Waveform capturing arrangement in a distributed power network
First Claim
1. A circuit monitoring arrangement for monitoring power lines in a distributed power network, carrying power-related waveform, the arrangement comprising:
- a plurality of circuit monitors which are adjacent at various points along the power line, each said circuit monitor having;
a sensor, disposed adjacent the power line, for sensing power-related parameters associated with the power-related waveform;
sampling means, responsive to a control signal generated from a control center, for sampling the power-related waveform at a time prescribed by the control signal; and
generation means, responsive to said sampling means, for generating data representative of said sampled points; and
said control center being remotely coupled to receive said representative data from said plurality of circuit monitors and to send the control signal to said plurality of circuit monitors so that each of said plurality of circuit monitors samples the power-related waveform approximately simultaneously.
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Abstract
A circuit monitoring system for a distributed power network employs waveform capturing techniques for efficient and highly accurate monitoring. The system includes a plurality of circuit monitors and a control station, which is coupled to each of the circuit monitors via a multi-drop communications link. Each of the circuit monitors is disposed adjacent an associated one of the branches in the network for sensing power parameters in the branches and for generating and transmitting data representing the power parameters to the control station. The control station is used for generating monitoring commands to each of the circuit monitors to provide the system with full system control and evaluation capability. The system is capable of simultaneously sensing the waveform at each branch and sampling the waveforms for a predetermined number of sample points over an integral number of cycles so as to provide an efficient yet accurate implementation.
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24 Claims
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1. A circuit monitoring arrangement for monitoring power lines in a distributed power network, carrying power-related waveform, the arrangement comprising:
- a plurality of circuit monitors which are adjacent at various points along the power line, each said circuit monitor having;
a sensor, disposed adjacent the power line, for sensing power-related parameters associated with the power-related waveform; sampling means, responsive to a control signal generated from a control center, for sampling the power-related waveform at a time prescribed by the control signal; and generation means, responsive to said sampling means, for generating data representative of said sampled points; and said control center being remotely coupled to receive said representative data from said plurality of circuit monitors and to send the control signal to said plurality of circuit monitors so that each of said plurality of circuit monitors samples the power-related waveform approximately simultaneously. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
- a plurality of circuit monitors which are adjacent at various points along the power line, each said circuit monitor having;
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8. A circuit monitoring system for a distributed power network, wherein power-related waveforms are passed through a multitude of associated network branches and wherein zero-crossings of the waveforms define their respective cycles, the system comprising:
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a plurality of monitoring means, each of which is disposed adjacent an associated one of the branches, for sensing power-related parameter associated with the power-related waveforms and for generating and transmitting data representative thereof, each of said monitoring means including detection means for sensing the zero-crossing of the waveform and sampling means for sampling the power-related waveform over a plurality of integral cycles for a predetermined number of sample points; and a control station, remotely communicatively coupled to each of the monitoring means, for receiving and evaluating the data transmitted therefrom and for generating sampling commands to command each of said plurality of monitoring means to sample the power-related waveform at a prescribed future point in time wherein said control station remotely instructs each of said plurality of monitoring means to sense the power-related parameters simultaneously. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10)
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11. For use in a monitoring arrangement which is controlled by a user-operated control station and which monitor power lines carrying a power-related waveform in a distributed power network, a circuit monitor comprising:
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a sensor circuit, disposed adjacent the power line, for sensing a plurality of power-related parameters associated with the power-related waveform; a sampling circuit including; a first microcomputer, a multiplexer, responsive to the first microcomputer and to the sensor circuit, for sampling the power-related parameters and providing a plurality of output signals therefrom, and an analog to digital converter circuit which converts the multiplexer output signals, wherein the first microcomputer receives the converted power-related waveform samples to detect zero crossings therein and to perform power-related computations; and a second microcomputer, receptive of the power-related computations, which communicates with the user-operated control station. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A circuit monitoring arrangement for monitoring power lines in a distributed power network, wherein the power lines carry a power-selected waveform, the arrangement comprising:
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a plurality of circuit monitors which are situated adjacent at various points along the power line, each said circuit monitor having; a sensor, disposed adjacent the power line, for sensing power-related parameters associated with the power-related waveform; a sampling circuit, responsive to a control signal generated from a control center, for sampling the power-related waveform at a time prescribed by the control signal, said sampling circuit including; a first microcomputer, a multiplexer, responsive to the first microcomputer and to the sensor circuit, for sampling the power-related waveform, and an analog to digital converter circuit which converts the power-related waveform samples from the multiplexer, wherein the first microcomputer receives the converted power-related waveforms samples to detect zero crossings therein and to perform power-related computations; and a second microcomputer, receptive of the power-related computations, which communicates with the user-operated control station; said control center being remotely coupled to receive data representative of the power-related waveform samples from said plurality of circuit monitors and to send the control signal to said plurality of circuit monitors so that each of said plurality of circuit monitors samples the power-related waveform approximately simultaneously. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. For use in a circuit monitoring arrangement which is controlled by a user-operated control station and which monitors power distributed to a plurality of powered equipment, wherein a power-related waveform passes from a non-residential loadcenter to each of the powered equipment through a power line, a circuit monitor comprising:
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a sensor circuit, disposed adjacent the power line and between the non-residential loadcenter and at least one of the powered equipment, for sensing a plurality of power-related parameters associated with the power-related waveform; sampling means, responsive to a control signal generated from the control station, for sampling the power-related waveform at a time prescribed by the control signal; generation means, responsive to said sampling means, for generating data representative of the power-related waveform; and receiving means, coupled to said sampling means, for receiving the control signal from the control station for instructing said circuit monitor to sample the power-related waveform at a prescribed future point in time wherefrom said generation means determines power-related information of the power line between the non-residential loadcenter and the powered equipment. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24)
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