公开(公告)号：US20110136362A1

公开(公告)日：2011-06-09

申请号：US12630528

申请日：2009-12-03

申请人： Timothy P. O'Leary ,  Wesley Travis ,  Thomas N. Lesieur

发明人： Timothy P. O'Leary ,  Wesley Travis ,  Thomas N. Lesieur

IPC分类号： H01R4/00 ,  H01R43/20

CPC分类号： H02G5/007 ,  Y10T29/53209

摘要： A joint pack includes one or more phase members that utilize integrated standoff spacers that protrude and come into contact with opposing conductor plates to maintain a phase space between the phase members. The spacers are located along the insulating plates of the phase members away from the phase member's axial sleeves and protrude through apertures in the conductor plates disposed on the phase members, in which the standoff spacers also provide a barrier that prevents phase-conductors from being inserted too far within the phase space. The phase members include axial sleeves that fit within one another during assembly to form a nesting arrangement, thereby reducing the overall size of the joint pack while satisfying standards. The axial sleeves can be distinctively designed such that the phase members must be assembled in a predetermined order, with no components being omitted, to form the joint pack.

摘要翻译： 联合包装包括一个或多个相构件，其使用突出并与相对的导体板接触的集成的隔离间隔件，以保持相构件之间的相位空间。 间隔件沿着相构件的绝缘板远离相构件的轴向套筒并且突出穿过设置在相构件上的导体板中的孔，其中间隔件还提供阻挡相导体插入的屏障 在相位空间内太远。 相构件包括在组装期间彼此配合以形成嵌套布置的轴向套筒，从而在满足标准的同时减小接头包的整体尺寸。 可以区别地设计轴向套筒，使得相位构件必须以预定顺序组装，没有省略部件以形成接头组件。

公开(公告)号：US20110116197A1

公开(公告)日：2011-05-19

申请号：US12621141

申请日：2009-11-18

申请人： Henry J. Zylstra

发明人： Henry J. Zylstra

IPC分类号： H02H9/08 ,  H01F38/30 ,  G01R31/327

CPC分类号： G01R15/183 ,  G01R31/025 ,  H01F38/30

摘要： A current sensor assembly used for detecting ground faults, which includes an enclosure surrounding the current sensor for focusing the magnetic flux produced by conductors passing through the current sensor assembly away from the conductors, thereby reducing load-shift error and producing more accurate current readings for ground-fault sensing. The enclosure has two half members that are secured together to form a toroid-shaped shell that surrounds a toroidal core of the current sensor. A secondary winding and an optional test winding is wound around the toroidal core, and the ends of these windings exit one or more apertures formed in the enclosure. The half members have rounded profiles where the flat surfaces transition into different planes so that the magnetic flux does not encounter any sharp edges or transitions inside the enclosure as the flux flows away from the conductors.

摘要翻译： 用于检测接地故障的电流传感器组件，其包括围绕电流传感器的外壳，用于聚焦通过电流传感器组件的导体产生的磁通远离导体，由此减少负载偏移误差并产生更准确的电流读数 接地故障检测。 外壳具有固定在一起的两个半部件，以形成围绕电流传感器的环形磁芯的环形壳体。 次级绕组和可选的测试绕组缠绕在环形芯上，并且这些绕组的端部离开形成在外壳中的一个或多个孔。 半部件具有圆形轮廓，其中平坦表面转变成不同的平面，使得当焊剂远离导体时，磁通量不会在外壳内遇到任何尖锐的边缘或过渡。

公开(公告)号：US20110115585A1

公开(公告)日：2011-05-19

申请号：US12619376

申请日：2009-11-16

申请人： Dennis W. Fleege ,  Brett Larson

发明人： Dennis W. Fleege ,  Brett Larson

IPC分类号： H01H83/00

CPC分类号： H01H83/226 ,  H01H71/123 ,  H01H2083/201

摘要： A multi-pole circuit breaker comprising a single main housing containing multiple circuit breakers for protecting multiple branch circuits. Each of the circuit breakers comprises a single line terminal for receiving electrical current from a utility line, a plurality of load terminals for supplying electrical current from the single line terminal to a plurality of branch circuits via load lines, and a plurality of neutral terminals for receiving electrical current returned from the branch circuits via neutral lines Line conductors inside the main housing connect the line terminal to the plurality of load terminals. Sensors inside the main housing generate signals representing characteristics of the electrical current flow in the branch circuits, and a signal processor uses the signals generated by the sensors for detecting abnormal conditions in the branch circuits and generating trip signals in response to the detection of an abnormal condition. A single tripping mechanism between the line terminal and the load terminals receives the trip signals and interrupts the flow of current to the branch circuits in response to a trip signal.

