Arc fault detection
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1. A method comprising:
- acquiring a first waveform using an arc-fault detection circuit having active filters and signal amplifiers;
determining, using a hardware processor, a first Average Magnitude Different Function (AMDF) of the first waveform acquired using the arc-fault detection circuit;
locating a first minimum peak of the first AMDF; and
determining whether an arc fault is detected as a function of the first minimum peak.
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Abstract
The present disclosure provides systems and methods for detecting arc faults. For some embodiments, arc faults are detected from waveforms that are acquired and processed, preferably using an Average Magnitude Difference Function (AMDF). The characteristics of the waveform provide an indication of whether or not an arcing fault occurred.
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1. A method comprising:
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acquiring a first waveform using an arc-fault detection circuit having active filters and signal amplifiers; determining, using a hardware processor, a first Average Magnitude Different Function (AMDF) of the first waveform acquired using the arc-fault detection circuit; locating a first minimum peak of the first AMDF; and determining whether an arc fault is detected as a function of the first minimum peak. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method comprising:
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acquiring a first waveform using an arc-fault detection circuit having active filters and signal amplifiers; calculating, using a hardware processor, a frequency-response plot of the waveform acquired using the arc-fault detection circuit; estimating a noise amplitude in a high-frequency range of the frequency-response plot, the high-frequency range being outside of a pass-band of the arc-fault detection circuit, the noise amplitude being estimated by performing a first curve fit of a high-frequency range; performing a second curve fit of a low-frequency range to a function to calculate an amplitude in the low-frequency range, the low-frequency range being within the pass-band of the arc-fault detection circuit, the function being 1/fβ
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2; anddetermining whether an arc fault is detected based on a ratio of the noise amplitude in the high-frequency range and the amplitude in the low-frequency range. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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