Detector of quantity of electricity

Abstract: A detector for detecting an amplitude value from a component of AC electricity, e.g. alternating current or voltage, comprising sampling means for sampling the component of AC electricity at a cycle T which is 1/4 of the rated cycle of the component, and operating means for operating on the amplitude value on the basis of the sampling values, employing the following formula: y(O)²+3 . {y(T) ² + y(2T) ²} + y(3T)² where, y(t-nT) is expressed as y(nT).

Description: This invention relates to a detector for detecting an amplitude value of a component of electricity, e.g. AC voltage, AC current and the like, particularly to improvement of frequency characteristics thereof. Fig. 1 of the accompanying drawings is a diagram explaining a principle of a conventional digital processing apparatus for a component of AC electricity disclosed in Japanese Patent Application No. 62-333434 (=EP-A-0 322 518), the value of amplitude being determined by using three data which have been sampled with electrical angle 90° of AC current at sampling cycle T. In the figure, assuming that a sampling value 1 of an appropriate time is i(0), a sampling value 2 preceding one cycle (T) being i(T), a sampling value 3 preceding two cycles (2T) being i(2T), sampling values 1∼3 are squared, by square operating means 5∼7 respectively, and only the result of the square operating means 6 is doubled by a double operating means 29. The results obtained at aforesaid square operating means 5 and 7 are added to the result of aforesaid double operating means 29 by an adder means 11 so as to obtain the sum. The sum is divided by 2 a divide operating means 30 and the square root is calculated by a square root operating means 13 to obtain, at a terminal 14, the output Fn thereof, being the value of AC current amplitude. Next, explanation will be given of the operation. For convenience of explanation, the component of AC electricity is assumed to be AC current, maximum value I, instantaneous magnitude i, fundamental frequency fo, and the sampling cycle T whose cycle is made to be 1/4 of the fundamental frequency fo. In order to distinguish data at a sampling time, assuming that nT (where n = 0, 1, 2,..., and n = 0 being present time) is suffix, the sampling value of the appropriate time is expressed to be i(0), the sampling value preceding one cycle from the appropriate time to be i(T), and the sampling value preceding two cycles from the appropriate time to be i(2T)... respectively. When output Fn is expressed in any formula, the following first formula is obtained. The sampling cycle T is fixed to 1/4 cycle relative to the fundamental frequency of the AC current, that is, a time period which corresponds to electrical angle 90°, however, where the frequency of the sampling time is f, the sampling cycle T is expressed as in the second formula: For example, where the frequency of the AC current is f = fo = 50Hz , the sampling cycle T = 90° is established. Generally, as an electric power system is operated by rated frequency fo, in formula (1), Fn = I is obtained, thereby the amplitude value of the current can be calculated, which, for example, is used for such as an AC excess current protection relay and a control apparatus. But, for a protection relay for detecting accidents in the electric power system and for control apparatus for detecting the quantity of electricity for controlling an operation apparatus, there are many cases where the frequency of the electric power system has changed from fo. But, even if there is some dislocation of frequency of the electric power system, there is a need to determine the value of amplitude accurately. Generally, in order to cope with a change of ±5% of the frequency, it is necesary to lessen errors as much as possible. Now, assuming that the frequency f = 52.5Hz (increase of 5% of 50Hz), formula T 94.5° is obtained. When it is substituted in formula (1), the following formula is established: Fn = I{ 1 - 0.0062 cos(2Θ - 189°) } 1/2 (3). Such result is obtained as that the constant value is degenerated by the amplitude waveform of double cycle. Since cos(2Θ - 189°) can be changed from +1.0 to -1.0, the formula (3) becomes as Fn = 0.997I∼1.003I (4), thereby, the error of -0.3% to +0.3% is created compared with that of the operation of the amplitude value at the time when the rated frequency is 50Hz. Because the conventional detector for a component of electricity is so constructed as above, there is a problem that the calculation of error of amplitude value is relatively larger in the case where the frequency varies to the extent of about ±5%. The present invention has been devised to solve such a problem as mentioned above. Patent Abstracts of Japan, Vol. 7, No. 134, June 11 1983 discloses a digital processor for a quantity of AC electricity, which operates as follows. An AC input value is passed through an analog filter for a countermeasure to a return error and then sampled by a sample holding circuit at prescribed