SMART CURRENT TRANSFORMERS
    1.
    发明申请
    SMART CURRENT TRANSFORMERS 有权
    智能电流互感器

    公开(公告)号:US20120268106A1

    公开(公告)日:2012-10-25

    申请号:US13089787

    申请日:2011-04-19

    IPC分类号: G01R15/18

    CPC分类号: G01R15/186 G01R1/22 H01F38/30

    摘要: According to one aspect, embodiments of the invention provide a current monitoring device comprising a current transformer configured to be removeably coupled to a power line and to generate a reference signal having a level related to a current level of the power line, a sensor circuit connected to the current transformer and configured to be removeably coupled to a communications bus and to convert the reference signal to a digital reference signal and provide a signal indicative of the current level to the communication bus, and a housing containing the sensor circuit and the current transformer.

    摘要翻译: 根据一个方面,本发明的实施例提供了一种电流监测装置,其包括电流互感器,其被配置为可移除地耦合到电力线并且产生具有与电力线的当前电平相关的电平的参考信号,连接的传感器电路 并且被配置为可移除地耦合到通信总线并将参考信号转换为数字参考信号,并向通信总线提供表示当前电平的信号,以及包含传感器电路和电流互感器的壳体 。

    System and method for automatically addressing devices in a multi-drop network
    2.
    发明授权
    System and method for automatically addressing devices in a multi-drop network 有权
    用于自动寻址多点网络中的设备的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US08700747B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-04-15

    申请号:US13089678

    申请日:2011-04-19

    IPC分类号: G06F15/16

    摘要: Systems and methods that automatically assign addresses to devices coupled to a shared bus are provided. In one example, a system for assigning addresses to a plurality of devices within a network includes a memory and at least one processor coupled to the memory. The system is configured to instruct all of the plurality of devices to respectively select a first dynamic address from a first set of dynamic addresses, respectively assign a different static address to each device having a first dynamic address that uniquely identifies the device, instruct all of the plurality of devices having a first dynamic address that identifies at least two devices to respectively select a second dynamic address from a second set of dynamic addresses and respectively assign another different static address to each device having a second dynamic address that uniquely identifies the device.

    摘要翻译: 提供了自动将地址分配给耦合到共享总线的设备的系统和方法。 在一个示例中,用于向网络内的多个设备分配地址的系统包括存储器和耦合到存储器的至少一个处理器。 该系统被配置为指示所有多个设备分别从第一组动态地址选择第一动态地址,分别为具有唯一地识别设备的第一动态地址的每个设备分配不同的静态地址, 所述多个设备具有标识至少两个设备的第一动态地址,以分别从第二组动态地址选择第二动态地址,并且分别向具有唯一地标识所述设备的第二动态地址的每个设备分配另一个不同的静态地址。

    SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY ADDRESSING DEVICES IN A MULTI-DROP NETWORK
    3.
    发明申请
    SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY ADDRESSING DEVICES IN A MULTI-DROP NETWORK 有权
    用于在多个网络中自动寻址设备的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US20120271924A1

    公开(公告)日:2012-10-25

    申请号:US13089678

    申请日:2011-04-19

    IPC分类号: G06F15/177

    摘要: Systems and methods that automatically assign addresses to devices coupled to a shared bus are provided. In one example, a system for assigning addresses to a plurality of devices within a network includes a memory and at least one processor coupled to the memory. The system is configured to instruct all of the plurality of devices to respectively select a first dynamic address from a first set of dynamic addresses, respectively assign a different static address to each device having a first dynamic address that uniquely identifies the device, instruct all of the plurality of devices having a first dynamic address that identifies at least two devices to respectively select a second dynamic address from a second set of dynamic addresses and respectively assign another different static address to each device having a second dynamic address that uniquely identifies the device.

    摘要翻译: 提供了自动将地址分配给耦合到共享总线的设备的系统和方法。 在一个示例中,用于向网络内的多个设备分配地址的系统包括存储器和耦合到存储器的至少一个处理器。 该系统被配置为指示所有多个设备分别从第一组动态地址选择第一动态地址,分别为具有唯一地识别设备的第一动态地址的每个设备分配不同的静态地址, 所述多个设备具有标识至少两个设备的第一动态地址,以分别从第二组动态地址选择第二动态地址,并且分别向具有唯一地标识所述设备的第二动态地址的每个设备分配另一个不同的静态地址。

    Smart current transformers
    4.
    发明授权
    Smart current transformers 有权
    智能电流互感器

    公开(公告)号:US09146259B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-09-29

    申请号:US13089787

    申请日:2011-04-19

    IPC分类号: G01R15/18 G01R1/22 H01F38/30

    CPC分类号: G01R15/186 G01R1/22 H01F38/30

    摘要: According to one aspect, embodiments of the invention provide a current monitoring device comprising a current transformer configured to be removeably coupled to a power line and to generate a reference signal having a level related to a current level of the power line, a sensor circuit connected to the current transformer and configured to be removeably coupled to a communications bus and to convert the reference signal to a digital reference signal and provide a signal indicative of the current level to the communication bus, and a housing containing the sensor circuit and the current transformer.

