Mobile device coupled Rogowski coil

• US 10,274,522 B2
• Filed: 06/10/2016
• Issued: 04/30/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 09/02/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Veris Industries LLC (Schneider Electric SE)
• Original Assignee: Veris Industries LLC (Schneider Electric SE)
• Inventors: Cook, Martin
• Primary Examiner(s): Patel, Paresh H
• Application Number:
  US15/179,025
• Publication Number:
  US 20170059625A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,054 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: G01R 15/142 Arrangements for simultaneous measurements of several parameters employing techniques covered by groups G01R15/14 - G01R15/26
• CPC Class Codes: G01R 15/181 using coils without a magnetic core, e.g. Rogowski coils
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1684 Constructional details or arrangements related to integrated I/O peripherals not covered by groups G06F1/1635 - G06F1/1675
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/26 Power supply means, e.g. regulation thereof for memories G11C
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/3203 Power management, i.e. event-based initiation of a power-saving mode

Abstract

A coil that includes a coupled mobile device.

Claims

1. A method of configuring a system comprising:

(a) providing a first elongate substantially flexible core material, said first elongate substantially flexible core material having a first end portion and a second end portion, said first elongate substantially flexible core material having a first middle portion between said first end portion and said second end portion, said second end portion at an opposite end of said first elongate substantially flexible core material than said first end portion, a first sensor supported by said first middle portion of said first substantially flexible core material, a first coupler that interconnects said first end portion and said second end portion of said first substantially flexible core material;

(b) providing a second elongate substantially flexible core material, said second elongate substantially flexible core material having a third end portion and a fourth end portion, said second elongate substantially flexible core material having a second middle portion between said third end portion and said fourth end portion, said fourth end portion at an opposite end of said second elongate substantially flexible core material than said third end portion, a second sensor supported by said second middle portion of said second substantially flexible core material, a second coupler that interconnects said third end portion and said fourth end portion of said second substantially flexible core material;

(c) providing a third elongate substantially flexible core material, said third elongate substantially flexible core material having a fifth end portion and a sixth end portion, said third elongate substantially flexible core material having a third middle portion between said fifth end portion and said sixth end portion, said fifth end portion at an opposite end of said third elongate substantially flexible core material than said fifth end portion, a third sensor supported by said third middle portion of said third substantially flexible core material, a third coupler that interconnects said fifth end portion and said sixth end portion of said third substantially flexible core material;

(d) interconnecting a current sensing module with said first elongate substantially flexible core material by a first flexible connector, that is interconnected with said second elongate substantially flexible core material by a second flexible connector, and that is interconnected with said third elongate substantially flexible core material by a third flexible connector with said current sensing module in such a manner that said first elongate substantially flexible core material, said second elongate substantially flexible core material, and said third elongate substantially flexible core material are freely movable with respect to one another receives a first signal from said first sensor representative of a signal within a first conductor associated with said first substantially flexible core material, a second signal from said second sensor representative of a signal within a second conductor associated with within said second substantially flexible core material, and a third signal from said third sensor representative of a signal within a third conductor associated with said third substantially flexible core material;

(e) interconnecting a voltage sensing module with said first conductor by a fourth flexible connector, that is interconnected with said second conductor by a fifth flexible connector, and that is interconnected with said third conductor by a sixth flexible connector with said voltage sensing module in such a manner that a portion of said first conductor passing through said first sensor, a portion of said second conductor passing through said second sensor, a portion of said third conductor passing through said third sensor are freely movable with respect to one another senses a first voltage corresponding to said first conductor, a second voltage corresponding to said second conductor, and a third voltage corresponding to said third conductor;

(f) wirelessly transmitting configuration information from a transmitter for said current sensing module and said voltage sensing module to a receiver that includes a configuration interface displayed on a display that wirelessly receives said configuration information for said current sensing module and said voltage sensing module, where said configuration information indicates respective pairs of the first, second, and third sensors with respective ones of the first, second, and third voltages, where said respective pairs are based upon the physical position of the interconnection of said first flexible connector, said second flexible connector, said third flexible connector with said current sensing module, and the physical position of the interconnection of said fourth flexible connector, said fifth flexible connector, said sixth flexible connector with said voltage sensing module, where said configuration information indicates said first flexible connector interconnected which is by default is considered the current from a first phase is not paired with said fourth flexible connector which is by default considered the voltage from said first phase;

(g) displaying on said configuration interface a current sensing graphic with a current phase A input, a current phase B input, and a current phase C input;

(h) displaying on said configuration interface a current phase A icon representative of said first signal, a current phase B icon representative of said second signal, a current phase C icon representative of said third signal;

(i) displaying on said configuration interface a voltage sensing graphic with a voltage phase A input, a voltage phase B input, and a voltage phase C input;

