System for Electrical Apparatus Testing
First Claim
1. A method of quantifying electric machine circuitry anomalies comprising the steps of:
- accessing at least a portion of an electric machine power circuit characterizeable as having a supply path and a load path;
load change condition sensing at least one electrical effect at a sense location between said supply path and said load path;
measuring a supply path voltage effect at said sense location; and
ascertaining the existence of a supply path anomaly condition from said step of measuring a supply path voltage effect at said sense location.
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Abstract
An easily implemented method of diagnosing both supply path, upstream, and load path, downstream, anomalies such as impedance events in machine or motor circuitry is accomplished by analyzing the across-the-line startup current and voltage time waveforms. No line of sight limitations exist and high accuracy exists. The techniques can be automated estimating poor contact resistance based on the voltage and current variation under a load change condition perhaps such as startup and/or shutdown of the load. Both, upstream and downstream problems from the point of voltage measurement can be monitored analyzing a load change condition. Additionally, downstream problems can be identified by using negative sequence current under steady state operation of the load.
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122 Claims
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1. A method of quantifying electric machine circuitry anomalies comprising the steps of:
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accessing at least a portion of an electric machine power circuit characterizeable as having a supply path and a load path; load change condition sensing at least one electrical effect at a sense location between said supply path and said load path; measuring a supply path voltage effect at said sense location; and ascertaining the existence of a supply path anomaly condition from said step of measuring a supply path voltage effect at said sense location. - View Dependent Claims (12, 14)
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2. A method of quantifying electric machine circuitry anomalies comprising the steps of:
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accessing at least a portion of an electric machine power circuit characterizeable as having a supply path and a load path; sensing at least one electrical effect at a sense location between said supply path and said load path; measuring a supply path voltage effect at said sense location; measuring a supply path current effect at said sense location; quantitatively ascertaining the existence of a supply path anomaly condition from said steps of measuring a supply path voltage effect and measuring a supply path current effect at said sense location. - View Dependent Claims (3, 13, 21, 26, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 116, 117, 121)
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4. A method of quantifying electric machine circuitry anomalies as described in 2 wherein said step of sensing at least one electrical effect comprises the step of load change condition sensing at least one electrical effect.
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7. A method of quantifying electric machine circuitry anomalies as described in 2 wherein said step of sensing at least one electrical effect comprises the step of operationally active circuitry sensing at least one electrical effect while said machine circuitry is in an operative configuration.
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30. A method of testing electric machine circuitry comprising the steps of:
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accessing at least a portion of an electric machine power circuit characterizeable as having a supply path and a load path; experiencing a load change condition within said load path; load change condition sensing at least one electrical effect from said load change condition at a sense location between said supply path and said load path; determining at least one electrical parameter at said sense location; and ascertaining if a supply path anomaly condition exists from said step of determining at least one electrical parameter at said sense location. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 39, 45, 49)
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50. A method of identifying an incipient fault electric machine circuitry anomaly comprising the steps of:
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accessing at least a portion of an electric machine power circuit characterizeable as having a supply path and a load path; sensing at least one electrical effect at a sense location between said supply path and said load path; determining at least one electrical parameter at said sense location; and ascertaining if an incipient fault supply path anomaly condition exists from said step of determining at least one electrical parameter at said sense location. - View Dependent Claims (51, 53, 54, 57, 60, 62)
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