A leak detection device includes a space intended to receive a part to be tested, at least two electrodes disposed on either side of the reception space, a direct-current electrical power supply supplying at least one of the electrodes with an output voltage, and a current detector configured to measure the current generated by the voltage difference between the electrodes. The electrical power supply is a power supply including a transformer having a midpoint primary, a transistor connected to said midpoint of the transformer, switches whose succession of openings and closures has at least one duty cycle and enables the transmission of energy through the transformer, and at least one regulation circuit regulating the value of the duty cycle and the voltage supplying the base of the transistor.

A leak detection device includes a space intended to receive a part to be tested, at least two electrodes disposed on either side of the reception space, a direct-current electrical power supply supplying at least one of the electrodes with an output voltage, and a current detector configured to measure the current generated by the voltage difference between the electrodes. The electrical power supply is a power supply including a transformer having a midpoint primary, a transistor connected to said midpoint of the transformer, switches whose succession of openings and closures has at least one duty cycle and enables the transmission of energy through the transformer, and at least one regulation circuit regulating the value of the duty cycle and the voltage supplying the base of the transistor.

A signal sampling circuit for arc detection includes plural current sensors, plural high pass filter circuits, and an adder circuit. Each of the current sensors is configured to sense a measured current and then generate a sensed voltage signal. One of the high pass filter circuits receives the sensed voltage signal from one of the current sensors and performs high-pass filtering on the sensed voltage signal. The adder circuit performs scaling up, adding, and DC offset on the high-pass filtered sensed voltage signals. Each of the high pass filter circuits is composed of a filter capacitor and a first resistor connected in series with the filter capacitor. The adder circuit is composed of the first resistors, a first operational amplifier, and a second resistor.

An embodiment of the present disclosure provides an arc detection method, in which an apparatus detects arcs, comprising the steps of: obtaining time series data for measured values of an electric current flowing in a wire; calculating first statistical values indicating dispersion degrees with time of the measured values or dispersion degrees with time of variances of the measured values from the time series data; and determining that an arc occurs in the wire or that the possibility of arc occurrence in the wire is high in a case when at least one of the first statistical values is out of a predefined range.

A method of detecting a partial discharge in an electrical asset includes sensing of a discharge current in the electrical asset using a transducer and responsively providing a transducer output; processing the transducer output by comparing the transducer output to a baseline; calculating an accumulated amount by which the transducer output exceeds the baseline; decreasing the accumulated amount with time; detecting partial discharge in the electrical asset based upon the accumulated amount; and providing an output related to detected partial discharge. A partial discharge detection system for detecting a partial discharge in an electrical asset includes a transducer configured to receive a signal from the electrical asset generated due to an occurrence of partial discharging in the electrical asset and responsively providing a transducer output. Processing circuitry compares the transducer output to a baseline, calculates an accumulated amount by which the transducer output exceeds the baseline, decreases the accumulated amount with time, and detects partial discharge in the electrical asset based upon the accumulated amount. Output circuitry provides an output related to detected partial discharge.

A method of detecting a partial discharge in an electrical asset includes sensing of a discharge current in the electrical asset using a transducer and responsively providing a transducer output; processing the transducer output by comparing the transducer output to a baseline; calculating an accumulated amount by which the transducer output exceeds the baseline; decreasing the accumulated amount with time; detecting partial discharge in the electrical asset based upon the accumulated amount; and providing an output related to detected partial discharge. A partial discharge detection system for detecting a partial discharge in an electrical asset includes a transducer configured to receive a signal from the electrical asset generated due to an occurrence of partial discharging in the electrical asset and responsively providing a transducer output. Processing circuitry compares the transducer output to a baseline, calculates an accumulated amount by which the transducer output exceeds the baseline, decreases the accumulated amount with time, and detects partial discharge in the electrical asset based upon the accumulated amount. Output circuitry provides an output related to detected partial discharge.

An insulation monitoring electric circuit of an electric-motor controller, includes: a first voltage sampling circuit and a second voltage sampling circuit; the first voltage sampling circuit is connected to an input anode (+VBUS) of a busbar, an input cathode (PGND) of the busbar and a busbar-voltage sampled-signal (HV_VDC) line, and a busbar-voltage sampled-signal (HV_VDC) line is connected to the electric-motor controller; the second voltage sampling circuit is connected to the input anode (+VBUS) of the busbar, the input cathode (PGND) of the busbar and an insulation-voltage sampled signal (HV_VDC) line, and an insulation-voltage sampled signal (HV_VISO) line is connected to the electric-motor controller; and the electric-motor controller is configured to compare a busbar-voltage value gathered by the first voltage sampling circuit and an insulation-voltage value gathered by the second voltage sampling circuit, and when the busbar-voltage value and the insulation-voltage value are different, emit an insulation monitoring alarming signal.

An insulation monitoring electric circuit of an electric-motor controller, includes: a first voltage sampling circuit and a second voltage sampling circuit; the first voltage sampling circuit is connected to an input anode (+VBUS) of a busbar, an input cathode (PGND) of the busbar and a busbar-voltage sampled-signal (HV_VDC) line, and a busbar-voltage sampled-signal (HV_VDC) line is connected to the electric-motor controller; the second voltage sampling circuit is connected to the input anode (+VBUS) of the busbar, the input cathode (PGND) of the busbar and an insulation-voltage sampled signal (HV_VDC) line, and an insulation-voltage sampled signal (HV_VISO) line is connected to the electric-motor controller; and the electric-motor controller is configured to compare a busbar-voltage value gathered by the first voltage sampling circuit and an insulation-voltage value gathered by the second voltage sampling circuit, and when the busbar-voltage value and the insulation-voltage value are different, emit an insulation monitoring alarming signal.

A circuit includes: an isolation power module, a first and second sampling modules, a first and second sampling points, a processor. A first terminal of the first sampling module is connected to a positive electrode of a battery pack and first terminal of a positive switch module, a second terminal of the first sampling module is connected to a negative electrode of the battery pack and a first terminal of the negative switch module, a third terminal of the first sampling module is connected to a first reference voltage end; a first terminal of the second sampling module is connected to a second terminal of the positive switch module and a positive electrode of the isolation power module, a second terminal of the second sampling module is connected to a second terminal of the negative switch module and a negative electrode of the isolation power module.

A circuit includes: an isolation power module, a first and second sampling modules, a first and second sampling points, a processor. A first terminal of the first sampling module is connected to a positive electrode of a battery pack and first terminal of a positive switch module, a second terminal of the first sampling module is connected to a negative electrode of the battery pack and a first terminal of the negative switch module, a third terminal of the first sampling module is connected to a first reference voltage end; a first terminal of the second sampling module is connected to a second terminal of the positive switch module and a positive electrode of the isolation power module, a second terminal of the second sampling module is connected to a second terminal of the negative switch module and a negative electrode of the isolation power module.