EP0988557A2 - Method and apparatus for indicating an alternating voltage - Google Patents
Method and apparatus for indicating an alternating voltageInfo
- Publication number
- EP0988557A2 EP0988557A2 EP98925671A EP98925671A EP0988557A2 EP 0988557 A2 EP0988557 A2 EP 0988557A2 EP 98925671 A EP98925671 A EP 98925671A EP 98925671 A EP98925671 A EP 98925671A EP 0988557 A2 EP0988557 A2 EP 0988557A2
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- EP
- European Patent Office
- Prior art keywords
- alternating voltage
- voltage
- circuit
- electric field
- alternating
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- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
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- G—PHYSICS
- G01—MEASURING; TESTING
- G01R—MEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES; MEASURING MAGNETIC VARIABLES
- G01R19/00—Arrangements for measuring currents or voltages or for indicating presence or sign thereof
- G01R19/145—Indicating the presence of current or voltage
- G01R19/155—Indicating the presence of voltage
Definitions
- the invention relates to a method for indicating an alternating voltage primarily in an electrical conductor as defined in the preamble of claim 1.
- the method makes it possible to obtain information about whether an alternating voltage, such as mains voltage feeding an apparatus, is on, without touching live conductor and independent of the load caused by the apparatus.
- the invention also relates to an apparatus for indicating an alternating voltage in an electrical conductor as defined in the preamble of claim 2.
- a conductor is sensed inductively by means of a coil placed in its vicinity.
- the method according to the invention is characterized by what is expressed in claim 1.
- the apparatus according to the invention is characterized by what is expressed in claim 2.
- An electrical conductor to be monitored is capacitively sensed.
- the alternating electric field of a live conductor charges the pair of plates, which is used as sensor and has a small capacitance.
- a resonator tuned close to the mains frequency, which resonator is made to oscillate by the energy coming from the pair of plates.
- the energy of oscillation is remarkably higher than the energy existing in the field of the pair of plates. If in the vicinity occurs electric fields having another frequency, the same kind of amplification doesn ' t happen relating to those fields.
- the signal of the resonator is then further amplified and shaped e.g. such that its has two states (on/off). State “on” means an alternating voltage is present, and state "off means it is missing.
- an alternating voltage is indicated regardless of whether a current flows through the conductors or not. In both cases, there is an electric field around the conductors. It is a further advantage of the invention that the indicator is safe as no galvanic connection is required to live parts.
- the invention is advantageous in a system where the operating voltage of an apparatus is a direct voltage generated by means of an AC/DC power supply from the mains alternating voltage. If the direct voltage disappears, one cannot immediately know the reason for it if one does not have some auxiliary equipment in use. The reason may be e.g. a short-circuit in the apparatus fed, fault in the stabilizer of the AC/DC power supply, blown fuse in the AC/DC power supply, or missing mains voltage. If it is the latter, a mains voltage indicator reveals it immediately. If the system includes a back-up power supply, the indicator can also switch it on auto- matically.
- Figure 1 is a block diagram of the alternating voltage indicator according to the invention
- Figure 2 illustrates the principle according to the invention for capacitive sensing of an alternating voltage
- Figure 3 shows an exemplary circuit diagram of the indicator
- Figure 4a shows an exemplary realization of the sensor as foil pattern on a printed circuit board
- Figure 4b shows a mains electric plug to which is fitted the indicator according to Figure 4a
- Figure 5 shows another exemplary placing of the indicator.
- Figure 1 shows a capacitive sensor 100 which, when in an alternating electric field, causes a resonator 200 to oscillate at the frequency of the alternating voltage.
- the resonator is connected to a processing circuit 500.
- This comprises an amplifier 300 and a detector circuit 400.
- the alternating voltage of the resonator 200 is amplified by an amplifier 300.
- the amplified alternating voltage is converted into an on/off type direct voltage in the detector circuit 400 in order to indicate the presence or absence of an alternating voltage.
- Figure 2 shows conductors 97, 98 of an AC line viewed from the end such that the conductors are shown in cross section.
- Small conductive plates, or electrodes 101 and 102 are placed near the conductors. When there is a voltage present in the line, an electric flux exists in its vicinity. Part 99 of the flux flows between the electrodes 101, 102 serving as sensing elements, causing a low voltage between them. As the line voltage is an alternating voltage, the voltage between the plates is also an alternating voltage of the same frequency.
- the circuit further comprises a parallel resonator 200 having an inductive unit L and a capacitive unit C.
- the electrode 101 is connected to the upper end of the resonator 200 and the electrode 102 to its lower end. This alternating voltage of the pari of the plates affects across the resonator 200, causing it to oscillate.
- the resonator 200 is a parallel resonant circuit.
- the losses of the resonator have to be small and, on the other hand, its reactances have to be big.
- the latter prerequisite means small capacitance and high inductance.
- High inductance can be realized in a small space only with active circuits.
- inductance 201 is produced by means of gyrator circuit 201 comprising operational amplifiers Al and A2.
- the value of inductance L is the product of component values R2, R3 and Cl. If R2 and R3 are 332 k ⁇ , and Cl is 1 ⁇ F, is the value of inductance 1 10 kH.
