Broken conductor detection method and apparatus
US10365313B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 17, 2014 |
| Grant date | Jul 30, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 14, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01R31/58
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A broken conductor detection method and apparatus are disclosed. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes a measurement module to measure, at a node of a distribution system, a voltage value of each distribution feeder of the distribution system; a check module to check whether the measured voltage value of each distribution feeder is less than a voltage threshold used for the distribution feeder, the voltage threshold used for the distribution feeder being calculated based on a mean value of measured voltage values of other distribution feeders in the distribution system; a generating module to, upon a checking result indicating that a measured voltage value of a distribution feeder of the distribution system is less than the voltage threshold used for the distribution feeder, generate a signal indicating that the distribution feeder of the distribution system has a broken conductor; and a sending module to send the generated signal.
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