Abstract:
An enclosure for providing sheltered access to outdoor electric power system control, monitoring, protection, and automation devices includes a selective workspace enclosure for enclosing a workspace adjacent to a device for controlling, monitoring, protecting, and/or automating an electric power system, thereby providing a shelter or barrier to the elements for personnel accessing the device from the workspace Generally, the enclosure may be partitioned to include a number of cabinets, in each of which a number of devices may be installed. The enclosure may further include a platform, guide members, protective barriers, and cover members which are housed in a cover cabinet when retracted. The enclosure may be modular in that multiple modules, each of which may include its own protective cover member, may be installed adjacent to each other, such that enclosed workspaces may be selectively extended to provide enclosed workspaces only as needed
Abstract:
A generator winding-to-ground fault detection system is disclosed that includes a signal injection source in electrical communication with a winding of an electric power generator via an injection transformer. The winding may be coupled to ground via a winding-to-ground path and the signal generation source may generate an injection signal capable of being injected to the winding using the injection transformer. The disclosed system may further include a protection module in communication with the signal injection source and the electric power generator configured to receive the injection signal and a signal relating to the current through the winding-to-ground path, and to determine the occurrence of a winding-to-ground fault condition based at least in part on the injection signal and the signal relating to the current through the winding-to-ground path.
Abstract:
A system for controlling and automating an electric power delivery system by executing time coordinated instruction sets to achieve a desired result. A communication master may implement the execution of time coordinated instruction sets in a variety of circumstances. The communication may be embodied as an automation controller in communication with intelligent electronic devices (IEDs). The communication master may also be embodied as an IED that is configured to coordinate the actions of other IEDs. The time coordinated instruction sets may include steps for checking status of power system equipment before executing. The time coordinated instruction sets may include reactionary steps to execute if one of the steps fails. The time coordinated instruction sets may also be implemented based on a condition detected in the electric power delivery system, or may be implemented through high level systems, such as a SCADA system or a wide area control and situational awareness system.
Abstract:
A line disturbance detector is disclosed which oversees the operation of power protection devices monitoring the same conductor, and only allows a power automation or control operation when both the disturbance detector and a traditional power protection device, such as a protection relay, determine such an operation is required.
Abstract:
A State and Topology Processor (STP) may be communicatively coupled to one or more intelligent electronic devices (IEDs) communicatively coupled to an electrical power system to obtain one or more current measurements, voltage measurements, and dynamic topology data therefrom. The STP may receive the measurement data and may determine a current topology and a voltage topology therefrom. A current processor may use the current topology and the current measurements to refine the measurements, perform KCL, unbalance, symmetrical component, and consistency checks on the electrical power system. The voltage processor may use the voltage topology and the voltage measurements to perform similar checks on the electrical power system. One or more alarms may be generated responsive to the checks. The data may be displayed to a user in a display of a human machine interface and/or may be transmitted to a user programmable task module, and/or an external control unit.
Abstract:
A State and Topology Processor (STP) may be communicatively coupled to one or more intelligent electronic devices (IEDs) communicatively coupled to a electrical power system to obtain one or more current measurements, voltage measurements, and dynamic topology data therefrom. The STP may receive the measurement data and may determine a current topology and a voltage topology therefrom. A current processor may use the current topology and the current measurements to refine the measurements, perform KCL, unbalance, symmetrical component, and consistency checks on the electrical power system. The voltage processor may use the voltage topology and the voltage measurements to perform similar checks on the electrical power system. One or more alarms may be generated responsive to the checks. The data may be displayed to a user in a display of a human machine interface and/or may be transmitted to a user programmable task module, and/or an external control unit.
Abstract:
A line disturbance detector is disclosed which oversees the operation of power protection devices monitoring the same conductor, and only allows a power automation or control operation when both the disturbance detector and a traditional power protection device, such as a protection relay, determine such an operation is required.