NETWORK PROTECTOR WITH A COMMUNICATIONS INTERFACE

    公开(公告)号:US20230138879A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-05-04

    申请号:US17960264

    申请日:2022-10-05

    IPC分类号: H02H7/22 H02H1/00

    摘要: A network protector includes: a first resettable switching apparatus configured to control an electrical connection between a distribution transformer and a first electrical feeder of a secondary electrical distribution network; a first communications interface; and a first controller configured to: determine a direction of power flow in the first electrical feeder; cause the first communications interface to provide a first indication of the direction of power flow in the first electrical feeder to a second network protector; and receive a second indication from the second network protector. The second indication includes an indication of the direction of power flow in a second electrical feeder of the secondary electrical distribution network.

    Electrical unit
    2.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11621553B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-04-04

    申请号:US17313370

    申请日:2021-05-06

    IPC分类号: H02H7/22 B60R16/02 H02H9/02

    摘要: An electrical assembly (100) having a first ground connection (145), a second ground connection (155), and a supply connection (135). The electrical assembly is designed for connecting with an electrical voltage between the supply connection (135) and at least one of the ground connections (145, 155). The assembly (100) includes a first electrical consumer (110) which is connected to the supply connection (135) and the first ground connection (145). A component (120) connects the second ground connection (155) to the first consumer (110). The component (120) is designed to produce a predetermined voltage drop.

    SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OPERATING AN ISLANDED DISTRIBUTION SUBSTATION USING INVERTER POWER GENERATION

    公开(公告)号:US20230062817A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-03-02

    申请号:US17806319

    申请日:2022-06-10

    IPC分类号: H02H7/22 H02H1/00

    摘要: Systems and methods are described herein to accommodate different settings associated with a converter-based electric power generator and an inverter-based electric power generator for electric power generation within an electric power delivery system. The electric power delivery system may provide electric power generated by a bulk electric system to the loads via distributed substations using a first operating frequency. Moreover, the distributed substations may include inverter-based electric power generators to supply the electric power demand of downstream loads in an islanded configuration. That said, the inverter-based electric power generators may supply the electric power using a second frequency that is higher than the first frequency. Protective systems, positioned downstream from the distributed substations, may use different settings associated with the bulk electric system or the inverter-based electric power generators based on detecting the frequency of the supplied electric power.

    OVERCURRENT PROTECTION CIRCUIT
    5.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20230026059A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-01-26

    申请号:US17785172

    申请日:2020-12-17

    申请人: Rohm Co., Ltd.

    发明人: Toru TAKUMA

    IPC分类号: H02H7/22

    摘要: For example, an overcurrent protection circuit 71 includes a hiccup controller 71b which, when an output current To passing through a switching element 10 goes into an overcurrent state, hiccup-drives the switching element 10 such that predetermined on-period ton and off-period toff alternate. For example, the hiccup controller 71b may control at least one of the on- and off-period ton and toff according to a temperature sense signal S71c. For example, the temperature sense signal S71c may be generated by detecting at least one of temperature Tj of the switching element 10 and a difference in temperature ΔTj between the switching element 10 and another element. For example, when at least one of temperature Tj and the difference in temperature ΔTj is higher than a predetermined threshold value, the hiccup controller 71b may conduct at least one of reduction of the on-period ton and increase of the off-period toff.

    Current control device
    6.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11549583B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-01-10

    申请号:US16812616

    申请日:2020-03-09

    申请人: DENSO CORPORATION

    摘要: A current control device brings, after a target current has been changed to an upper side, a solenoid into a full-on state at a first timing that arrives in a predetermined control transition cycle shorter than an on-off cycle, determines whether an excitation current has become equal to or larger than a full-on threshold larger than the target current, brings the solenoid into a full-off state at a first timing that arrives in a predetermined energization switching cycle shorter than the on-off cycle after the excitation current has become equal to or larger than the full-on threshold, determines whether the excitation current has become equal to or smaller than a full-off threshold smaller than the target current, and causes a transition to a steady control at a first timing that arrives in the control transition cycle after the excitation current has become equal to or smaller than the full-off threshold.

    METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MONITORING SWITCHGEARS

    公开(公告)号:US20220376481A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-11-24

    申请号:US17742476

    申请日:2022-05-12

    发明人: Vladislav Kraynov

    摘要: A method for monitoring switchgear, provided with a switching mechanism, including: monitoring an electric power supply signal to an electromagnetic actuator of the switching mechanism in order to detect the start of the supply of electric power to the actuator, monitoring an impact intensity measurement in the switchgear in order to detect the setting in motion of the switching mechanism, monitoring a parameter representative of the open or closed state of the switchgear in order to detect a change in state of the parameter, representative of an end of an opening or closing sequence of the switchgear. The method further includes: calculating a time TACT that has elapsed between the detection of the start of the supply of electric power to the actuator and the detection of the setting in motion of the switching mechanism of the switchgear, calculating a time TM that has elapsed between the setting in motion of the switching mechanism and the sequence end.

    Wiring system for a vehicle and method for designing an electrical line of a wiring system

    公开(公告)号:US11472357B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-10-18

    申请号:US16824539

    申请日:2020-03-19

    发明人: Bernhard Schraud

    摘要: A wiring system for a vehicle is specified, which has a voltage source and an electrical load, whereby a need for the electrical load depends on an external condition. Furthermore, the wiring system has a load path with an electrical line, which connects the voltage source to the electrical load, and a first switching element, which is arranged in the load path, for disconnecting the electrical load from the voltage source, wherein a working range of the external condition is defined, within which the function of the electrical load is reasonable, and a control unit is arranged, which is designed in such a way that a switching on of the electrical load is prevented if the external condition lies outside the working range. Furthermore, a method for the design of an electrical line of such a wiring system is given.

    Zero sequence current based line differential protection solution

    公开(公告)号:US11469589B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-10-11

    申请号:US16956348

    申请日:2017-12-20

    IPC分类号: H02H7/22 H02H1/00

    摘要: An arrangement and method for zero sequence differential protection of a transmission line of a power system are disclosed. A zero sequence differential protection unit is configured to detect an internal fault of the transmission line using current measurements of each phase A, B, C of the transmission line. The zero sequence differential protection unit is configured to initiate a trip when an internal fault is detected. A phase selection unit is configured to determine whether or not any of the phases A, B, C of the transmission line is faulty using a comparison of differential values of the current measurements for each phase. The phase selection unit is configured to, based on the initiation of the trip, determine which of the phases A, B, C is faulty and to finalize the trip for any faulty phase.

    DC power distribution system
    10.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11456594B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-09-27

    申请号:US17265027

    申请日:2019-01-28

    发明人: Kenichi Fukuno

    IPC分类号: H02H7/22 H02H1/00 H02J1/00

    摘要: In the conventional elimination of a short-circuited point by using fuses, due to the fuse characteristics, it is not possible to ensure cooperation at the respective melting times of fuses in a short-circuit state. To solve such a problem, provided are a converter which limits a current passing through a distribution line in a short-circuit state and has a constant power drooping characteristic of passing a current greater than or equal to a rated current through the distribution line for a fixed time, and relays which have an operating characteristic of detecting a current greater than or equal to the rated current and hierarchically opening switches within the fixed time.