Arc fault detection using fuzzy logic
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1. An arc fault detector comprising:
- a filter which receives an input signal and filters the input signal;
an amplifier which amplifies a signal output from the filter;
an analog-to-digital converter disposed to receive the amplified signal from the amplifier and convert the amplified signal into a digital signal; and
a processing unit responsive to computer executable instructions when executed thereon that receives samples of data associated with the digital signal and performs an arc detection algorithm on the data using fuzzy logic and to determine a spread and an amount of dead time of the data and detect arcing fuzzy logic based on the spread and the amount of dead time determined.
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Abstract
An arc fault detector which includes a filter which receives an input signal and filters the input signal, an amplifier which amplifies a signal output from the filter, an analog-to-digital converter disposed to receive the amplified signal from the amplifier and convert the amplified signal into a digital signal, and a processing unit responsive to computer executable instructions when executed thereon that receives samples of data associated with the digital signal and performs an arc detection algorithm on the data using fuzzy logic.
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1. An arc fault detector comprising:
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a filter which receives an input signal and filters the input signal; an amplifier which amplifies a signal output from the filter; an analog-to-digital converter disposed to receive the amplified signal from the amplifier and convert the amplified signal into a digital signal; and a processing unit responsive to computer executable instructions when executed thereon that receives samples of data associated with the digital signal and performs an arc detection algorithm on the data using fuzzy logic and to determine a spread and an amount of dead time of the data and detect arcing fuzzy logic based on the spread and the amount of dead time determined. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An arc fault detection method comprising:
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capturing samples of electronic data representative of measured current on a conductor of an electrical circuit; and performing an arc fault detection algorithm on the captured data and using fuzzy logic to detect arc faults, wherein performing an arc fault detection algorithm comprises; determining an absolute value of the captured data; converting the absolute value of the captured data into a bit level based on a predetermined threshold; determining a rolling average of the captured data based on the bit level; calculating a spread and an amount of dead time of the captured data; and detecting arcing using fuzzy logic based on the spread and the amount of dead time calculated. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A non-transitory storage medium encoded with machine-readable computer program code executable by computer for arc fault detection, the non-transitory storage medium including instructions for execution by the computer to implement an arc fault detection method, the method comprising:
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capturing samples of electronic data representative of measured current on a conductor of an electrical circuit; and performing at the processing circuit an arc fault detection algorithm on the captured data using fuzzy logic to detect and protect against arc faults, wherein performing an arc fault detection algorithm comprises; determining an absolute value of the captured data; converting the absolute value of the captured data into a bit level based on a predetermined threshold; determining a rolling average of the captured data based on the bit level; calculating a spread and an amount of dead time of the captured data; and detecting arcing using fuzzy logic based on the spread and the amount of dead time calculated. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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