A method for determining a dynamic rating for a conductive path includes using a sensor to measure a value for a load parameter and selecting a heating process associated with the load parameter. A rated temperature change is changed by removing temperature changes due to a heating process other than the selected heating process to produce an impaired rated temperature change. A thermal load percentage is determined from the impaired rated temperature change. The thermal load percentage and the measured value are then used to determine the dynamic rating for the load parameter. A method also includes measuring a temperature rise, a current, and a voltage on the conductive path multiple times. Using at least two basis functions and the multiple measured temperature rises, currents and voltages, the values for at least two variables are determined. Trends in each variable are determined to determine a condition of electric equipment.

A remote radio frequency (RF) power sensing unit includes a first module and a second module. The first module may be configured to generate an analog signal representative of a power level of a radio frequency (RF) signal. The second module may be configured to (i) receive a particular frequency of a plurality of frequencies over a wireless communication channel from a device, (ii) generate a value conveying a magnitude of said power level of said RF signal in response to said analog signal, (iii) convert said value into a digital signal communicating said power level based on said particular frequency indexed into a table, and (iv) transmit said digital signal communicating said power level and information identifying said radio frequency power sensing unit over said wireless communication channel to said device.

A remote radio frequency (RF) power sensing unit includes a first module and a second module. The first module may be configured to generate an analog signal representative of a power level of a radio frequency (RF) signal. The second module may be configured to (i) receive a particular frequency of a plurality of frequencies over a wireless communication channel from a device, (ii) generate a value conveying a magnitude of said power level of said RF signal in response to said analog signal, (iii) convert said value into a digital signal communicating said power level based on said particular frequency indexed into a table, and (iv) transmit said digital signal communicating said power level and information identifying said radio frequency power sensing unit over said wireless communication channel to said device.

A power detection circuit (3) having a temperature compensation function, and a radio-frequency front-end module comprising the power detection circuit. The power detection circuit (3) comprises at least one Stage of power detection unit (Stage 1, Stage 2, Stage 3) and an integration unit (Sum), wherein an input end of the integration unit (Sum) is connected to an output end of the power detection unit (Stage 1, Stage 2, Stage 3); a resistor which is connected to a bias voltage in the power detection unit (Stage 1, Stage 2, Stage 3) is a thermistor, and/or a resistor which is connected to a reference ground potential in the integration unit (Sum) is a thermistor. The technical problem of requiring a plurality of bias voltages (Vreg) with different temperature coefficients to supply power due to different circuit modules having different requirements for temperature coefficients of bias voltages (Vreg) is solved.

A power detection circuit (3) having a temperature compensation function, and a radio-frequency front-end module comprising the power detection circuit. The power detection circuit (3) comprises at least one Stage of power detection unit (Stage 1, Stage 2, Stage 3) and an integration unit (Sum), wherein an input end of the integration unit (Sum) is connected to an output end of the power detection unit (Stage 1, Stage 2, Stage 3); a resistor which is connected to a bias voltage in the power detection unit (Stage 1, Stage 2, Stage 3) is a thermistor, and/or a resistor which is connected to a reference ground potential in the integration unit (Sum) is a thermistor. The technical problem of requiring a plurality of bias voltages (Vreg) with different temperature coefficients to supply power due to different circuit modules having different requirements for temperature coefficients of bias voltages (Vreg) is solved.

A measurement circuit is arranged to make several measurements, either at different times or in respect of different frequency components of currents measured by current sensors in respective phases of a multiphase supply system. The measurements are then used to correct for discrepancies in the transfer function of the sensors.

In some embodiments, a compensated power detector can include a power detector that includes a first detection cell having a bias input and an output, and a second detection cell having a signal input, a bias input and an output. The power detector can further include an error amplifier having a first input coupled to the output of the first detection cell, and a second input for receiving a reference voltage. The error amplifier can be configured to provide an output voltage to each of the bias inputs of the first and second detection cells, such that an output of the second detection cell is representative of power of a radio-frequency signal received at the signal input with an adjustment for one or more non-signal effects as measured by the first detection cell and the error amplifier.

In some embodiments, a compensated power detector can include a power detector that includes a first detection cell having a bias input and an output, and a second detection cell having a signal input, a bias input and an output. The power detector can further include an error amplifier having a first input coupled to the output of the first detection cell, and a second input for receiving a reference voltage. The error amplifier can be configured to provide an output voltage to each of the bias inputs of the first and second detection cells, such that an output of the second detection cell is representative of power of a radio-frequency signal received at the signal input with an adjustment for one or more non-signal effects as measured by the first detection cell and the error amplifier.

A system for energy metering with temperature monitoring.

A system for energy metering with temperature monitoring.