Dual-comparator restricted earth fault protection
US8717725B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 2, 2010 |
| Grant date | May 6, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 10, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH02H7/26
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An intelligent electronic device may provide restricted earth fault protection to components of an electrical power delivery system using both an amplitude comparator and a phase angle comparator configured to independently detect faults. The IED may include selection logic configured to select the output of one of the phase angle comparator and the amplitude comparator, to the exclusion of the other, based on system conditions. Accordingly, when system conditions are such that a phase angle comparator is better suited to detect a fault, selection logic may select the output of the phase angle comparator. Similarly, when system conditions are such that an amplitude comparator may better detect a fault, selection logic may select the output of the amplitude comparator. A protection system may further include an in-zone fault detector configured to detect in-zone faults.
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