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Granted Patent B2
US 11,892,474 · App. 17/738,266 · Granted Feb 6, 2024

Universal measurement input for connecting a small signal transformer and electrical device with such a measurement input

Inventors: Andreas Jurisch (Schwante, DE); Stefan Werben (Lauf a.d.P., DE)
Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
G01R15/181
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Patent No.
US 11,892,474
App. No.
17/738,266
Granted
Feb 6, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A universal measurement input for connecting a small signal transformer to an electrical device includes an electrical input for connecting a connection line of the small signal transformer, an electrical output for outputting a measurement signal to the electrical device, and a correction element having a digital filter with a filter transfer function adapted to the small signal transformer. In order to provide a measurement input with which all possible types of small signal transformers can be connected to an electrical device and which thus reduces the device variety of measurement inputs which are to be provided, the filter transfer function of the correction element is defined by a parameter set to be variably preset specifically for the small signal transformer. An electrical device with the measurement input is also provided.

Claims (18)

1. A measurement input for connecting a small signal transformer to an electrical device, the measurement input comprising:

an electrical input for connecting a connection line of the small signal transformer;

an electrical output for outputting a measurement signal to the electrical device; and

a correction element having a digital filter with a filter transfer function adapted to the small signal transformer;

the filter transfer function of the correction element being defined by a parameter set, the parameter set configured to be variably preset specifically for the small signal transformer, and the parameter set configured to be preset specifically for different types of small signal transformers for current measurement and for voltage measurement.

2. The measurement input according to claim 1 , wherein the filter transfer function of said correction element is configured for compensating a sensor path transfer function of a transfer path formed by the small signal transformer, the connection line and at least one assembly of the measurement input.

3. The measurement input according to claim 2 , wherein the filter transfer function is configured in such a way that a total transfer function resulting from a superposition of the sensor path transfer function and the filter transfer function corresponds to a transfer characteristic which would be present when using an inductive transformer as a sensor.

4. The measurement input according to claim 2 , wherein pole points of the filter transfer function are defined depending on a position of zero points of the sensor path transfer function and zero points of the filter transfer function depending on a position of the pole points of the sensor path transfer function.

5. The measurement input according to claim 1 , which further comprises a data storage device storing the parameter set in dependence on a configuration of the measurement input.

6. The measurement input according to claim 5 , wherein said data storage device or a configuration tool for configuration has a sensor model describing the small signal transformer, a cable model describing the connection line and a measurement input model describing at least one assembly of the measurement input, from which the parameter set is derived.

7. The measurement input according to claim 1 , which further comprises an impedance matching circuit configured as a voltage divider connected downstream of said electrical input.

8. The measurement input according to claim 7 , which further comprises a signal conditioning unit connected downstream of said impedance matching circuit relative to said electrical input and configured to be switched between a first mode according to a low-pass characteristic or a PI controller and a second mode according to a proportional characteristic.

9. The measurement input according to claim 8 , wherein the mode of said signal conditioning unit is defined in dependence on a position of a zero point of a transfer function of the small signal transformer.

10. The measurement input according to claim 9 , which further comprises a programmable gain amplifier connected downstream of said signal conditioning unit relative to said electrical input.

11. The measurement input according to claim 10 , which further comprises a scanning device connected downstream of said programmable gain amplifier relative to said electrical input.

12. An electrical device, comprising at least one measurement input according to claim 1 .

13. The electrical device according to claim 12 , wherein the electrical device is a measurement, control or protection device of a technical system.

14. The electrical device according to claim 12 , wherein the electrical device has at least one further measurement input for connecting an inductive transformer, in addition to the at least one measurement input.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 22, 2022
From: JURISCH, ANDREAS; WERBEN, STEFAN
To: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
Reel/Frame 060269/0819 →
Priority Claims (1)
EP 21172444 · May 6, 2021 · regional
Continuity (1)
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