摘要翻译： 一种多极断路器，包括单个主壳体，其包含用于保护多个分支电路的多个断路器。 每个断路器包括用于接收来自公用事业线的电流的单线端子，用于经由负载线从单线端子向多个分支电路提供电流的多个负载端子，以及用于 接收从分支电路经由中性线返回的电流。主壳体内的线路导体将线路端子连接到多个负载端子。 主壳内的传感器产生表示分支电路中电流流动特性的信号，信号处理器使用由传感器产生的信号来检测分支电路中的异常状况，并响应于异常的检测而产生跳闸信号 条件。 线路端子和负载端子之间的单个跳闸机构响应于跳闸信号接收跳闸信号并且中断到分支电路的电流流动。

公开(公告)号：US20110102958A1

公开(公告)日：2011-05-05

申请号：US12612778

申请日：2009-11-05

申请人： Steven M. Meehleder

发明人： Steven M. Meehleder

IPC分类号： H02H3/08 ,  H02J1/10 ,  G01R19/00

CPC分类号： H02H1/06 ,  H02H1/0007 ,  H02H1/0038 ,  H02H1/063 ,  H02H3/10 ,  H02J1/08 ,  Y10T307/505

摘要： A low voltage DC power supply is provided in a load center for distributing electrical power from electrical power utility lines to multiple branch circuits via a load center bus connected to the utility lines, each of the branch circuits having a circuit breaker coupled to a processor that is shared by multiple circuit breakers in the load center. The low voltage DC power supply includes a switch mode low voltage power supply connected to the processor for supplying the processor with a DC power input, and a line-derived power supply and a fault-derived power supply coupled between the utility and the switch mode power supply for supplying DC inputs to the switch mode power supply. The magnitude of electrical current supplied to the multiple branch circuits from the load center bus is determined by producing signals representing the current levels in the bus at successive locations on opposite sides of each connection of the bus to the multiple branch circuits, and determining the current supplied to each branch circuits from those signals.

摘要翻译： 在负载中心提供低压直流电源，用于经由连接到公用事业线的负载中心总线将电力从电力公用事业线分配到多个分支电路，每个分支电路具有耦合到处理器的断路器， 由负载中心的多个断路器共享。 低压直流电源包括连接到处理器的开关模式低电压电源，用于向处理器提供直流电源输入，以及线路导电电源和耦合在电力公司和开关模式之间的故障导出的电源 用于为开关模式电源提供直流输入的电源。 通过在总线与多个分支电路的每个连接的相对侧上的连续位置处产生表示总线中的电流电平的信号来确定从负载中心总线提供给多个分支电路的电流的大小，并且确定电流 从这些信号提供给每个分支电路。

公开(公告)号：US20110066299A1

公开(公告)日：2011-03-17

申请号：US12561024

申请日：2009-09-16

申请人： Anthony R. Gray ,  Shaun Hope

发明人： Anthony R. Gray ,  Shaun Hope

IPC分类号： G06F1/28 ,  G06F15/18

CPC分类号： G06Q50/06 ,  F24F11/30 ,  F24F11/46 ,  F24F11/62 ,  G06Q10/04

摘要： A system, method, and computer program product for predicting operation for physical systems with distinct operating modes uses observable qualities of the system to predict other qualities of the system. Independent variables including temperature or production volume are observed to determine the degree to which a dependent modeled variable, including energy load, is influenced. Partition variables representing operating conditions of the dependent variables are defined as discrete values. Reference datasets with coincident values of the dependent variable, independent variable, and partition variables are received, and models are created for each discrete value of the partition variables in the reference dataset. Each model is populated with the values of the dependent variable and the independent variable. The dependent variable is modeled as a function of the independent variable. Model accuracy is evaluated by processing new input data to generate output data that includes values of the coincident dependent variable, the independent variable, and the partition variable from the input dataset.