cycles. The obtained value is converted by an analog-digital converter into a digital value, which is input to the input circuit of a computer. This digital information is used to perform arithmetic processing and the result is output by the output circuit 6. The respective circuits are controlled by a control circuit. An object of the invention is to provide a detector of quantity of electricity which is capable of lessening the detecting error of the amplitude value of a component of AC electricity on the basis of four sampling values of that component of AC electricity. According to the present invention there is provided a detector for detecting an amplitude value of a component of electricity comprising: sampling means for sampling a component of AC (alternating current) electricity at a cycle T which is 1/4 of the rated cycle of said component of AC electricity; analog-digital converting means for converting the analog values of said component of AC electricity which has been sampled; and means for calculating the amplitude value Y of said component of AC electricity on the basis of four sampling values y's of said component of AC electricity at the time which precedes nT (n = 0, 1, 2, 3) from the predetermined sampling time t; characterised in that said calculating means uses the following formula: Y = [ 1 4 ·[y(0)²+3·{y(T)²+y(2T)²}+y(3T)²] ] 1/2 where, y(t-nT) is expressed as y(nT). Embodiments of the invention will now be described, by way of example, with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which: Fig. 1 is a diagram showing the conception of detecting principle of the conventional detector of quantity of electricity; Fig. 2 is a block diagram illustrating an embodiment of a detector according to the present invention; Fig. 3 is a diagram illustrating a detecting principle of a detector of quantity of electricity according to the present invention, and Fig. 4 is a graph which compares the detection accuracy of the conventional detector with that of an embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 2 is a block diagram showing a hardware construction of the detector of quantity of electricity 28 for executing aforesaid calculation of amplication value. In the figure, reference numeral 15 is a potential transformer, 16 a current transformer, 17 and 18 input transformers for converting the values of voltage and current of the electric power system so that they can be processed easily, and reference numerals 19 and 20 are filters for removing frequency at more than a half of the sampling frequency out of such high frequency as included in the voltage and current, as well known. Numerals 21 and 22 are sample-and-hold circuits for holding the sampling value until the next sampling cycle. Numeral 23 is a multiplexer for sequentially switching the outputs of the sample-and-hold circuits so as to transmit them to an analog-digital converter 24. Numeral 25 is a microprocessor for executing calculation by using a program previously stored in a memory 26, the result of which is fed to an output circuit 27. Fig. 3 is a conceptual diagram showing a principle of detecting the component of electricity by the detector 28. The sampling values 1∼4, at time t-nTt (n = 0, 1, 2, 3) which is separated cycles being required for obtaining the predetermined sampling number n according to the time t, are assumed to be i(0), i(T), i(2T), and i(3T), and the sampling values 1∼4 are squared by the square calculating means 5∼8, respectively, only the result of the square calculating means 6 and 7 being tripled by triple calculating means 9 and 10. The result being obtained by aforesaid square calculating means 5 and 8, are added to the result of aforesaid triple calculating means 9 and 10 by the adding means 11 so as to obtain the sum. Then the sum is divided by 4 by a division calculating means 12 so as to obtain the square root by a square root calculating means 13. The result is obtained to be as the output Fn at a terminal 14. The above operation is expressed in such formula (5) as follows: At the sampling time, in the case where the frequency f = 52.5Hz (increase of 5% of 50Hz), such formula as T = 94.5° is obtained. When this is substituted into the formula (5), the following formula (6) is obtained: This formula expresses that the amplitude relative to I is to be as 4.83 x 10⁻⁴ and the amplitude wave form of double frequency is degenerated. Since cos(2Θ-283.5°) can be changed from +1.0 to -1.0, the following formula is established: Fn = 0.99976I ∼ 1.00024I (7) when this is compared with the calculation of amplitude value at 50Hz of the rated frequency, the error is to be such minimum value as -0.024% to +0.024%. The result of calculation of the amplitude value Fn obtained here (not shown) is compared with the predetermined value (also called setting value) by a comparison calculating means so as to compare which is larger, thereby detecting accidents to the electric power system by the digitial protection relay. According to the obtained Fn, the