to the input (11, 12); and an LED module (3A) connected to the drive circuit (2A) and comprising an LED string (41) with at least one LED. The drive circuit (2A) is configured to monitor the LED module (3A) for the occurrence of an LED short in the LED string (41) and to change from a normal mode to a defect mode upon detection of the LED short, and the drive circuit (2A) is configured, in the defect mode, to operate the LED string (41) in at least one defect cycle that includes deactivating the LED string (41) for a deactivation period, activating the LED string for an activation period, and checking for the persistence of the LED short in the activation period.

    Electrical link comprising an electrical protection device—current bias

    公开(公告)号:US10938201B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-03-02

    申请号:US15967953

    申请日:2018-05-01

    发明人: Patrick Oms

    摘要: An electrical link (8) between a DC high-voltage power source (2) and a user apparatus (5) including: an electrical conductor (4) surrounded by an insulating cover (4a), and an electrical protection device (3) that includes a conductive sleeve (7) arranged around the insulating cover (4a), a current generator (10) connected to a current injection point (30) of the conductive sleeve (7), a circuit breaker (9) arranged on the conductor and configured to cut off a current transiting through the conductor (4), and a detection module (11) connected to a current tap-off point (31) of the conductive sleeve (7) and to the circuit breaker (9) and configured to detect a current leak out of the conductor (4) and command the circuit breaker (9).

    Electric vehicle
    57.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10926642B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-02-23

    申请号:US16255294

    申请日:2019-01-23

    发明人: Tomokazu Masuda

    摘要: An electric vehicle includes an electrical storage device, a charging device that charges the electrical storage device when connected to the external power supply device, a ground fault detection device including a ground fault detection circuit and configured to detect a ground fault while the electrical storage device is being charged, and a controller that carries out communication with the external power supply device and carries out communication with the ground fault detection device. The controller acquires a common-mode noise margin of the external power supply device and transmits a ground fault detection time based on the common-mode noise margin to the ground fault detection device. The ground fault detection device detects a ground fault when the ground fault detection time has elapsed from when the ground fault detection circuit is set to a state where a ground fault is detectable.

    Relay with an intermediate alert mechanism

    公开(公告)号:US10922950B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-02-16

    申请号:US13655702

    申请日:2012-10-19

    摘要: A relay with an intermediate alert mechanism and a method for producing an intermediate alert in association with a relay. The relay comprises an input sampling module configured to detect a parameter of a source to be monitored; a processing module configured to determine a working range based on a threshold level and a working condition, and the processing module further configured to automatically determine at least one intermediate level within the working range based on the threshold level. The processing module causes the transmission of an intermediate trigger signal when the detected value of the parameter reaches the intermediate level.

    Control device
    60.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10903644B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-01-26

    申请号:US16278384

    申请日:2019-02-18

    摘要: Provided is a control device that stops the power supply when the first FET is short-circuited. In the control device, a boost circuit increases the voltage of one end of a resistor on the boost circuit side to a predetermined voltage that is higher than the source voltage of the first FET. An AND circuit instructs the discharge circuit to decrease the voltage at the other end of the resistor when the voltage at the other end of the resistor is less than a threshold voltage if the AND circuit instructs the boost circuit to increase the voltage at the one end of the resistor on the boost circuit side. The threshold voltage exceeds the voltage at the one end of the resistor if the voltage at the one end of the resistor on the boost circuit is the predetermined voltage and if the first FET is short-circuited.