Disclosure of Invention
This section is intended to outline some aspects of embodiments of the invention and to briefly introduce some preferred embodiments. Some simplifications or omissions may be made in this section as well as in the description summary and in the title of the application, to avoid obscuring the purpose of this section, the description summary and the title of the invention, which should not be used to limit the scope of the invention.
The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems occurring in the prior art.
Therefore, the invention aims to provide a controller which can simulate interphase short-circuit faults and ground faults of a small-current grounding system of a power distribution network.
In order to solve the technical problems, the invention provides the following technical scheme: a controller comprising a housing having a receiving space, the housing further comprising a front panel for adjustment and a rear panel for wiring; and the control component is arranged in the accommodating space, so that the occurrence of faults can be simulated.
As a preferable embodiment of the controller according to the present invention, wherein: the control assembly further comprises a tray, an epoxy plate and a bracket; the setting of two-layer epoxy board interval constitutes the space of placing, and be located the bottom the epoxy board set up in on the tray, be located the top set up on the epoxy board the support.
As a preferable embodiment of the controller according to the present invention, wherein: the control assembly further comprises a radiator, a partition plate and a main board; the radiator is arranged in a placing space formed by the epoxy plates, the adjacent radiator is separated by the partition plates, and the main board is arranged on the bracket.
As a preferable embodiment of the controller according to the present invention, wherein: the control assembly further comprises a trigger, wherein the trigger is wrapped in the radiator and is controlled by the radiator after being connected with the main board.
As a preferable embodiment of the controller according to the present invention, wherein: the trigger is a unidirectional thyristor or a bidirectional thyristor.
As a preferable embodiment of the controller according to the present invention, wherein: the front panel also comprises an adjusting knob, an indicator light and a change-over switch; the adjusting knob is used for shifting the fault transition resistor, the indicator light corresponds to different gear resistance values and indicates the current state, and the change-over switch comprises a remote/cut-off/on-site change-over switch.
As a preferable embodiment of the controller according to the present invention, wherein: the corresponding gear resistance value of the indicator lamp comprises 0 omega, 0.7 omega, 2 omega, 12 omega and 32 omega, and the fault transition resistance is set to be in metallic grounding, low-resistance grounding, middle-resistance grounding or high-resistance grounding.
As a preferable embodiment of the controller according to the present invention, wherein: the rear panel also comprises a network interface, a serial port, an input end and a wiring terminal; the network interface and the serial port are communicated with an external network, three-phase voltage is accessed through the input end, and the wiring terminal selects a fault scene through wiring.
As a preferable embodiment of the controller according to the present invention, wherein: the rear panel also comprises a power supply terminal and a power switch; and the power supply terminal is provided with a L, N, G end.
As a preferable embodiment of the controller according to the present invention, wherein: and simulating different fault scenes by selecting the positions of the adjusting knobs and selecting the wiring terminals.
The invention has the beneficial effects that: interphase short-circuit faults and ground faults of a small-current ground system of the power distribution network can be simulated, and fault closing angles can be controlled.
Detailed Description
So that the manner in which the above recited objects, features and advantages of the present invention can be understood in detail, a more particular description of the invention, briefly summarized above, may be had by reference to the embodiments, some of which are illustrated in the appended drawings. All other embodiments, which can be made by one of ordinary skill in the art based on the embodiments of the present invention without making any inventive effort, shall fall within the scope of the present invention.
In the following description, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the present invention, but the present invention may be practiced in other ways other than those described herein, and persons skilled in the art will readily appreciate that the present invention is not limited to the specific embodiments disclosed below.
Further, reference herein to "one embodiment" or "an embodiment" means that a particular feature, structure, or characteristic can be included in at least one implementation of the invention. The appearances of the phrase "in one embodiment" in various places in the specification are not necessarily all referring to the same embodiment, nor are separate or alternative embodiments mutually exclusive of other embodiments.
Further, in describing the embodiments of the present invention in detail, the cross-sectional view of the device structure is not partially enlarged to a general scale for convenience of description, and the schematic is only an example, which should not limit the scope of protection of the present invention. In addition, the three-dimensional dimensions of length, width and depth should be included in actual fabrication.
Also in the description of the present invention, it should be noted that the orientation or positional relationship indicated by the terms "upper, lower, inner and outer", etc. are based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, are merely for convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the apparatus or elements referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and thus should not be construed as limiting the present invention. Furthermore, the terms "first, second, or third" are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance.
The terms "mounted, connected, and coupled" should be construed broadly in this disclosure unless otherwise specifically indicated and defined, such as: can be fixed connection, detachable connection or integral connection; it may also be a mechanical connection, an electrical connection, or a direct connection, or may be indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, or may be a communication between two elements. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present invention will be understood in specific cases by those of ordinary skill in the art.