    摘要翻译: 根据一个方面,本发明的实施例提供了一种电流监测装置,其包括电流互感器,其被配置为可移除地耦合到电力线并且产生具有与电力线的当前电平相关的电平的参考信号,连接的传感器电路 并且被配置为可移除地耦合到通信总线并将参考信号转换为数字参考信号,并向通信总线提供表示当前电平的信号,以及包含传感器电路和电流互感器的壳体 。

    System and method to calculate RMS current and true power in a multidrop sensor network
    5.
    发明授权
    System and method to calculate RMS current and true power in a multidrop sensor network 有权
    在多点传感器网络中计算RMS电流和真实功率的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US08660810B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-02-25

    申请号:US13089793

    申请日:2011-04-19

    IPC分类号: G01R19/02

    CPC分类号: G01R19/2513 G01R15/186

    摘要: According to one aspect, embodiments of the invention provide a system for monitoring a plurality of circuit branches coupled to an input line, the system comprising a communication bus, a plurality of sensor circuits, each configured to be coupled to the communication bus and at least one of the plurality of circuit branches, wherein each sensor circuit is further configured to sample current in the at least one of the plurality of circuit branches, a controller configured to be coupled to the communication bus and the input line; wherein the controller is further configured to sample voltage on the input line, and wherein the controller is further configured to synchronize, via the communication bus, current sampling performed by the plurality of sensor circuits with the voltage sampling performed by the controller.

    摘要翻译: 根据一个方面,本发明的实施例提供了一种用于监测耦合到输入线的多个电路支路的系统,该系统包括通信总线,多个传感器电路,每个传感器电路被配置为耦合到通信总线,并且至少 多个电路分支中的一个,其中每个传感器电路还被配置为对所述多个电路分支中的所述至少一个电路分支中的电流进行采样;被配置为耦合到所述通信总线和所述输入线的控制器; 其中所述控制器还被配置为对所述输入线路上的电压进行采样,并且其中所述控制器还被配置为经由所述通信总线同步由所述多个传感器电路执行的由所述控制器执行的电压采样的电流采样。

    SYSTEM AND METHOD TO CALCULATE RMS CURRENT AND TRUE POWER IN A MULTIDROP SENSOR NETWORK
    6.
    发明申请
    SYSTEM AND METHOD TO CALCULATE RMS CURRENT AND TRUE POWER IN A MULTIDROP SENSOR NETWORK 有权
    在多传感器网络中计算RMS电流和真实功率的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US20120271579A1

    公开(公告)日:2012-10-25

    申请号:US13089793

    申请日:2011-04-19

    IPC分类号: G01R19/02

    CPC分类号: G01R19/2513 G01R15/186

    摘要: According to one aspect, embodiments of the invention provide a system for monitoring a plurality of circuit branches coupled to an input line, the system comprising a communication bus, a plurality of sensor circuits, each configured to be coupled to the communication bus and at least one of the plurality of circuit branches, wherein each sensor circuit is further configured to sample current in the at least one of the plurality of circuit branches, a controller configured to be coupled to the communication bus and the input line; wherein the controller is further configured to sample voltage on the input line, and wherein the controller is further configured to synchronize, via the communication bus, current sampling performed by the plurality of sensor circuits with the voltage sampling performed by the controller.

    摘要翻译: 根据一个方面,本发明的实施例提供了一种用于监测耦合到输入线的多个电路支路的系统,该系统包括通信总线,多个传感器电路,每个传感器电路被配置为耦合到通信总线,并且至少 多个电路分支中的一个,其中每个传感器电路还被配置为对所述多个电路分支中的所述至少一个电路分支中的电流进行采样;被配置为耦合到所述通信总线和所述输入线的控制器; 其中所述控制器还被配置为对所述输入线路上的电压进行采样,并且其中所述控制器还被配置为经由所述通信总线同步由所述多个传感器电路执行的由所述控制器执行的电压采样的电流采样。

    System and method for circuit overcurrent protection
    7.
    发明授权
    System and method for circuit overcurrent protection 有权
    电路过流保护系统及方法

    公开(公告)号:US08625244B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-01-07

    申请号:US13242713

    申请日:2011-09-23

    IPC分类号: H02H9/00 H02H5/04

    摘要: In one aspect, the invention provides a method for overcurrent sensing including; generating an analog output signal representative of a sensed AC current, generating a digital representation of the analog output signal using a plurality of discrete samples, determining those of the plurality of discrete samples having a substantially identical magnitude and estimating an amount of overcurrent in the sensed AC current by evaluating those of the plurality of discrete samples that have the substantially identical magnitude. In some embodiments, the substantially identical magnitude is a maximum magnitude represented by the digital representation.

