SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ON LINE MONITORING OF INSULATION CONDITION FOR DC MACHINES
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1. An insulation condition monitoring method, comprising:
- measuring a first set of values for an instantaneous differential current and an instantaneous voltage during operation of a rotating DC electric machine;
calculating a value for a phasor current and phasor voltage based upon the first set of values of said instantaneous differential current and said instantaneous voltage, respectively, digitalizing said instantaneous differential current and said instantaneous voltage at a selected frequency for evaluating a desired parameter of insulation condition;
calculating an angular relationship between said phasor current and said phasor voltage; and
determining said desired parameter of said insulation condition based on said angular relationship.
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Abstract
Insulation condition monitoring systems and methods for a rotating DC electric machine, the method comprising: measuring a first set of values for an instantaneous differential current and an instantaneous voltage during operation of the rotating DC electric machine; calculating a value for a phasor current and phasor voltage based upon the first set of values of the instantaneous differential current and the instantaneous voltage, respectively; calculating an angular relationship between the phasor current and the phasor voltage; and determining insulation condition based on the angular relationship.
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1. An insulation condition monitoring method, comprising:
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measuring a first set of values for an instantaneous differential current and an instantaneous voltage during operation of a rotating DC electric machine;
calculating a value for a phasor current and phasor voltage based upon the first set of values of said instantaneous differential current and said instantaneous voltage, respectively, digitalizing said instantaneous differential current and said instantaneous voltage at a selected frequency for evaluating a desired parameter of insulation condition;
calculating an angular relationship between said phasor current and said phasor voltage; and
determining said desired parameter of said insulation condition based on said angular relationship. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method of operating an insulation condition monitoring system, the method comprising:
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measuring a first set of values for an instantaneous differential current and an instantaneous voltage during operation of a rotating DC electric machine;
calculating a value for a phasor current and a phasor voltage based upon said first set of values of said instantaneous differential current and said instantaneous phase voltage, respectively;
digitalizing said instantaneous differential current and said instantaneous voltage at a selected frequency for evaluating a desired parameter;
calculating an angular relationship between aid phasor current and said phasor voltage; and
calculating said desired parameter based on said angular relationship between said phasor current and said phasor voltage for determining insulation condition. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An insulation condition monitoring system, comprising:
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a differential current sensor coupled to a rotating DC electric machine for measuring values of current;
a voltage sensor coupled to said rotating DC electric machine for measuring values of AC voltage;
a processing module coupled to said current sensor and said voltage sensor, said processing module configured to convert values for instantaneous differential current and instantaneous voltage to respective values for phasor current and phasor voltage, and wherein said processing module is further configured to calculate an angular relationship between said phasor current and said phasor voltage and generating an output based on said angular relationship as an indication of insulation condition; and
a data acquisition system for digitalizing said instantaneous differential current and said instantaneous voltage at a selected frequency for evaluating a desired parameter of said insulation condition. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A rotating electric machine, comprising:
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an armature and a field winding configured to conduct electric current and generate magnetic field by virtue of flow of said current;
a plurality of conductors to conduct electric current to said windings;
an insulation system for insulating said windings;
an insulation condition monitoring system including;
a differential current sensor coupled to the rotating electric machine for measuring values of instantaneous differential current of at least one of said armature and said field winding;
a voltage sensor coupled to the rotating electric machine for measuring values of instantaneous voltage of said at least one of said armature and said field winding;
a processing module coupled to said current sensor and said voltage sensor, said processing module configured to convert values for instantaneous differential current and instantaneous voltage to respective values for phasor current and phasor voltage, and wherein said processing module is further configured to calculate an angular relationship between said phasor current and said phasor voltage and generating an output based on said angular relationship as an indication of insulation condition; and
a data acquisition system for digitalizing said instantaneous differential current and said instantaneous voltage at a selected frequency for evaluating a desired parameter of said insulation condition. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. An insulation condition monitoring system, comprising:
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a means for measuring a first set of values for an instantaneous differential current and an instantaneous differential voltage during operation of a rotating DC electric machine;
a means for calculating a value for a phasor current and a value for a phasor voltage based upon said first set of values of said instantaneous differential current and said instantaneous phase voltage, respectively;
a means for digitalizing said instantaneous differential current and said instantaneous voltage at a selected frequency for evaluating a desired parameter of insulation condition;
a means for calculating an angular relationship between said phasor current and said phasor voltage; and
a means for determining said desired parameter of said insulation condition based on said angular relationship.
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26. A storage medium encoded with a machine-readable computer program code for a method of monitoring an insulation condition including instructions for causing a computer to implement the method comprising:
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measuring a first set of values for an instantaneous differential current and an instantaneous voltage during operation of a rotating DC electric machine;
calculating a value for a phasor current and phasor voltage based upon said first set of values of said instantaneous differential current and said instantaneous voltage, respectively;
digitalizing said instantaneous differential current and said instantaneous voltage at a selected frequency for evaluating a desired parameter of insulation condition;
calculating an angular relationship between said phasor current and said phasor voltage; and
determining said desired parameter of said insulation condition based on said angular relationship.
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27. A computer data signal embodied in a computer readable format for monitoring an insulation condition, said computer data signal including instructions for causing a computer to implement a method comprising:
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measuring a first set of values for an instantaneous differential current and an instantaneous voltage during operation of a rotating DC electric machine;
calculating a value for a phasor current and phasor voltage based upon said first set of values of said instantaneous differential current and said instantaneous voltage, respectively;
digitalizing said instantaneous differential current and said instantaneous voltage at a selected frequency for evaluating a desired parameter of insulation condition;
calculating an angular relationship between said phasor current and said phasor voltage; and
determining said desired parameter of sad insulation condition based on said angular relationship.
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