Patent classifications
H01F27/402
FAULT GAS DETECTION SYSTEM FOR A LIQUID FILLED HIGH VOLTAGE TRANSFORMER
A fault gas detection system for a liquid filled high voltage transformer, the transformer including a main tank and an expansion tank the tanks fluidic connected by an exchange conduit such that gas and/or a transformer liquid is able to exchange between the tanks, the gas detection system including: a chamber with a top cover, a predefined horizontal level-plane in the chamber defining a maximum liquid level of a transformer liquid in the chamber during use, a fluid-channel including a fluid-egress at a level equal to or higher than the top cover and a fluid-ingress lower than the level of the level-plane, a level sensor designed to measuring and/or indicating a liquid level.
A respective transformer and a respective wind turbine system is also provided.
Insulation of non-liquid immersed transformers
Non-liquid immersed transformers and methods of measuring aging degree of the transformers' insulation are disclosed. The transformers comprise a solid insulation inside the conductive coil and one or more floating electrodes in the solid insulation. At least a part of the conductive coil and the one or more floating electrodes may form one or more capacitive elements, respectively. An electrical parameter, e.g. complex permittivity, of the capacitive element is measured and the aging degree is calculated as a function of the electrical parameter measurement.
ALERT SYSTEM FOR TRANSFORMER
An alert system for a transformer includes a thermographic camera configured to capture thermal images of the transformer, a current sensor configured to generate a sensor signal indicating the current magnitude of a current outputted from the transformer, a storage configured to store a machine learning model, an alert device, and a processing unit configured to obtain image temperature values from the thermal images, obtain magnitude values from the sensor signal, obtain normal temperature values by using the machine learning model and the magnitude values, and instruct the alert device to deliver an alerting signal based on a result of comparison between the image temperature values and the normal temperature values.
Distribution transformer monitor
A distribution transformer monitor includes a housing arranged for positioning in proximity to a distribution transformer vessel. The monitor also includes a sensor arranged in the housing, which is positioned to generate digital data associated with at least one environmental condition that exists inside the distribution transformer vessel, and a processing circuit arranged to determine from the generated digital data that the at least one environmental condition has crossed a threshold. The sensor may include any one or more of a temperature sensor, a camera, an accelerometer, a pressure sensor, and a microphone.
COIL-BASED ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE RESONANCE TRANSFER DEVICE FOR IMPROVING ENERGY EFFICIENCY
The present invention relates to a coil-based electromagnetic wave resonance transfer device for improving energy efficiency, which comprises: a housing; an electronic circuit board which is installed in the housing and senses an external signal generated outside the housing, to generate an electric wave signal having a specific waveform, of which a frequency is adjusted by using a multi-frequency modulation method; and a coil member which is installed in the housing and generates a resonant magnetic field through the electric wave signal output from the electronic circuit board to output an electromagnetic resonance wave to the outside of the housing.
METHOD TO PROVIDE ANALOG VOLTAGE SIGNAL PROPORTIONAL TO 4-20MA TRANSMITTER CURRENT USING A DCDC CONVERTER ACROSS GALVANIC ISOLATION OF A TRANSFORMER
The present disclosure provides a circuit comprising: a 4-20 mA transmitter; a transformer having a primary winding and a secondary winding; a first current-sense resistor connected in series with the primary winding and a current regulator, wherein the current-sense resistor is configured to measure a first voltage and provide the measured first voltage to the current regulator, the current regulator being configured to output a current proportional to the measured first voltage; and a second current-sense resistor connected in series with the secondary winding, wherein the current-sense resistor is configured to measure a second voltage such that a current associated with the 4-20 mA transmitter is determined based on the second voltage.
Electrical device having encapsulated spaces cooled with different intensity
An electrical device for connecting to a high-voltage network has a vessel, which is filled with an insulating fluid, an active part, which is arranged in the vessel and which has a magnetizable core and partial windings for producing a magnetic field in the core, and a cooling apparatus for cooling the insulating fluid. The electrical device can be operated at high temperatures. At least one barrier system is provided, which at least partly delimits encapsulated spaces, in each of which at least one partial winding is arranged, the barrier system guiding the insulating fluid cooled by the cooling apparatus across the encapsulated spaces in such a way that different encapsulated-space temperatures arise in the encapsulated spaces.
Electrical device having a plurality of cooling units
An electrical device connects to a high-voltage network and has a vessel, which is filled with an insulating fluid, an active part, which is arranged in the vessel and which has a magnetizable core and partial windings for producing a magnetic field in the core, and a cooling apparatus for cooling the insulating fluid. The electrical device is economical and at the same time can be operated at higher temperatures. This is achieved by use of at least one thermal barrier, which delimits cooling spaces, in each of which at least one partial winding is arranged. The cooling apparatus has at least two cooling units and each cooling unit being configured to cool an associated partial winding.
Folded MRI safe coil assembly
Implants or sensors often include and rely on inductive and ferromagnetic electrical components to measure and communicate data outside of the body to an external device, creating a safety concern when a patient with these implants or sensors must undergo an MRI scan. Further, various external devices that include inductive and ferromagnetic electrical components are exposed to potentially damaging MRI scans. An electrical coil assembly can include an electrical coil that includes a substrate and an electrical conductor supported by a first face of the substrate. In an example, the electrical coil assembly further includes a fuse element that is configured to move from a disengaged position in which the electrical fuse conductor is out of contact with the electrical conductor to an engaged position in which the electrical fuse conductor contacts the electrical conductor so as to define a short circuit.
A SENSOR FOR TRANSFORMER CONDITION ASSESSMENT
A sensor assembly for monitoring an internal condition of a transformer comprising: a body for location outside a tank of the transformer, the body housing an electronics assembly including body sensors coupled to a processor; a probe extending from the body for insertion into a tank of the transformer; a number of probe sensors coupled to the processor disposed at or toward a remote end of the probe for sensing conditions within the tank; wherein the processor is configured to process signals from the probe sensors and the body sensors to produce signals for assessing one or more of: transformer core temperature; transformer insulation state; partial discharge; mechanical state of transformer; chemical state of transformer.