Patent classifications
G01R21/06
DETERMINATIONS OF FAILURE CONDITIONS BASED ON POWER CONSUMPTIONS
A volt meter and a current meter may measure a voltage and a current for the calculation of power consumption. A controller may calculate the power consumption when a heating element is activated and when the heating element is deactivated. Based on the power consumptions when the heating element is activated or deactivated, a failure condition may be determined.
NON CONTACT POWER METER INDEPENDENT OF PLACEMENT OF FIELD SENSORS AROUND THE CABLE
A non-contact power meter system for measuring power in an energized cable is provided. It includes: at least one electric field sensor; a plurality of magnetic field sensors, wherein the at least two magnetic field sensors together are configured to measure a magnetic field in a tangential direction and a radial direction with respect the energized cable measured; and a processor, which receives measurement signals from the various sensors, and is configured to measure power in the energized cable. A method of determining twist in an energized cable using non-contact power meter system(s) is also provided.
SELF-PHASING ELECTRIC METER AND AUTOMATION SYSTEM
Building automation systems, energy meters, and associated methods. A method includes receiving a plurality of voltage inputs and a plurality of current inputs from a multiphase power source. The method includes selecting a first voltage input from the plurality of voltage inputs. The method includes performing a signed power factor computation between respective pairs of the first voltage input and each of the plurality of current inputs. The method includes identifying a pair with a greatest positive power factor value. The method includes designating the identified pair with the greatest positive power factor value as an associated phase pair.
SELF-PHASING ELECTRIC METER AND AUTOMATION SYSTEM
Building automation systems, energy meters, and associated methods. A method includes receiving a plurality of voltage inputs and a plurality of current inputs from a multiphase power source. The method includes selecting a first voltage input from the plurality of voltage inputs. The method includes performing a signed power factor computation between respective pairs of the first voltage input and each of the plurality of current inputs. The method includes identifying a pair with a greatest positive power factor value. The method includes designating the identified pair with the greatest positive power factor value as an associated phase pair.
INDICATORS FOR A POWER METER
A system for indicators of power meters.
Analytical gateway device for measurement devices
An analytical gateway device receives measurement data comprising one or more measurement values from one or more measurement devices. The gateway device selects a measurement application from a plurality of measurement applications available for execution (e.g., on the gateway device or some other computing device) based at least in part on the measurement data. For example, the measurement application can be selected based on measurement type information. The measurement type information may include one or more measurement units associated with the measurement values. The gateway device may cause a user interface (or some other information) associated with the measurement application to be presented on a display (e.g., a display of the gateway device or some other computing device in communication with the gateway device).
Dynamic thermal mapping
A load calculation device for determining the maximum electrical load that can be applied to an electrical circuit includes determines the temperature differential (ΔT) between a section of the electrical circuit and the ambient air temperature in which the section of the electrical circuit resides. The actual electrical load applied to the electrical circuit is also determined as is the design load of the electrical circuit. The maximum electrical load that can be applied to the electrical circuit is then determined based on the temperature differential and the electrical load applied to the electrical circuit and the circuit designed load. The load calculation device may be applied to an electrical joint and may be used to calculate the maximum temperature differential allowed for a given current to be applied at the electrical joint. This is particularly beneficial in connection with detecting and preventing electrical joint failure.
Dynamic thermal mapping
A load calculation device for determining the maximum electrical load that can be applied to an electrical circuit includes determines the temperature differential (ΔT) between a section of the electrical circuit and the ambient air temperature in which the section of the electrical circuit resides. The actual electrical load applied to the electrical circuit is also determined as is the design load of the electrical circuit. The maximum electrical load that can be applied to the electrical circuit is then determined based on the temperature differential and the electrical load applied to the electrical circuit and the circuit designed load. The load calculation device may be applied to an electrical joint and may be used to calculate the maximum temperature differential allowed for a given current to be applied at the electrical joint. This is particularly beneficial in connection with detecting and preventing electrical joint failure.
System for measuring loss of HVDC
A system for measuring a loss in power between a power transmission side and a power reception side in a high voltage direct current (HVDC) system is provided. The system for measuring the loss in power includes: a first loss measurement unit installed at the power transmission side, and a second loss measurement unit installed at the power reception side, wherein each of the first and second loss measurement units is installed at a location at which a current or voltage is measured, and includes a voltage sensor for measuring a voltage, a current sensor for measuring a current, a GPS module for providing time information on when measurement is performed by the voltage sensor and the current sensor, and a storage unit storing the time information along with a voltage value and a current value measured by the voltage sensor and the current sensor.
ADAPTIVE POWER SUPPLY
A power supply comprises a control unit for adjusting a power output by the power control unit in response to a control signal. The power supply further includes a processing unit configured to generate the control signal using a control model and based at least on one or more sensor signals supplied to the processing unit. The processing unit is configured to communicate via an interface with an external processing entity to receive a data set for generating the control model and/or to receive the control model, and/or to transmit the model to the external processing entity.