IP Library Granted Patent US 11,703,529
Granted Patent B2
US 11,703,529 · App. 17/883,879 · Granted Jul 18, 2023

Voltage measurement device, voltage measurement method, and storage medium

Inventors: Peng Li (Guangzhou, CN); Bing Tian (Guangzhou, CN); Ke Zhou (Guangzhou, CN); Zhiming Wang (Guangzhou, CN); Bofeng Luo (Guangzhou, CN); Xu Yin (Guangzhou, CN); Jiaming Zhang (Guangzhou, CN); Zhong Liu (Guangzhou, CN); Xiaoming Wang (Guangzhou, CN); Hongdi Sun (Guangzhou, CN); Qiancheng Lv (Guangzhou, CN); Renze Chen (Guangzhou, CN); Licheng Li (Guangzhou, CN)
Assignees: Digital Grid Research Institute, China So Po Grid; Electric Pwr Rrch Ins of Guangxi Pwr Grd Co., Ltd.
G01R23/02
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Patent No.
US 11,703,529
App. No.
17/883,879
Granted
Jul 18, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A voltage measurement device includes a probe module movably arranged around an alternating-current transmission line, and a measurement unit. A metal electrode is arranged on a surface of the probe module facing toward the alternating-current transmission line, electrically coupled with the alternating-current transmission line to form a coupling capacitor, and then forms an electrical circuit with an inductor element, a resistor element, and a reference signal source in the measurement unit. A processor controls the reference signal source to input reference voltage signals at different frequencies to the electrical circuit, determines a resonant frequency of the electrical circuit according to currents of the electrical circuit under the reference voltage signals at different frequencies, and determines a voltage of the alternating-current transmission line according to a first current component amplitude and the resonant frequency of the electrical circuit. A voltage measurement method and a storage medium are also disclosed.

Claims (61)

1. A voltage measurement device, comprising a probe module and a measurement unit, wherein the probe module is movably arranged around an outer insulating surface layer of an alternating-current transmission line, a metal electrode is arranged on a surface of the probe module facing toward the alternating-current transmission line, and the measurement unit includes an inductor element, a resistor element, a reference signal source, and a processor; and

wherein the processor is configured to:

determine a plurality of frequencies in a reference frequency range based on a reference step size;

control the reference signal source to input reference voltage signals at the plurality of frequencies to an electrical circuit, the electrical circuit including a coupling capacitor, the inductor element, the resistor element, and the reference signal source, the coupling capacitor being a capacitor formed by electrical coupling between the metal electrode and the alternating-current transmission line;

determine a first current component amplitude, the first current component amplitude being an amplitude of a current component corresponding to a frequency of the alternating-current transmission line in the current of the electrical circuit;

determine second current component amplitudes respectively corresponding to the reference voltage signals at the plurality of frequencies, the second current component amplitudes being amplitudes of current components respectively corresponding to the frequencies of the reference voltage signals in the current of the electrical circuit;

obtain a current amplitude sequence including the second current component amplitudes respectively corresponding to the reference voltage signals at the plurality of frequencies;

determine whether a difference between a first frequency value corresponding to a subsequent current amplitude of a maximum current amplitude in the current amplitude sequence and a second frequency value corresponding to a previous current amplitude of the maximum current amplitude is less than a preset threshold;

determine, when the difference is less than the preset threshold, any one of the first frequency value, the second frequency value, and a frequency value corresponding to the maximum current amplitude as a resonant frequency of the electrical circuit; and

determine, based on the first current component amplitude and the resonant frequency of the electrical circuit, a voltage of the alternating-current transmission line.

2. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to determine, based on the first current component amplitude and the resonant frequency of the electrical circuit, the voltage of the alternating-current transmission line according to a voltage calculation formula, the voltage calculation formula being a relation including

[

R

+

j

2

π

L

(

f

s

-

f

rset

2

f

s

)

]

·

I

s

,

where f rset denotes the resonant frequency, I s denotes the first current component amplitude, f s denotes a power frequency, L denotes an inductance value of the inductor element, and R denotes a resistance value of the resistor element.

3. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to:

take, when the difference is greater than or equal to the preset threshold, the second frequency value and the first frequency value as a new reference frequency range; and

perform, based on the new reference frequency range, iterative processing until the difference between the first frequency value and the second frequency value is less than the preset threshold; and

wherein the iterative processing includes: determining a plurality of frequency values in the new reference frequency range based on a new reference step size, and controlling the reference signal source to output reference voltage signals corresponding to the plurality of frequency values to obtain a current amplitude sequence; and determining whether a difference between a first frequency value corresponding to a subsequent current amplitude of a maximum current amplitude in the current amplitude sequence and a second frequency value corresponding to a previous current amplitude of the maximum current amplitude is less than the preset threshold.

4. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the measurement unit further includes a signal processing module connected in series in the electrical circuit, and further connected to the processor; and

wherein the signal processing module is configured to detect a current signal in the electrical circuit, perform signal separation processing on the current signal, determine the first current component amplitude and the second current component amplitudes, and send the first current component amplitude and the second current component amplitudes to the processor.

5. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the probe module includes a first probe connected to a live line of the alternating-current transmission line, and a second probe connected to a null line or earth line of the alternating-current transmission line; and

wherein the metal electrode of the first probe is electrically coupled with the live line to form a first coupling capacitor, and the metal electrode of the second probe is electrically coupled with the null line or earth line to form a second coupling capacitor.

6. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the voltage measurement device further includes a shielding enclosure enclosing the probe module and the measurement unit.

7. The device according to claim 5 , wherein the measurement unit further includes a human-computer module connected to the processor and configured to output probe position information used to indicate a sub-circuit which the probe module is currently arranged around, the sub-circuit including any two of the live line, the null line, and the earth line of the alternating-current transmission line;

wherein the human-computer module is further configured to receive confirmation information entered by a user, the confirmation information being confirmation information of the probe position information; and

wherein the processor is further configured to receive the confirmation information sent by the human-computer module, and in response to the confirmation information, control the reference signal source to input reference voltage signals at different frequencies to the electrical circuit to determine the voltage of the alternating-current transmission line.

8. The device according to claim 7 , wherein the human-computer module is further configured to acquire a reference frequency range entered by the user; and

wherein the human-computer module is further configured to output the voltage of the alternating-current transmission line.

9. A voltage measurement method applied to a voltage measurement device including a probe module and a measurement unit, the probe module movably arranged around an outer insulating surface layer of an alternating-current transmission line, a metal electrode being arranged on a surface of the probe module facing toward the alternating-current transmission line, and the measurement unit including an inductor element, a resistor element, and a reference signal source, the method comprising:

determining a plurality of frequencies in a reference frequency range based on a reference step size;

controlling the reference signal source to input reference voltage signals at the plurality of frequencies to an electrical circuit, wherein the electrical circuit includes a coupling capacitor, the inductor element, the resistor element, and the reference signal source, and the coupling capacitor is a capacitor formed by electrical coupling between the metal electrode and the alternating-current transmission line;

determining second current component amplitudes respectively corresponding to the reference voltage signals at the plurality of frequencies, the second current component amplitudes being amplitudes of current components respectively corresponding to the frequencies of the reference voltage signals in the current of the electrical circuit;

obtaining a current amplitude sequence including the second current component amplitudes respectively corresponding to the reference voltage signals at the plurality of frequencies;

determining whether a difference between a first frequency value corresponding to a subsequent current amplitude of a maximum current amplitude in the current amplitude sequence and a second frequency value corresponding to a previous current amplitude of the maximum current amplitude is less than a preset threshold;

determining, when the difference is less than the preset threshold, any one of the first frequency value, the second frequency value, and a frequency value corresponding to the maximum current amplitude as a resonant frequency of the electrical circuit; and

determining, based on the first current component amplitude and the resonant frequency of the electrical circuit, a voltage of the alternating-current transmission line.

10. A non-volatile computer-readable storage medium, storing a computer program, wherein the computer program, when executed by a processor, causes the processor to perform steps of the method according to claim 9 .

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Feb 19, 2025
From: DIGITAL GRID RESEARCH INSTITUTE, CHINA SOUTHERN POWER GRID
To: CSG DIGITAL POWER GRID RESEARCH INSTITUTE CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 070259/0477 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE THE SECOND ASSIGNEE'S NAME SHOULD BE "ELECTRIC POWER RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF GUANGXI POWER GRIDCO., LTD" PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 061133 FRAME: 0357. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Oct 21, 2022
From: LI, PENG; TIAN, BING; ZHOU, KE; WANG, ZHIMING; LUO, BOFENG; YIN, XU; ZHANG, JIAMING; LIU, ZHONG; WANG, XIAOMING; SUN, HONGDI; LV, QIANCHENG; CHEN, RENZE; LI, LICHENG
To: DIGITAL GRID RESEARCH INSTITUTE, CHINA SOUTHERN POWER GRID; ELECTRIC POWER RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF GUANGXI POWER GRID CO., LTD
Reel/Frame 061739/0872 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 9, 2022
From: LI, PENG; TIAN, BING; ZHOU, KE; WANG, ZHIMING; LUO, BOFENG; YIN, XU; ZHANG, JIAMING; LIU, ZHONG; WANG, XIAOMING; SUN, HONGDI; LV, QIANCHENG; CHEN, RENZE; LI, LICHENG
To: DIGITAL GRID RESEARCH INSTITUTE, CHINA SOUTHERN POWER GRID; ELECTRIC POWER RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF GUANGXL POWER GRID CO., LTD
Reel/Frame 061133/0357 →
Priority Claims (1)
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