摘要翻译： 用于预测具有不同操作模式的物理系统的操作的系统，方法和计算机程序产品使用系统的可观察质量来预测系统的其他质量。 观察到包括温度或生产量在内的独立变量来确定受影响模型变量（包括能量负荷）受影响的程度。 表示从属变量的操作条件的分区变量被定义为离散值。 接收到具有从属变量，独立变量和分区变量的重合值的引用数据集，并为参考数据集中的分区变量的每个离散值创建模型。 每个模型都填充有因变量和独立变量的值。 因变量被建模为独立变量的函数。 通过处理新的输入数据来生成输出数据来评估模型精度，该输出数据包括重合因变量，独立变量和输入数据集中的分区变量的值。

公开(公告)号：US20100169876A1

公开(公告)日：2010-07-01

申请号：US12347726

申请日：2008-12-31

申请人： Cameron R. Mann

发明人： Cameron R. Mann

IPC分类号： G06F9/44

CPC分类号： G06F8/65

摘要： A method for automatically updating an existing firmware file stored in a memory of an intelligent electronic device (IED) communicatively coupled to a network in a monitoring system. The IED downloads from a remote server to the IED an update file that includes a version of a firmware file and a filename of the firmware file. The IED determines whether the firmware version specified in the update file is updated compared to a version of the existing firmware file. If the firmware version in the update file is greater than the existing version, the IED communicates to the remote server an instruction to download to the IED the updated firmware file specified in the update file. The IED receives from the remote server the updated firmware file. If a criterion is satisfied, the IED automatically updates the firmware file stored in its memory with the updated firmware file.

摘要翻译： 一种用于自动更新存储在通信地耦合到监视系统中的网络的智能电子设备（IED）的存储器中的现有固件文件的方法。 IED从远程服务器向IED下载一个包含固件文件版本和固件文件文件名的更新文件。 与现有固件文件的版本相比，IED确定更新文件中指定的固件版本是否更新。 如果更新文件中的固件版本大于现有版本，则IED会向远程服务器通知下载到更新文件中指定的更新固件文件的指令。 IED从远程服务器接收更新的固件文件。 如果满足标准，则IED将使用更新的固件文件自动更新存储在其存储器中的固件文件。

公开(公告)号：US20100156576A1

公开(公告)日：2010-06-24

申请号：US12338172

申请日：2008-12-18

申请人： William J. Broghammer ,  Cameron L. Woodson

发明人： William J. Broghammer ,  Cameron L. Woodson

IPC分类号： H01H75/12

CPC分类号： H01H71/162 ,  H01H71/405 ,  H01H71/7436 ,  H01H83/20 ,  H01H2071/124

摘要： A bimetal in a circuit breaker can deflect in a first direction or a second direction depending upon conditions. If the bimetal deflects in the second direction it can increase the force necessary to operate a trip mechanism of the circuit breaker. A yoke stop helps to control bimetal deflection forces and thus, the amount of force necessary to operate the trip mechanism. This allows better control, size, and selection of operating parts for the circuit breaker.

摘要翻译： 断路器中的双金属可以根据条件沿第一方向或第二方向偏转。 如果双金属片在第二个方向上偏转，则可以增加操作断路器跳闸机构所需的力。 轭架止动器有助于控制双金属偏转力，从而控制操作脱扣机构所需的力量。 这允许更好地控制，大小和选择断路器的操作部件。

公开(公告)号：US20100155136A1

公开(公告)日：2010-06-24

申请号：US12337932

申请日：2008-12-18

申请人： Cameron L. Woodson ,  Chad R. Mittelstadt

发明人： Cameron L. Woodson ,  Chad R. Mittelstadt

IPC分类号： H02G3/02

CPC分类号： H01H83/144 ,  H01H71/0207 ,  H01H71/0271 ,  H01H2083/148

摘要： A circuit breaker includes a breaker housing, a transformer housing, and a plurality of conductor locators. The transformer housing is enclosed within the breaker housing and has an opening for receiving a plurality of conductors. The plurality of conductor locators is desirably located adjacent to the transformer housing and is movable between an open position and a closed position. The conductors are generally centered in the opening of the transformer housing when the conductor locators are in the closed position.