- the resonator capacitance C2 is 80 pF
- the resonant frequency is 54 Hz, which is right close to the mains frequency 50 Hz. If an AC field from the vicinity is directed to the sensor 100, the frequency of which field is other than the mains frequency, the resonator does not react. Only the frequencies which correspond to the main frequency are accpted to the subsequent processing.
- the diodes Dl and D2 across the resonant circuit are for protection. The amplitude of the oscillation is so small that the diodes are insignificant in the primary operation.
- the voltage at the lower end of the resonator 200 is fixed to zero level by means of an operational amplifier A8.
- Uj represent the alternating voltage at the upper end of the resonator 200.
- the circuit of operational amplifier A3 produces the voltage Ui as amplified and the circuit of operational amplifier A4 produces the voltage U ⁇ nearly as much amplified as the circuit of A3 buy inverted. So, U3 « -U2.
- the component values chosen in this case give at 50 Hz frequency an amplification of such magnitude that voltage U4 is clipped, i.e. it is a square wave limited by the operating voltages ⁇ 7.5V.
- a high-pass filter C7, R12 is used to drop the average level of said square wave and round its shape. The result is the voltage U 5 .
- the circuit of operational amplifier A6 charges a capacitor C8 so that voltage U rises to the upper level of voltage U5, i.e. a little below zero. It also stays there while U5 is in the lower state because of a high time constant R14 C8. If the alternating voltage monitored disappears, the waveform of voltage U5 disappears, too, and voltage Ug settles at -7.5V through a resistor R14.
- the voltage U 6 is lead to a comparator realized by an amplifier A7.
- the comparator gives the whole indicators output voltage U 7 , the levels of which are approximately +6.5 V (ON) and -6.5V (OFF).
- Figure 4a shows an example of the realization of the sensor 100.
- the sensor is realized on a printed board.
- the sensing electrodes 101, 102 of the alternating electric field are formed directly on a printed circuit board 45 as conductive areas S I, S2.
- Figure 4b shows an example of placing of the indicator according to the invention.
- a mains voltage plug 41 as a side view partially open cutted, and the mains wire 42 with protecting rubber.
- the plug we see one mains voltage wire 43 and one mains voltage contact 44.
- the printed circuit board 45 in Figure 4a is placed into the plug 41.
- To the circuit board is connected an other wire 46 to supply power to the indicator and to getting out the indicate result.
- Figure 5 shows another example of placing of the indicator according to the invention.
- the indicator 55 is placed outside the mains voltage plug, between said plug and device 59.
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- General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
- Measurement Of Current Or Voltage (AREA)
Applications Claiming Priority (3)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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FI972513 | 1997-06-13 | ||
FI972513A FI102643B1 (fi) | 1997-06-13 | 1997-06-13 | Menetelmä ja laite vaihtojännitteen ilmaisemiseksi |
PCT/FI1998/000507 WO1998059251A2 (en) | 1997-06-13 | 1998-06-12 | Method and apparatus for indicating an alternating voltage |
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EP0988557A2 true EP0988557A2 (en) | 2000-03-29 |
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EP98925671A Withdrawn EP0988557A2 (en) | 1997-06-13 | 1998-06-12 | Method and apparatus for indicating an alternating voltage |
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EP (1) | EP0988557A2 (fi) |
CN (1) | CN1260880A (fi) |
AU (1) | AU7769498A (fi) |
FI (1) | FI102643B1 (fi) |
WO (1) | WO1998059251A2 (fi) |
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FI124896B (fi) * | 2012-09-04 | 2015-03-13 | Eltel Networks Oy | Sähköverkon jännitteen etätoteaja ja menetelmä jännitteen toteamiseksi |
CN113358912B (zh) * | 2021-06-11 | 2022-03-08 | 南方电网数字电网研究院有限公司 | 电压测量装置、电压测量方法和存储介质 |
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DE2849529A1 (de) * | 1978-11-15 | 1980-05-29 | Ipa Anstalt | Einpoliger spannungspruefer |
GB2049205B (en) * | 1979-05-17 | 1983-11-30 | Medine H | Electric potential detector |
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1997
- 1997-06-13 FI FI972513A patent/FI102643B1/fi active IP Right Grant
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1998
- 1998-06-12 CN CN 98806173 patent/CN1260880A/zh active Pending
- 1998-06-12 EP EP98925671A patent/EP0988557A2/en not_active Withdrawn
- 1998-06-12 AU AU77694/98A patent/AU7769498A/en not_active Abandoned
- 1998-06-12 WO PCT/FI1998/000507 patent/WO1998059251A2/en not_active Application Discontinuation
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FI102643B (fi) | 1999-01-15 |
FI972513A0 (fi) | 1997-06-13 |
FI102643B1 (fi) | 1999-01-15 |
WO1998059251A3 (en) | 1999-03-18 |
WO1998059251A2 (en) | 1998-12-30 |
AU7769498A (en) | 1999-01-04 |
CN1260880A (zh) | 2000-07-19 |
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