    摘要翻译: 一方面,本发明提供一种过电流检测方法,包括: 产生表示感测的AC电流的模拟输出信号,使用多个离散采样产生模拟输出信号的数字表示,确定具有基本相同幅度的多个离散样本中的那些,并估计所感测的过电流量 AC电流,通过评估具有基本上相同幅度的多个离散样本的那些。 在一些实施例中,基本相同的幅度是由数字表示表示的最大幅度。

    SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CIRCUIT OVERCURRENT PROTECTION
    8.
    发明申请
    SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CIRCUIT OVERCURRENT PROTECTION 有权
    用于电路过流保护的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US20120126785A1

    公开(公告)日:2012-05-24

    申请号:US13242713

    申请日:2011-09-23

    IPC分类号: G01R19/165

    摘要: In one aspect, the invention provides a method for overcurrent sensing including; generating an analog output signal representative of a sensed AC current, generating a digital representation of the analog output signal using a plurality of discrete samples, determining those of the plurality of discrete samples having a substantially identical magnitude and estimating an amount of overcurrent in the sensed AC current by evaluating those of the plurality of discrete samples that have the substantially identical magnitude. In some embodiments, the substantially identical magnitude is a maximum magnitude represented by the digital representation.

    摘要翻译: 一方面,本发明提供一种过电流检测方法,包括: 产生表示感测的AC电流的模拟输出信号,使用多个离散采样产生模拟输出信号的数字表示,确定具有基本相同幅度的多个离散样本中的那些,并估计所感测的过电流量 AC电流,通过评估具有基本上相同幅度的多个离散样本的那些。 在一些实施例中,基本相同的幅度是由数字表示表示的最大幅度。

    System and method for circuit overcurrent protection
    9.
    发明授权
    System and method for circuit overcurrent protection 有权
    电路过流保护系统及方法

    公开(公告)号:US08031455B2

    公开(公告)日:2011-10-04

    申请号:US11650391

    申请日:2007-01-05

    IPC分类号: H02H5/04 H02H3/00 H02H9/08

    摘要: In one aspect, the invention provides a system for protecting a plurality of circuits including a plurality of circuit protective devices wherein each circuit protective device includes a respective nominal current rating. According to one embodiment, the system includes current sensing circuitry configured to measure a current of each circuit protective device; and a controller configured to receive each of the measured currents. According to one embodiment, the controller is further configured to determine a ratio between a total current being carried by all of the circuit protective devices combined and a total nominal current rating of all of the circuit protective devices combined and employ the ratio to determine a modified nominal current rating of each circuit protective device, respectively. In a further embodiment, the controller is configured to generate an output signal to isolate a selected circuit selected from among the plurality of circuits based on the modified nominal current rating of the circuit protective device included in the selected circuit.

    摘要翻译: 一方面,本发明提供一种用于保护包括多个电路保护装置的多个电路的系统,其中每个电路保护装置包括相应的额定电流额定值。 根据一个实施例,该系统包括配置成测量每个电路保护装置的电流的电流感测电路; 以及被配置为接收每个所测量的电流的控制器。 根据一个实施例,控制器进一步被配置为确定由所有组合的电路保护装置承载的总电流与组合的所有电路保护装置的总额定电流额定值之间的比率,并且采用该比率来确定修改的 每个电路保护装置的额定电流额定值。 在另一实施例中,控制器被配置为基于包括在所选择的电路中的电路保护装置的修改的额定电流额定值来产生输出信号以隔离从多个电路中选择的选定电路。

    System and method for circuit overcurrent protection
    10.
    发明申请
    System and method for circuit overcurrent protection 有权
    电路过流保护系统及方法

    公开(公告)号:US20080165461A1

    公开(公告)日:2008-07-10

    申请号:US11650391

    申请日:2007-01-05

    IPC分类号: H02H3/08

    摘要: In one aspect, the invention provides a system for protecting a plurality of circuits including a plurality of circuit protective devices wherein each circuit protective device includes a respective nominal current rating. According to one embodiment, the system includes current sensing circuitry configured to measure a current of each circuit protective device; and a controller configured to receive each of the measured currents. According to one embodiment, the controller is further configured to determine a ratio between a total current being carried by all of the circuit protective devices combined and a total nominal current rating of all of the circuit protective devices combined and employ the ratio to determine a modified nominal current rating of each circuit protective device, respectively. In a further embodiment, the controller is configured to generate an output signal to isolate a selected circuit selected from among the plurality of circuits based on the modified nominal current rating of the circuit protective device included in the selected circuit.

    摘要翻译: 一方面,本发明提供一种用于保护包括多个电路保护装置的多个电路的系统,其中每个电路保护装置包括相应的额定电流额定值。 根据一个实施例,该系统包括配置成测量每个电路保护装置的电流的电流感测电路; 以及被配置为接收每个所测量的电流的控制器。 根据一个实施例,控制器进一步被配置为确定由所有组合的电路保护装置承载的总电流与组合的所有电路保护装置的总额定电流额定值之间的比率,并且采用该比率来确定修改的 每个电路保护装置的额定电流额定值。 在另一实施例中,控制器被配置为基于包括在所选择的电路中的电路保护装置的修改的额定电流额定值来产生输出信号以隔离从多个电路中选择的选定电路。