摘要翻译： 断路器包括断路器壳体，变压器壳体和多个导体定位器。 变压器壳体封装在断路器壳体内并具有用于容纳多个导体的开口。 多个导体定位器理想地位于变压器壳体附近，并且可以在打开位置和关闭位置之间移动。 当导体定位器处于关闭位置时，导体通常集中在变压器壳体的开口中。

公开(公告)号：US20100153036A1

公开(公告)日：2010-06-17

申请号：US12334106

申请日：2008-12-12

申请人： Basem Elwarry ,  David T. Tuckey

发明人： Basem Elwarry ,  David T. Tuckey

IPC分类号： G01R21/06

CPC分类号： G01R21/133 ,  G01R22/063

摘要： An intelligent electronic device (IED) integrating a power metering unit (PMU) and a merging unit that combines signals from both analog transformers and digital transformers into a set of merged digital samples. Analog current/voltage signals from analog CTs/PTs are received at the IED's analog inputs and converted to digitized samples. Digital current/voltage samples from digital CTs/PTs are received via point-to-point connections at digital inputs of the IED. A tagging unit applies metadata tags to the digitized and digital samples. The metadata tags include the transformer providing the input signal, sampling rate, primary and/or secondary timestamps, scaling values, calibration values, and/or the location of the IED in the electrical system. The PMU performs metering and/or power quality calculations on the samples, and the calculation results are formatted and transmitted via a master-slave protocol to a requesting master. A grouping unit groups the merged samples into default or custom groupings, which are formatted and transmitted over a network via a publish-subscribe mechanism.

摘要翻译： 集成了功率计量单元（PMU）和合并单元的智能电子设备（IED），其将来自模拟变压器和数字变压器的信号组合成一组合并的数字采样。 来自模拟CT / PT的模拟电流/电压信号在IED的模拟输入端接收并转换为数字化采样。 来自数字CT / PT的数字电流/电压样本通过IED的数字输入端的点对点连接来接收。 标记单元将元数据标签应用于数字化和数字样本。 元数据标签包括提供输入信号，采样率，初级和/或次级时间戳，缩放值，校准值和/或IED在电气系统中的位置的变压器。 PMU对样品进行计量和/或电能质量计算，并将计算结果格式化，并通过主 - 从协议传输到请求主机。 分组单元将合并的样本分组为默认或自定义分组，这些分组通过发布 - 订阅机制通过网络进行格式化和传输。

公开(公告)号：US20100051342A1

公开(公告)日：2010-03-04

申请号：US12201138

申请日：2008-08-29

申请人： Mauricio Diaz

发明人： Mauricio Diaz

IPC分类号： H05K9/00 ,  H02G5/00

CPC分类号： H02B1/21 ,  H02B1/56 ,  H02G5/10

摘要： A high ampacity busbar includes a pair of oppositely facing bowl-shaped conductors, each of whose cross sections resembles half of a hexagon or an open isosceles trapezoid, separated by an air gap in both horizontal and vertical configurations. The air gap increases cooling efficiency by natural convection by exposing more surface area of the conductors directly to the air flow within the electrical distribution equipment cabinet. As a result, the overall temperature of the bus system is reduced. The shaped conductors have smoother transitions presented to the electrical current between the bends of the conductors. These smooth transitions improve current distribution throughout the conductor, reducing skin effects. As a result of improved thermal dissipation and reduced skin effects, the amount of copper needed to maintain the same ampacity is significantly reduced. Magnetic shields can be placed between adjacent busbars, reducing proximity effects.

摘要翻译： 高容量母线包括一对相对的碗状导体，每个横截面类似于六边形的一半或开放的等腰梯形，在水平和垂直构型中都被气隙隔开。 通过将导体的更多表面直接暴露在配电设备柜内的空气流中，气隙通过自然对流来提高冷却效率。 结果，总线系统的总体温度降低。 成形导体对导体弯曲之间的电流呈现更平滑的转变。 这些平滑过渡改善了整个导体的电流分布，减少了皮肤的影响。 由于散热性能的降低和皮肤效应的降低，维持相同载流量所需的铜量显着降低。 磁屏蔽可以放在相邻的母线之间，减少邻近效应。