control apparatus (not shown) is used, for example, for on-off control of a static capacitor and the like. In addition, the above explanation has made on such arrangement as that the output of the adding means 11 is processed by the division calculating means 12 and the square root calculating means 13. However, aforesaid square calculating means 13 is dispensable, if the preset values of the digital protection relay and the control apparatus are set at the values which has been obtained by squaring the predetermined value (setting value). If the preset value is set at the value which has been obtained by squaring the predetermined value (setting value) and then quadrupling, aforesaid division calculating means 12 and aforesaid square root calculating means 13 become dispensable. In addition, in aforesaid embodiment, the outputs of the square calculating means 6 and 7 are adapted to be tripled by triple calculating means 9 and 10 respectively. However, the invention is not restricted to this arrangement and, as an alternative, the sum of the square of the output of the calculating means 6 and 7 could be tripled. Next will be explained the change in status of Fn being the result of calculation of the amplitude value in the case where the frequency is varied. When the ratio of the frequency f after the change to the rated frequency fo is expressed as the formula m = f fo , formula (8) is obtained from formulae (2) and (5). when m in the formula (8) is varied and displayed, which is shown in the portion of oblique lines in Fig. 4, and in the vicinity of m = 1 (f = fo) , the change of the size of the portion is scarcely to be seen. Thereby, it is clear that the error of the calculated result of the amplitude value becomes minimal. In the same way, formula (9) is obtained by expressing the conventional formula (1) with such formula of m as described above, and dotted lines in Fig. 4 show that the calculating processing of the present invention obviously has less error. Fn = I[1-cos²(90°m) · cos (2Θ-2x90°m)] 1/2 (9) In addition, since the sampling value used in the calculation of amplitude value is realized with four sampling values including that at the predetermined time, the result can be obtained with the time period corresponding to 90°x4=360°, thereby the present invention is able to obtain the result at a high speed, practically the same as that in the conventional apparatus, and, also, generally the same quantity of memory necessary for calculation processing can be realized. Furthermore, explanation has been given of the embodiment mentioned above, in order to calculate the amplitude value of the AC current. The AC current at that time is the same as a phase current and a line-to-line current of the electric power system, or a symmetrical component obtained from aforesaid phase current and line-to-line current, that is, a positive phase current, a negative current or a zero phase current. Moreover, the AC voltage can also have the same effect by applying it in the same way. As this invention may be embodied in several forms without departing from the scope of essential characteristics thereof, the present embodiment is intended to be only illustrative and not restrictive. All changes that fall within the meets and bounds of the claims, or equivalents of such meets and bounds thereof are intended to be embraced by the claims.

Claims: A detector for detecting an amplitude value of a component of electricity comprising: sampling means (21,22) for sampling a component of alternating current electricity at a cycle T which is 1/4 of the rated cycle of said component of AC electricity; analog-digital converting means (24) for converting the analog values of said component of AC electricity which has been sampled; and means (25) for calculating the amplitude value Y of said component of AC electricity on the basis of four sampling values y's of said component of AC electricity at the time which precedes nT (n = 0, 1, 2, 3) from the predetermined sampling time t; characterised in that said calculating means (25) uses the following formula: Y = [ 1 4 ·[y(0)²+3·{y(T)²+y(2T)²}+y(3T)²] ] 1/2 where, y(t-nT) is expressed as y(nT). A detector as set forth in Claim 1 wherein said component of AC electricity is an alternating current. A detector as set forth in claim 2 wherein said alternating current is a phase current. A detector as set forth in claim 2 wherein said alternating current is a line-to-line current. A detector as set forth in claim 1 wherein said quantity of AC electricity is alternating voltage. A detector as set forth in claim 5 wherein said alternating voltage is a phase voltage. A detector as set forth in claim 5 wherein said alternating voltage is a line-to-line voltage.

Inventors: SUZUKI SUNAO C O SEIGYO SEISAK, SUZUKI, SUNAO C/O SEIGYO SEISAKUSHO
Applicants: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORP, MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Application year: 1989
Main classification: G01R19
IPC codes: G01R19, H02H3