Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
361085000 | Phase | 9 |
20130027826 | CIRCUIT PROTECTION DEVICE AND PROTECTION METHOD THEREOF - A circuit protection device and a protection method thereof are provided. The circuit protection device includes a pulse width modulation unit which detects in order for a plurality of current phase of a plurality of transistors. The pulse width modulation unit decides the current phase of the transistors override a first threshold value whether. Then, the pulse width modulation unit sends a control signal to close the transistor that the current phase exceeds the first threshold value, so as to avoid the transistor burn down. | 01-31-2013 |
20130141827 | FAULT PARAMETER INDICATOR DEVICE AND RELATED METHODS - A method of determining a fault parameter of a fault on an AC transmission line | 06-06-2013 |
20130208382 | Dimmer Circuit with Improved Inductive Load Imbalance Protection - A protection circuit for protecting a dimmer circuit controlling an inductive load including an imbalance detector for detecting an asymmetrical operation in the load and circuit control means for causing the dimmer circuit to reduce a DC component in the load upon detection of the asymmetrical operation. A load imbalance detector is also disclosed having a load DC component detector, a comparator and a signal generating means for generating a circuit shut down signal if the DC component exceeds a pre-set DC threshold. | 08-15-2013 |
20140104735 | ELECTRIC NETWORK PROTECTION - A protection relay is provided for protection of an electric network. The protection relay measures an electric signal in the network, converts the measured signal to a frequency domain representation of the measured signal, and generates a measuring phasor based on the frequency domain representation, where the phase rotation of the measuring phasor is dependent on one or more frequency components present in the measured electric signal. The protection relay compares the measuring phasor to the reference phasor, where the phase rotation of the reference phasor is based on either a nominal or a measured frequency of the electric network, and launches protection if the comparison of the of the measuring phasor and the reference phasor fulfils a predetermined criterion. | 04-17-2014 |
20140139959 | EXCITATION INRUSH CURRENT SUPPRESSION DEVICE - According to one embodiment, an excitation inrush current suppression device for suppressing excitation inrush currents flowing through a breaker of the three-phase collective operation type for opening and closing connection is configured to measure a three-phase AC voltage of the power supply bus bar to calculate prospective magnetic fluxes of the transformer, and to measure a three-phase AC voltage on the transformer side to calculate residual magnetic fluxes of the transformer after shutoff, so as to set the breaker closed when polarities of the prospective magnetic fluxes respectively agree with polarities of the residual magnetic fluxes in all of the phases respectively. | 05-22-2014 |
20140185171 | THREE-PHASE POWER CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHOD - A three-phase power control apparatus includes a first circuit breaker, a power supply controller, and a three-phase power monitor. When the three-phase power monitor detects an error in three phase voltages provided by a three-phase power supply, the three-phase power monitor transmits a voltage signal to the power supply controller. When the power supply controller receives the voltage signal from the three-phase power monitor, the power supply controller controls the first circuit breaker to disconnect a load from the three-phase power supply. A three-phase power control method is also provided. | 07-03-2014 |
20140233142 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETECTING VOLTAGE UNBALANCE, AND POWER METER USING THE SAME - There are provided an apparatus and a method for detecting a voltage unbalance and a power meter using the same. The apparatus for detecting a voltage unbalance may a voltage unbalance detection unit including a plurality of voltage unbalance detectors that respectively receive a phase voltage from among a plurality of phase voltages included in input voltages and when the phase voltage is unbalanced, output interrupt signals, and a control unit determining a phase in which an interrupt has occurred, by using a plurality of pieces of accumulated voltage information regarding the plurality of phase voltages output from the plurality of respective voltage unbalance detectors. | 08-21-2014 |
20140340800 | CIRCUIT BREAKER TRIP UNIT WITH DIGITAL POTENTIOMETER - A circuit breaker trip unit includes an input section receiving a phase current level signal. A processor is in communication with the input section and generates a first trip signal based on the phase current level signal and user-adjustable trip settings. The trip settings include long time and short time pickup and delay settings. An analog instantaneous trip circuit is in communication with both of the input section and the processor. The analog instantaneous trip circuit includes a digital potentiometer having a non-volatile memory. The potentiometer provides a reference signal corresponding to a resistance setting stored in the memory. The analog instantaneous trip circuit compares the phase current level and reference signals, and generates a second trip signal based on a result of the comparing. The processor programs the resistance setting stored in the memory according to a user-adjustable instantaneous current pickup setting. | 11-20-2014 |
20190148932 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETECTING PHASE FAILURES, IN PARTICULAR NETWORK FAULTS, IN A CONVERTER | 05-16-2019 |