H02H1/0084

Overcurrent Element in Time Domain

The present disclosure pertains to systems and methods for supervising protective elements in electric power systems. In one embodiment, a system may be configured to selectively enable a protective action an electric power system. The system may include a data acquisition subsystem receive a plurality of representations of electrical conditions associated with at least a portion of the electric power delivery system. An incremental quantities module may calculate incremental quantities from the plurality of representations. A protective module may be configured to detect an event, to determine an incremental quantities value during the event, and to determine a time-varying threshold. The incremental quantities value during the event may be compared with the time-varying threshold, and a protective action module may be enabled to implement a protective action when the value of the incremental quantities value during the event exceeds the time-varying threshold.

Intelligent leakage current detection and interruption device for power cord
11258245 · 2022-02-22 · ·

An intelligent leakage current detection and interruption device for a power cord, including a switch module for controlling electrical connection of two power lines between input and output ends; a leakage current detection module, including two leakage current detection lines and a signal feedback line, one end of the parallelly coupled two leakage current detection lines being coupled via the signal feedback line to a point between the two power lines, for respectively detecting a leakage current on the two power lines; a detection monitoring module, coupled to the leakage current detection module, for detecting open circuit conditions in the two leakage current detection lines; and a drive module, coupled to the switch module, the leakage current detection module and the detection monitoring module, for driving the switch module to disconnect power to the output end in response to any detected leakage current or open circuit condition.

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER GENERATION ON BASIS OF MACHINE LEARNING
20220029423 · 2022-01-27 ·

The present invention are a system and a method for controlling solar photovoltaic power generation on the basis of machine learning, the system comprising: solar photovoltaic modules; node control units for switching off a connected solar photovoltaic module when measured current, voltage and power data do not satisfy control data; a gateway unit for storing measured data; a real-time control module for classifying, comparing and analyzing data and storing same, and transmitting a control command to the gateway unit; and machine learning for monitoring a device and data, learning on the basis of machine learning, and extracting functional data required for controlling solar photovoltaic power generation so as to provide control service data according to the result of performed modeling.

Detection of a protective conductor failure by means of an active shield

Method for detecting a protective conductor failure inside a cable including a plurality of conductors, in which at least one conductor has a shield and this shield is respectively connected to a potential at a first end and at a second end of the cable, wherein, in order to drive its potential to a predefined potential value, the shield is actively electrically supplied at at least one end of the cable. In this case, the cable may be a charging cable which is connected, by the first end, to a charging pole and is connected, by the second end, to a battery configured to be installed in an electric vehicle, and the shield is actively supplied at the first end of the cable which is connected to the charging pole.

Protection assistance device of multiple circuit breakers in low-voltage system
11289892 · 2022-03-29 · ·

The present disclosure provides a protection assistance device of multiple circuit breakers in a low-voltage system, in which protection assistance in both directions from the upper side to the lower side or from the lower side to the upper side is possible, and the number of wires for protection assistance between multiple upper/lower circuit breakers can be minimized. The protection assistance device includes at least one upper low-voltage circuit breaker; at least one middle low-voltage circuit breaker; at least one lower low-voltage circuit breaker; and a communication line which makes a communication connection between the low-voltage circuit breakers, wherein the low-voltage circuit breakers comprise a control unit for, when a trip operation of automatically breaking a circuit is performed, transmitting a communication packet for reporting a trip operation state to at least one predetermined circuit breaker among the circuit breakers through the communication line.

System and method for locating faults and communicating network operational status to a utility crew using an intelligent fuse

An intelligent fuse provides the operational status of the power network upon which the fuse is installed to a mobile device of a remote user. A fuse electronic circuit embedded in the fuse holder of the fuse captures the characteristic values of the power network and transmits the data to the mobile device. The mobile device has an application installed thereon to calculate the distance to fault location from the recording fuse using the fuse electronic circuit-captured data. The fuse electronic circuit-captured data is further used to visualize the data collected at the measurement points of the electrical system upon which the fuse is installed.

Emarker-equipped cable and power management method thereof
11018498 · 2021-05-25 · ·

An eMarker device is used in a cable electrically connected between a first port and a second port, wherein the cable includes a configuration channel communication wire. The eMarker device comprises: a first eMarker disposed near the first port and including a first active protection module coupled to the configuration channel communication wire, wherein the first eMarker is electrically connected to a first power pin of the first port and a second power pin of the second port; and a second eMarker disposed near the second port and including a second active protection module coupled to the configuration channel communication wire, wherein either of the first active protection module and the second active protection module changes an electric characteristic of the configuration channel communication wire to have the first port detect a disconnecting status of the second port when a specified event happens.

Devices, systems and methods to monitor and report wiring status for zone selective interlocking cables

Various embodiments of the present invention are directed to a first trip unit that is configured to be coupled to a power distribution system arranged in a Zone Selective Interlocking (ZSI) arrangement. The first trip unit includes an Input/Output circuit including a ZSI input terminal and a ZSI output terminal, a heartbeat signaling module configured to transmit a second signal to a second trip unit in a lower-level zone than the first trip unit, responsive to the normal condition, a first monitoring module configured to monitor a first signal received by the first trip from a third trip unit in a higher-level zone, responsive to the normal condition, and a second monitoring module configured to detect the fault condition. Related systems, devices, and methods are also described.

INTELLIGENT LEAKAGE CURRENT DETECTION AND INTERRUPTION DEVICE FOR POWER CORD
20210006060 · 2021-01-07 · ·

An intelligent leakage current detection and interruption device for a power cord, including a switch module for controlling electrical connection of two power lines between input and output ends; a leakage current detection module, including two leakage current detection lines and a signal feedback line, one end of the parallelly coupled two leakage current detection lines being coupled via the signal feedback line to a point between the two power lines, for respectively detecting a leakage current on the two power lines; a detection monitoring module, coupled to the leakage current detection module, for detecting open circuit conditions in the two leakage current detection lines; and a drive module, coupled to the switch module, the leakage current detection module and the detection monitoring module, for driving the switch module to disconnect power to the output end in response to any detected leakage current or open circuit condition.

PROTECTION ASSISTANCE DEVICE OF MULTIPLE CIRCUIT BREAKERS IN LOW-VOLTAGE SYSTEM
20200373750 · 2020-11-26 ·

The present disclosure provides a protection assistance device of multiple circuit breakers in a low-voltage system, in which protection assistance in both directions from the upper side to the lower side or from the lower side to the upper side is possible, and the number of wires for protection assistance between multiple upper/lower circuit breakers can be minimized. The protection assistance device includes at least one upper low-voltage circuit breaker; at least one middle low-voltage circuit breaker; at least one lower low-voltage circuit breaker; and a communication line which makes a communication connection between the low-voltage circuit breakers, wherein the low-voltage circuit breakers comprise a control unit for, when a trip operation of automatically breaking a circuit is performed, transmitting a communication packet for reporting a trip operation state to at least one predetermined circuit breaker among the circuit breakers through the communication line.