Measuring electrical parameters of power line operation, using a digital computer
First Claim
1. A method for measuring at least one electrical parameter of the operation of a p-phase alternating-current power line, p being a positive integer, said method comprising the steps of:
- arranging respective sensing apparatus to sense at least one of the voltages and currents associated with each phase of said power line;
using analog-to-digital conversion apparatus to digitize the response of each sensing apparatus, thereby to generate a corresponding digital response;
using a digital computer to correct each digitized response of said analog-to-digital conversion apparatus for non-linearities and gain errors in the responses of said sensing apparatus and said analog-to-digital conversion apparatus;
using the digital computer to high-pass digitally filter each digital response that has been corrected for non-linearities and gain errors, in order to suppress any attendant direct term; and
using the digital computer to calculate each said electrical parameter, proceeding from each digital response that has been corrected for non-linearities and gain errors and has been high-pass digitally filtered.
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Abstract
A method for measuring at least one electrical parameter of the operation of a p-phase power line, p being a positive integer, arranges respective sensing apparatus to sense at least one of the voltages and currents associated with each phase of the power line. Analog-to-digital conversion apparatus is used to digitize the response of each sensing apparatus, thereby to generate corresponding digital responses. A digital computer is used to correct each digitized response of the analog-to-digital conversion apparatus for non-linearities, gain errors and phasing errors in the responses of the sensing apparatus and for non-linearities and gain errors in the responses of the analog-to-digital conversion apparatus. The computer is used to high-pass digitally filter each digital response that has been corrected, in order to suppress any attendant direct term. The digital computer then calculates each the electrical parameter, proceeding from each digital response that has been corrected and has been high-pass digitally filtered.
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60 Claims
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1. A method for measuring at least one electrical parameter of the operation of a p-phase alternating-current power line, p being a positive integer, said method comprising the steps of:
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arranging respective sensing apparatus to sense at least one of the voltages and currents associated with each phase of said power line; using analog-to-digital conversion apparatus to digitize the response of each sensing apparatus, thereby to generate a corresponding digital response; using a digital computer to correct each digitized response of said analog-to-digital conversion apparatus for non-linearities and gain errors in the responses of said sensing apparatus and said analog-to-digital conversion apparatus; using the digital computer to high-pass digitally filter each digital response that has been corrected for non-linearities and gain errors, in order to suppress any attendant direct term; and using the digital computer to calculate each said electrical parameter, proceeding from each digital response that has been corrected for non-linearities and gain errors and has been high-pass digitally filtered. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for measuring at least one electrical parameter of the operation of a p-phase power line, p being a positive integer, said method comprising the steps of:
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arranging respective current sensing apparatus to sense the analog current flow in each phase of said power line; arranging respective voltage sensing apparatus to sense the analog voltage across each phase of said power line; using analog-to-digital conversion apparatus to digitize the response of each current sensing apparatus and of each voltage sensing apparatus, thereby to generate corresponding digital responses; using a digital computer to correct the digitized responses of said analog-to-digital conversion apparatus for non-linearities and gain errors in the responses of said current sensing apparatus and said voltage sensing apparatus and said analog-to-digital conversion apparatus; using the digital computer to high-pass digitally filter the digital responses that have been corrected for non-linearities and gain errors, in order to suppress attendant direct terms; using the digital computer to calculate the frequency of one of the digital responses that has been corrected for non-linearities and gain errors and has been high-pass digitally filtered; using the digital computer to response to the calculated frequency to generate a phase correction of the digital response to each current sensing apparatus that has been corrected for non-linearities and gain errors and has been high-pass digitally filtered; and using the digital computer to calculate each said electrical parameter, proceeding from the digital responses that have been corrected for non-linearities and gain errors, have been high-pass digitally filtered, and have been phase-corrected. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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40. A method for measuring at least one electrical parameter of the operation of a p-phase power line, p being a positive integer, said method comprising the steps of:
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arranging respective sensing apparatus to sense at least one of the voltages and currents associated with each phase of said power line; using analog-to-digital conversion apparatus to digitize simultaneously the response of each sensing apparatus, thereby to generate corresponding digital responses; using a digital computer to correct each digitized response of said analog-to-digital conversion apparatus for non-linearities and gain errors in the responses of said sensing apparatus and said analog-to-digital conversion apparatus; using the digital computer to high-pass digitally filter each digital response that has been corrected for non-linearities and gain errors, in order to suppress any attendant direct term; using the digital computer to calculate the frequency of a digital response that has been corrected for non-linearities and gain errors and has been high-pass digitally filtered; using the digital computer to respond to the calculated frequency to further correct each digitized response of said analog-to-digital conversion apparatus for non-linearities and gain errors; using the digital computer to high-pass digitally filter each digital response that has been further corrected for non-linearities and gain errors, in order to suppress attendant direct terms; and using the digital computer to calculate each said electrical parameter, proceeding from each digital response that has been further corrected for non-linearities and gain errors and has been high-pass digitally filtered.
