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ARC FAULT DETECTION AND PROTECTION IN A DIGITAL ELECTRICITY POWER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM
20220393455 · 2022-12-08 ·

Arc fault protection for a digital electricity distribution system that provides power to a device. The system includes an arc fault circuit interrupter (“AFCI”) and a controller. The controller is connected to the AFCI. The controller is operable to control the AFCI to disable power to the device. The controller includes a processor and a memory. The controller is configured to transmit a digital electricity energy packet through the AFCI to the device, measure an amount of error associated with the digital electricity energy packet, evaluate the amount of error associated with the digital electricity energy packet, determine whether an arc fault condition is present based on the evaluation of the amount of error associated with the digital electricity energy packet, and control the AFCI to disable power to the device when the arc fault condition is determined to be present.

FAULT DETECTION IN REDUNDANT POWER SUPPLIES
20220393499 · 2022-12-08 ·

Embodiments include redundant power supplies and method for fault detection in a redundant power supply. Aspects include monitoring a voltage at local output nodes of each phase of the redundant power supply, wherein the local output nodes are each connected to an output bus of the redundant power supply via a feedback path. Aspects also include creating an alert that a phase associated with the local output node has failed based on a determination that the voltage at the local output node is within a fault range.

Temperature detection circuit, temperature sensor device and display device

The present disclosure provides a temperature detection circuit. The temperature detection circuit includes: a first comparator, the first comparator having a first negative input terminal, a first positive input terminal and a first output terminal, the first negative input terminal being connected with an output terminal of a temperature sensor, the first positive input terminal being connected with a first reference voltage terminal; a monostable trigger, an input terminal of the monostable trigger being connected with the first output terminal of the first comparator; a low pass filter, an input terminal of the low pass filter being connected with an output terminal of the monostable trigger. The present disclosure further provides a temperature sensor device and a display device.

Terminal device, method for monitoring battery safety of terminal device

A terminal device, a method for monitoring battery safety of a terminal device, and a system for monitoring battery safety of a terminal device are provided. The method for monitoring battery safety includes the following. Acquire status information of a battery of the terminal device. Determine whether the terminal device meets a preset safety hazard condition according to the status information. Upon determining that the terminal device meets the preset safety hazard condition, control the terminal device to be in a power-off state or disconnect a power supply circuit.

Isolation of protective functions in electrical power systems

Systems, devices, and methods include protective functions in an electrical power system. For example, a processing subsystem may include a first processor and a second processor. The first processor and the second processor may operate independently. A memory subsystem may comprise a first memory section and a second memory section. A memory management subsystem may enable memory access between the first processor and the first memory section and disable memory access between the first processor and the second memory section. The memory management subsystem may further enable memory access between the second processor and the second memory section and disable memory access between the second processor and the first memory section. A protection subsystem may include the first processor and the first memory section and enable a protection function. The second processor and the second memory section may provide a second function that operates independently of the protection function.

Single event latch-up protection for fault current residing inside the normal operating current range

Embodiments of a single event latch-up (SEL) protection circuit are provided, including: a first circuitry block coupled to a source of an input voltage a load, and digitally controlling a first switch; the first switch generates a load and senses an instantaneous load current iLoad. A second circuitry block is configured to generate an average iLoad and generate single event latch-up triggers (i.e., SEL fault detection) as a function of at least a comparison of the inst_iLoad and average iLoad; wherein this first circuitry block contains the analog based SET filtering needed to reduce false SEL triggers. A supervisor module generates on/off commands for the first switch, responsive to receiving the SEL detection in excess of a pre-programmed delay to provide the final SET filtering to prevent false SEL triggers. The first circuitry block removes the load voltage at N1 upon receiving an off command from the supervisor module.

DETECTION OF ELECTRIC ARCS IN AN ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

A method for detecting an electrical arc in an electrical system including analyzing a reflectogram representative of a spatial distribution of impedance in said electrical system and, when an electric arc is identified in the reflectogram, incrementing a detection counter by one unit.

METHOD OF CONTROLLED SWITCHING FOR TRANSFORMERS

An intelligent electronic device (IED) may obtain a voltage measurement matrix based on an arrangement of a transformer in a power system. The TED may obtain a delta connection compensating angle based on the location of the circuit breaker and the transformer arrangement. The IED may obtain voltage measurements of the transformer. The TED may determine a residual flux value of the transformer based at least in part on the voltage measurements, the voltage measurement matrix and the delta connection compensating angle. The TED may send a signal to a circuit breaker of the transformer to connect the transformer to the power system based at least in part on the system voltage and residual flux value.

POWER DELIVERY SYSTEM AND RELATED METHOD OF DETECTING OVERCURRENT AND FAILURE

A power delivery system includes a power sourcing equipment, a powered device and a transmission cable. When the power sourcing equipment is electrically connected to the powered device via the transmission cable, an over-current detecting circuit in the power sourcing equipment is configured to detect over-current occurrence of the powered device. Meanwhile, the power sourcing equipment is configured to determine the functionality of the over-current detecting circuit based on its specific pin and provide single fault protection when the over-current detecting circuit fails.

Monitoring and locating fuse cutouts

This disclosure describes techniques implemented at least in part by a fuse-monitoring device to detect when a fuse cutout in an electric power system opens to disconnect a device and/or a load from a power line, and provides an indication of a location of the opened fuse cutout to a utility provider. The fuse-monitoring device may be attached to a fuse holder of the fuse cutout, and may include a movement sensor that detects when the fuse holder swings open due to its fuse melting, or blowing. The fuse-monitoring device may send a notification to the utility provider indicating that the fuse holder has swung open. The fuse-monitoring device may include a GPS sensor to determine the location of the fuse cutout, and may also notify the utility provider of the location of the fuse cutout so a line crew can quickly locate the fuse cutout that requires maintenance.