IP Library Granted Patent US 12,618,892
Granted Patent B2
US 12,618,892 · App. 18/681,075 · Granted May 5, 2026

Insulation diagnostic device and insulation diagnostic method

Inventors: Kazuhei Hirao (Tokyo, JP); Yasuhiro Hada (Tokyo, JP); Masaki Miyazaki (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: TMEIC CORPORATION
G01R31/14G01R31/343H02P21/14
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Patent No.
US 12,618,892
App. No.
18/681,075
Granted
May 5, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

An insulation diagnostic device according to an embodiment performs an insulation diagnosis of a three-phase AC motor on the basis of a U-phase current, a V-phase current, and a W-phase current supplied to the three-phase AC motor, and includes: a current vector calculation module that calculates at least one of a zero sequence current vector or a negative sequence current vector on the basis of the U-phase current, the V-phase current, and the W-phase current; a reference current vector storage unit that stores a reference current vector in advance; a current difference vector calculation module that calculates a current difference vector that is a difference between a current vector calculated by the current vector calculation module and the reference current vector; and a determination module that determines an insulation state of the three-phase AC motor on the basis of the current difference vector.

Claims (29)

1 . An insulation diagnostic device that performs an insulation diagnosis of a three-phase AC motor on a basis of a U-phase current, a V-phase current, and a W-phase current that are supplied to the three-phase AC motor, the insulation diagnostic device comprising:

a current vector calculation module configured to calculate at least one of a zero sequence current vector or a negative sequence current vector on the basis of the U-phase current, the V-phase current, and the W-phase current;

a reference current vector storage unit configured to store a reference current vector in advance;

a current difference vector calculation module configured to calculate a current difference vector that is a difference between a current vector calculated by the current vector calculation module and the reference current vector; and

a determination module configured to determine an insulation state of the three-phase AC motor on the basis of the current difference vector.

2 . The insulation diagnostic device according to claim 1 , wherein

the current vector calculation module includes a zero sequence current vector calculation module and a negative sequence current vector calculation module, the zero sequence current vector calculation module being configured to calculate the zero sequence current vector on the basis of the U-phase current, the V-phase current, and the W-phase current, and the negative sequence current vector calculation module being configured to calculate the negative sequence current vector on the basis of the U-phase current, the V-phase current, and the W-phase current,

the reference current vector storage unit is configured to store, in advance, a reference zero sequence current vector and a reference negative sequence current vector as the reference current vector,

the current difference vector calculation module is configured to calculate a zero sequence current difference vector and a negative sequence current difference vector, the zero sequence current difference vector being a difference between the calculated zero sequence current vector and the reference zero sequence current vector, and the negative sequence current difference vector being a difference between the calculated negative sequence current vector and the reference negative sequence current vector, and

the determination module is configured to determine the insulation state of the three-phase AC motor on the basis of the zero sequence current difference vector and the negative sequence current difference vector.

3 . The insulation diagnostic device according to claim 2 , wherein

the zero sequence current vector calculation module is configured to calculate a plurality of zero sequence current vectors corresponding to a primary frequency and a higher-order frequency,

the negative sequence current vector calculation module is configured to calculate a plurality of negative sequence current vectors corresponding to the primary frequency and the higher-order frequency,

the reference current vector storage unit is configured to store, in advance, reference zero sequence current vectors corresponding to the primary frequency and the higher-order frequency, and reference negative sequence current vectors corresponding to the primary frequency and the higher-order frequency,

the current difference vector calculation module is configured to calculate a plurality of zero sequence current difference vectors respectively corresponding to the primary frequency and the higher-order frequency, and a plurality of negative sequence current difference vectors respectively corresponding to the primary frequency and the higher-order frequency,

the insulation diagnostic device further comprises a square sum calculation module configured to calculate a square sum of the plurality of zero sequence current difference vectors and a square sum of the plurality of negative sequence current difference vectors, and

the determination module is configured to determine the insulation state of the three-phase AC motor on the basis of the square sum of the plurality of zero sequence current difference vectors and the square sum of the plurality of negative sequence current difference vectors.

4 . The insulation diagnostic device according to claim 3 , wherein

the determination module is configured to:

compare the square sum of the plurality of zero sequence current difference vectors or the square sum of the plurality of negative sequence current difference vectors with a predetermined first threshold, and determine, when the square sum exceeds the first threshold, that the three-phase AC motor is in an insulation deterioration sign state in which there is a sign that leads to an insulation deterioration state; and

compare the square sum of the plurality of zero sequence current difference vectors or the square sum of the plurality of negative sequence current difference vectors with a predetermined second threshold greater than the first threshold, and determine, when the square sum exceeds the second threshold, that the three-phase AC motor is in a fault state that is the insulation deterioration state.

5 . An insulation diagnostic method comprising:

calculating at least one of a zero sequence current vector or a negative sequence current vector on the basis of a U-phase current, a V-phase current, and a W-phase current, the U-phase current, the V-phase current and the W-phase current being all supplied to a three-phase AC motor;

calculating a current difference vector that is a difference between the calculated current vector and a predetermined reference current vector; and

determining whether an insulation state of the three-phase AC motor is an insulation deterioration sign state or a fault state on the basis of the current difference vector and a predetermined threshold, in real time during operation of the three-phase AC motor.

6 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a program which, when executed by a processor, causes the processor to perform a method comprising:

calculating at least one of a zero sequence current vector or a negative sequence current vector on the basis of a U-phase current, a V-phase current, and a W-phase current, the U-phase current, the V-phase current and the W-phase current being all supplied to a three-phase AC motor;

calculating a current difference vector that is a difference between the calculated current vector and a predetermined reference current vector; and

determining whether an insulation state of the three-phase AC motor is an insulation deterioration sign state or a fault state on the basis of the current difference vector and a predetermined threshold, in real time during operation of the three-phase AC motor.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded May 21, 2024
From: TOSHIBA MITSUBISHI-ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION
To: TMEIC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 067476/0956 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 5, 2024
From: HIRAO, KAZUHEI; HADA, YASUHIRO; MIYAZAKI, MASAKI
To: TOSHIBA MITSUBISHI-ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 066345/0227 →
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