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41. A method for measuring at least one electrical parameter of the operation of a p-phase power line, p being a positive integer, said method comprising the steps of:
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arranging respective current sensing apparatus to sense the analog current flow in each phase of said power line; arranging respective voltage sensing apparatus to sense the analog voltage across each phase of said power line; using analog-to-digital conversion apparatus to digitize simultaneously the response of each current sensing apparatus and of each voltage sensing apparatus, thereby to generate corresponding digital responses; using a digital computer to correct the digitized responses of said analog-to-digital conversion apparatus for non-linearities and gain errors in the responses of said current sensing apparatus and said voltage sensing apparatus and said analog-to-digital conversion apparatus; using the digital computer to high-pass digitally filter the digital responses that have been corrected for non-linearities and gain errors, in order to suppress attendant direct terms; using the digital computer to calculate the frequency of the digital responses that have been corrected for non-linearities and gain errors and have been high-pass digitally filtered; using the digital computer to respond to the calculated frequency to further correct the digitized responses of said analog-to-digital conversion apparatus for non-linearities and gain errors in the responses of said current sensing apparatus and said voltage sensing apparatus and said analog-to-digital conversion apparatus; using the digital computer to high-pass digitally filter the digital responses that have been further corrected for non-linearities and gain errors, in order to suppress attendant direct terms; using the digital computer to respond to the calculated frequency to generate phase corrections of the digital responses that have been further corrected for non-linearities and gain errors and have been high-pass digitally filtered; and using the digital computer to calculate each said electrical parameter, proceeding from the digital responses that have been further corrected for non-linearities and gain errors, have been high-pass digitally filtered, and have been phase-corrected.
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42. A method for measuring at least one electrical parameter of the operation of a p-phase power line having a respective conductor for each phase, p being at least three, said method comprising the steps of:
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arranging respective current sensing apparatus to sense the analog current flow in each phase of said power line except a first phase appearing on a first of said p conductors; arranging respective voltage sensing apparatus to sense the analog voltage of each phase of said power line except said first phase, respective to the voltage appearing on said first conductor; using analog-to-digital conversion apparatus to digitize the response of each current sensing apparatus and of each voltage sensing apparatus, thereby to generate corresponding digital responses; using a digital computer to correct the digitized responses of said analog-to-digital conversion apparatus for non-linearities and gain errors in the responses of said current sensing apparatus and said voltage sensing apparatus and said analog-to-digital conversion apparatus; using the digital computer to high-pass digitally filter the digital responses that have been corrected for non-linearities and gain errors, in order to suppress attendant direct terms; using the digital computer to calculate the frequency of one of the digital responses that has been corrected for non-linearities and gain errors and has been high-pass digitally filtered; using the digital computer to respond to the calculated frequency to generate a phase correction of the digital response to each current sensing apparatus that has been corrected for non-linearities and gain errors and has been high-pass digitally filtered; and using the digital computer to calculate each said electrical parameter, proceeding from the digital responses that have been corrected for non-linearities and gain errors, have been high-pass digitally filtered, and have been phase-corrected. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58)
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59. A method for measuring at least one electrical parameter of the operation of a p-phase power line, p being an integer at least three, said method comprising the steps of:
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arranging respective voltage sensing apparatus to sense the analog voltage of each phase of said power line except said first as referred to the analog voltage appearing on said first conductor; using analog-to-digital conversion apparatus to digitize simultaneously the response of each voltage sensing apparatus, thereby to generate corresponding digital responses; using a digital computer to correct each digitized response of said analog-to-digital conversion apparatus for non-linearities and gain errors in the responses of said voltage sensing apparatus and said analog-to-digital conversion apparatus; using the digital computer to high-pass digitally filter each digital response that has been corrected for non-linearities and gain errors, in order to suppress any attendant direct term; using the digital computer to calculate the frequency of a digital response that has been corrected for non-linearities and gain errors and has been high-pass digitally filtered; using the digital computer to respond to the calculated frequency to further correct each digitized response of said analog-to-digital conversion apparatus for non-linearities and gain errors; using the digital computer to high-pass digitally filter each digital response that has been further corrected for non-linearities and gain errors, in order to suppress attendant direct terms; and using the digital computer to calculate each said electrical parameter, proceeding from each digital response that has been further corrected for non-linearities and gain errors and has been high-pass digitally filtered.
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60. A method for measuring at least one electrical parameter of the operation of a p-phase power line having a respective conductor for each phase, p being an integer at least three, said method comprising the steps of:
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arranging respective current sensing apparatus to sense the analog current flow in each phase of said power line except a first phase flowing through a first of said conductors; arranging respective voltage sensing apparatus to sense the analog voltage of each phase of said power line except said first as referred to the analog voltage appearing on said first conductor; using analog-to-digital conversion apparatus to digitize simultaneously the response of each current sensing apparatus and of each voltage sensing apparatus, thereby to generate corresponding digital responses; using a digital computer to correct the digitized responses of said analog-to-digital conversion apparatus for non-linearities and gain errors in the responses of said current sensing apparatus and said voltage sensing apparatus and said analog-to-digital conversion apparatus; using the digital computer to high-pass digitally filter the digital responses that have been corrected for non-linearities and gain errors, in order to suppress attendant direct terms; using the digital computer to calculate the frequency of the digital responses that have been corrected for non-linearities and gain errors and have been high-pass digitally filtered; using the digital computer to respond to the calculated frequency to further correct the digitized responses of said analog-to-digital conversion apparatus for non-linearities and gain errors in the responses of said current sensing apparatus and said voltage sensing apparatus and said analog-to-digital conversion apparatus; using the digital computer to high-pass digitally filter the digital responses that have been further corrected for non-linearities and gain errors, in order to suppress attendant direct terms; using the digital computer to respond to the calculated frequency to generate phase corrections of the digital responses that have been further corrected for non-linearities and gain errors and have been high-pass digitally filtered; and using the digital computer to calculate each said electrical parameter, proceeding from the digital responses that have been further corrected for non-linearities and gain errors, have been high-pass digitally filtered, and have been phase-corrected.
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