(j) displaying on said configuration interface a voltage phase A icon representative of said first voltage, a voltage phase B icon representative of said second voltage, a voltage phase C icon representative of said third voltage, where said configuration interface graphically indicates said current phase A icon is not paired with said voltage phase A icon which by default are considered the current and voltage for said first phase;

(k) displaying on said configuration interface a power sensing graphic with a power phase A, a power phase B, and a power phase C;

(l) displaying on said configuration interface a power phase A icon, a power phase B icon, a power phase C icon;

(m) reassigning on said configuration interface at least one of said current phase A icon, said current phase B icon, and said current phase C icon with respect to at least one of said current phase A input, said current phase B input, and said current phase C input by movement of one or more of said current phase A icon, said current phase B icon, said current phase C icon on said interface;

(n) reassigning on said configuration interface at least one of said voltage phase A icon, said voltage phase B icon, and said voltage phase C icon with respect to at least one of said voltage phase A input, said voltage phase B input, and said voltage phase C input by movement of one or more of said voltage phase A icon, said voltage phase B icon, said voltage phase C icon on said interface;

(o) determining by said receiver a revised configuration data based upon said reassigning on said configuration interface including a reassigned arrangement of at least one of,

(i) said current phase A input with respect to at least one of said current phase A icon, said current phase B icon, and said current phase C icon;

(ii) said current phase B input with respect to at least one of said current phase A icon, said current phase B icon, and said current phase C icon;

(iii) said current phase C input with respect to at least one of said current phase A icon, said current phase B icon, and said current phase C icon;

(iv) said voltage phase A input with respect to at least one of said current phase A icon, said current phase B icon, and said current phase C icon;

(v) said voltage phase B input with respect to at least one of said current phase A icon, said current phase B icon;

or

(vi) said voltage phase C input with respect to at least one of said current phase A icon, said current phase B icon, and said current phase C icon;

(p) transmitting from said receiver to said current sensing module and said voltage sensing module said revised configuration data;

(q) said current sensing module and said voltage sensing module updating its configuration to modify its output in accordance with said revised configuration data.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein said revised configuration data including said reassigned arrangement of at least two of,

(i) said current phase A input with respect to at least one of said current phase A icon, said current phase B icon, and said current phase C icon;

(ii) said current phase B input with respect to at least one of said current phase A icon, said current phase B icon, and said current phase C icon; and

(iii) said current phase C input with respect to at least one of said current phase A icon, said current phase B icon, and said current phase C icon.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein said revised configuration data including said reassigned arrangement of at least three of,

(i) said current phase A input with respect to at least one of said current phase A icon, said current phase B icon, and said current phase C icon;

(ii) said current phase B input with respect to at least one of said current phase A icon, said current phase B icon, and said current phase C icon; and

(iii) said current phase C input with respect to at least one of said current phase A icon, said current phase B icon, and said current phase C icon.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein said revised configuration data including said reassigned arrangement of at least two of,

(iv) said voltage phase A input with respect to at least one of said current phase A icon, said current phase B icon, and said current phase C icon;

(v) said voltage phase B input with respect to at least one of said current phase A icon, said current phase B icon; and

(vi) said voltage phase C input with respect to at least one of said current phase A icon, said current phase B icon, and said current phase C icon.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein said revised configuration data including said reassigned arrangement of at least three of,

(iv) said voltage phase A input with respect to at least one of said current phase A icon, said current phase B icon, and said current phase C icon;

(v) said voltage phase B input with respect to at least one of said current phase A icon, said current phase B icon; and

(vi) said voltage phase C input with respect to at least one of said current phase A icon, said current phase B icon, and said current phase C icon.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein said revised configuration data including said reassigned arrangement of at least six of,

(i) said current phase A input with respect to at least one of said current phase A icon, said current phase B icon, and said current phase C icon;

(ii) said current phase B input with respect to at least one of said current phase A icon, said current phase B icon, and said current phase C icon;

(iii) said current phase C input with respect to at least one of said current phase A icon, said current phase B icon, and said current phase C icon;

(iv) said voltage phase A input with respect to at least one of said current phase A icon, said current phase B icon, and said current phase C icon;

(v) said voltage phase B input with respect to at least one of said current phase A icon, said current phase B icon; and

(vi) said voltage phase C input with respect to at least one of said current phase A icon, said current phase B icon, and said current phase C icon.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein a first flexible conductor electrically interconnecting said current sensing module and said first sensor.

8. The method of claim 7 wherein a second flexible conductor electrically interconnecting said current sensing module and said second sensor.

9. The method of claim 8 wherein a third flexible conductor electrically interconnecting said current sensing module and said third sensor.

10. The method of claim 1 wherein a power metering module determines a power based upon said first signal, said second signal, said third signal, said first voltage, said second voltage, and said third voltage.