Source quality monitoring system
US5555182A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 4, 1995 |
| Grant date | Sep 10, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 4, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01R25/00
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A digital signal processor implemented monitoring circuit for detecting phase and magnitude disruptions in multi-phase alternating current input signals. A phase lock loop receives multi-phase alternating current input signals and provides one set of alternating current output signals in phase with a time average of the multi-phase alternating current input signals and provides a second set of alternating current output signals phase shifted in relation to the first set of output signals. In a three phase system the phase lock loop provides six alternating current signals. A demodulation circuit multiplies the first set of output signals from the phase lock loop circuit with the multi-phase input signals to produce demodulated sets of signals. An output circuit coupled to the demodulation circuit sums the first set of demodulated signals to provide a first source quality signal. The second set of demodulated signals is also summed to provide a second source quality signal. By comparing the first and second source quality signals with predetermined quality thresholds the output circuit produces a source quality indication.
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