Method for detecting arc faults
    1.
    发明申请
    Method for detecting arc faults 有权
    电弧故障检测方法

    公开(公告)号:US20060050450A1

    公开(公告)日:2006-03-09

    申请号:US10937487

    申请日:2004-09-09

    IPC分类号: H02H3/00

    CPC分类号: H02H1/0015 H02H1/0092

    摘要: An apparatus and method for detecting arc faults that have reduced susceptibility to nuisance tripping. The apparatus includes a current sensor, an input sense circuit, an arcing sense circuit, a power supply, a tripping (firing) circuit, a processor, and an electromechanical interface. The current sensor monitors a power input comprising an AC current, and provides high frequency components of the. AC current to the input sense circuit. The input sense circuit filters and rectifies the AC signal, and provides the rectified signal to the arcing sense circuit. The arcing sense circuit provides a voltage level accumulated over a predetermined time period, and digital signals indicative of possible electrical arcing occurring during the sampling period, to the processor. The processor measures the voltage level, stores information relating to measured voltages and the digital signals, and processes the stored information using one or more algorithms, thereby determining whether the signals resulted from an arc fault or a nuisance load. In the event the signals resulted from an arc fault, the processor activates the firing circuit to trip the electromechanical interface, thereby interrupting the power output to the load.

    摘要翻译: 用于检测电弧故障的装置和方法,其具有降低的对故障跳闸的敏感性。 该装置包括电流传感器,输入检测电路,电弧感测电路,电源,跳闸(点火)电路,处理器和机电接口。 电流传感器监测包括AC电流的功率输入,并提供高频分量。 交流电流到输入检测电路。 输入检测电路对AC信号进行滤波和整流,并将整流后的信号提供给电弧感测电路。 电弧感测电路提供在预定时间段内累积的电压电平,以及指示在采样周期期间发生的可能的电弧放电的数字信号到处理器。 处理器测量电压电平,存储与测量电压和数字信号有关的信息,并使用一种或多种算法对存储的信息进行处理,从而确定信号是由电弧故障还是由妨扰负载引起的。 在信号由于电弧故障引起的情况下,处理器激活点火电路以使机电接口跳闸,从而中断输出到负载的功率。

    Apparatus for detecting arc faults
    2.
    发明申请
    Apparatus for detecting arc faults 有权
    电弧故障检测装置

    公开(公告)号:US20060050447A1

    公开(公告)日:2006-03-09

    申请号:US10937486

    申请日:2004-09-09

    IPC分类号: H02H3/00

    CPC分类号: H02H1/0015 H02H1/04

    摘要: An apparatus and method for detecting arc faults that have reduced susceptibility to nuisance tripping. The apparatus includes a current sensor, an input sense circuit, an arcing sense circuit, a power supply, a tripping (firing) circuit, a processor, and an electromechanical interface. The current sensor monitors a power input comprising an AC current, and provides high frequency components of the AC current to the input sense circuit. The input sense circuit filters and rectifies the AC signal, and provides the rectified signal to the arcing sense circuit. The arcing sense circuit provides a voltage level accumulated over a predetermined time period, and digital signals indicative of possible electrical arcing occurring during the sampling period, to the processor. The processor measures the voltage level, stores information relating to measured voltages and the digital signals, and processes the stored information using one or more algorithms, thereby determining whether the signals resulted from an arc fault or a nuisance load. In the event the signals resulted from an arc fault, the processor activates the firing circuit to trip the electromechanical interface, thereby interrupting the power output to the load.

    摘要翻译: 用于检测电弧故障的装置和方法,其具有降低的对故障跳闸的敏感性。 该装置包括电流传感器,输入检测电路,电弧感测电路,电源,跳闸(点火)电路,处理器和机电接口。 电流传感器监视包括AC电流的功率输入,并且将AC电流的高频分量提供给输入检测电路。 输入检测电路对AC信号进行滤波和整流,并将整流后的信号提供给电弧感测电路。 电弧感测电路提供在预定时间段内累积的电压电平,以及指示在采样周期期间发生的可能的电弧放电的数字信号到处理器。 处理器测量电压电平,存储与测量电压和数字信号有关的信息,并使用一种或多种算法对存储的信息进行处理,从而确定信号是由电弧故障还是由妨扰负载引起的。 在信号由于电弧故障引起的情况下,处理器激活点火电路以使机电接口跳闸,从而中断输出到负载的功率。

    Analog front-end compensation
    5.
    发明授权
    Analog front-end compensation 有权
    模拟前端补偿

    公开(公告)号:US09310269B2

    公开(公告)日:2016-04-12

    申请号:US14082914

    申请日:2013-11-18

    IPC分类号: G01L23/10 G01L9/12

    CPC分类号: G01L9/12

    摘要: In an embodiment, an apparatus may include a sense element that may measure a property such as, for example, pressure. The sense element may produce an output based on the measured property. Circuitry associated with the sense element may store a voltage that represents the output produced by the sense element. The circuitry may include, for example, a capacitor which may store the voltage. The stored voltage may include one or more parasitic components such as, for example, an offset voltage and/or voltage associated with current leakage. The circuitry may adjust the stored voltage to compensate for the parasitic components. The adjustment may occur over a series of phases of operation of the circuitry.

    摘要翻译: 在一个实施例中,装置可以包括可以测量诸如压力之类的属性的感测元件。 感测元件可以基于测量的属性产生输出。 与感测元件相关联的电路可以存储表示由感测元件产生的输出的电压。 电路可以包括例如可以存储电压的电容器。 存储的电压可以包括一个或多个寄生元件,例如与电流泄漏相关联的偏移电压和/或电压。 电路可以调节存储的电压以补偿寄生分量。 调整可能在电路的一系列操作阶段发生。

    ANALOG FRONT-END COMPENSATION
    6.
    发明申请
    ANALOG FRONT-END COMPENSATION 有权
    模拟前端补偿

    公开(公告)号:US20140152286A1

    公开(公告)日:2014-06-05

    申请号:US14082914

    申请日:2013-11-18

    IPC分类号: G05F5/00

    CPC分类号: G01L9/12

    摘要: In an embodiment, an apparatus may include a sense element that may measure a property such as, for example, pressure. The sense element may produce an output based on the measured property. Circuitry associated with the sense element may store a voltage that represents the output produced by the sense element. The circuitry may include, for example, a capacitor which may store the voltage. The stored voltage may include one or more parasitic components such as, for example, an offset voltage and/or voltage associated with current leakage. The circuitry may adjust the stored voltage to compensate for the parasitic components. The adjustment may occur over a series of phases of operation of the circuitry.

    摘要翻译: 在一个实施例中,装置可以包括可以测量诸如压力之类的属性的感测元件。 感测元件可以基于测量的属性产生输出。 与感测元件相关联的电路可以存储表示由感测元件产生的输出的电压。 电路可以包括例如可以存储电压的电容器。 存储的电压可以包括一个或多个寄生元件,例如与电流泄漏相关联的偏移电压和/或电压。 电路可以调节存储的电压以补偿寄生分量。 调整可能在电路的一系列操作阶段发生。