Example 1
Referring to the schematic diagrams of fig. 1 to 5, the overall structure of the controller of the present embodiment is illustrated, and the controller is based on a 690/380V dynamic simulation platform, which is a simulation controller for simulating phase-to-phase short-circuit faults and ground faults of a small-current ground system of a power distribution network, such as single-phase ground faults, two-phase short-circuit ground faults, three-phase short-circuit ground faults and other fault types. Including a front panel 100, a rear panel 200, and a control assembly 300. Specifically, the controller includes a housing having a receiving space S, the housing further including a front panel 100 for adjustment and a rear panel 200 for wiring; and the control assembly 300 is arranged in the accommodating space S, so that the occurrence of faults can be simulated. Of course, the front panel 100 and the rear panel 200 are electrically connected with the control assembly 300, and further, the control assembly 300 further includes a tray 301, an epoxy board 302, a bracket 305, a heat sink 303, a partition 304 and a motherboard 306; the two layers of epoxy plates 302 are arranged at intervals to form a placement space, the epoxy plates 302 at the bottom are arranged on the tray 301, and the epoxy plates 302 at the top are provided with the brackets 305. The heat sink 303 is disposed in a placement space formed by the epoxy board 302, the partition board 304 separates adjacent heat sinks 303, and the motherboard 306 is disposed on the support 305, where the motherboard 306 is an integrated circuit board, and components of a control circuit and circuits for establishing connection are disposed on the motherboard, and the circuit board used in this example can refer to a circuit board disposed in an existing controller in the prior art, for example, an electrical connection between the motherboard 306 and the heat sink 303, a unidirectional thyristor or a bidirectional thyristor, etc., so that the simulation of a dynamic fault of the controller in the power distribution network can be realized. The epoxy board 302 is also called epoxy glass fiber board, and the molecular structure contains active epoxy groups, so that the epoxy board can be crosslinked with various curing agents to form insoluble and infusible high polymer with three-way network structure, and the epoxy resin is organic high polymer compound containing two or more epoxy groups in the molecule, and the relative molecular mass of the epoxy resin is not high except individual epoxy groups. The molecular structure of the epoxy resin is characterized in that the molecular chain contains active epoxy groups, and the epoxy groups can be positioned at the tail end, the middle or in a ring structure of the molecular chain. Because the molecular structure contains active epoxy groups, the epoxy groups can be subjected to crosslinking reaction with various curing agents to form insoluble and infusible high polymer with a three-dimensional network structure. Further, the control assembly 300 further includes a trigger 307, the trigger 307 is wrapped in the heat sink 303 and controlled by the motherboard 306 after being connected thereto, and the trigger 307 is a unidirectional thyristor or a bidirectional thyristor. Thyristors are short for thyristors, also called silicon controlled rectifiers, formerly known as thyristors; the universal electric company in the united states developed the first thyristor product in the world and commercialized it in 1958; the thyristor is a PNPN four-layer semiconductor structure having three poles: an anode, a cathode and a control electrode; the thyristor has the characteristic of a silicon rectifier device, can work under the conditions of high voltage and high current, and can be controlled in the working process and widely applied to electronic circuits such as controllable rectification, alternating current voltage regulation, non-contact electronic switches, inversion, frequency conversion and the like.
Example 2
Referring to fig. 6 to 7, schematic diagrams of the overall structures of the front panel 100 and the rear panel 200 in this embodiment are shown, the front panel 100 further includes an adjusting knob 101, an indicator light 102, and a switch 103, and the rear panel 200 further includes a network interface 201, a serial port 202, an input end 204 connection terminal 207, a power supply terminal 205, and a power switch 206. Specifically, the controller includes a housing having a receiving space S, the housing further including a front panel 100 for adjustment and a rear panel 200 for wiring; and the control assembly 300 is arranged in the accommodating space S, so that the occurrence of faults can be simulated. Of course, the front panel 100 and the rear panel 200 are electrically connected with the control assembly 300, and further, the control assembly 300 further includes a tray 301, an epoxy board 302, a bracket 305, a heat sink 303, a partition 304 and a motherboard 306; the two layers of epoxy plates 302 are arranged at intervals to form a placement space, the epoxy plates 302 at the bottom are arranged on the tray 301, and the epoxy plates 302 at the top are provided with the brackets 305. The heat sink 303 is disposed in a placement space formed by the epoxy board 302, the partition 304 separates adjacent heat sinks 303, and the motherboard 306 is disposed on the support 305, where the motherboard 306 is an integrated circuit board, and components of a control circuit and circuits for establishing connection are disposed on the motherboard 306. The epoxy board 302 is also called epoxy glass fiber board, and the molecular structure contains active epoxy groups, so that the epoxy board can be crosslinked with various curing agents to form insoluble and infusible high polymer with three-way network structure, and the epoxy resin is organic high polymer compound containing two or more epoxy groups in the molecule, and the relative molecular mass of the epoxy resin is not high except individual epoxy groups. The molecular structure of the epoxy resin is characterized in that the molecular chain contains active epoxy groups, and the epoxy groups can be positioned at the tail end, the middle or in a ring structure of the molecular chain. Because the molecular structure contains active epoxy groups, the epoxy groups can be subjected to crosslinking reaction with various curing agents to form insoluble and infusible high polymer with a three-dimensional network structure. Further, the control assembly 300 further includes a trigger 307, the trigger 307 is wrapped in the heat sink 303 and controlled by the motherboard 306 after being connected thereto, and the trigger 307 is a unidirectional thyristor or a bidirectional thyristor. Thyristors are short for thyristors, also called silicon controlled rectifiers, formerly known as thyristors; the universal electric company in the united states developed the first thyristor product in the world and commercialized it in 1958; the thyristor is a PNPN four-layer semiconductor structure having three poles: an anode, a cathode and a control electrode; the thyristor has the characteristic of a silicon rectifier device, can work under the conditions of high voltage and high current, and can be controlled in the working process and widely applied to electronic circuits such as controllable rectification, alternating current voltage regulation, non-contact electronic switches, inversion, frequency conversion and the like.
Further, the adjusting knob 101 is used for shifting the fault transition resistor, and the indicator light 102 corresponds to different gear resistance values and indicates the current state, and the switch 103 includes a remote/cut/in-place switch: the gear resistance value corresponding to the indicator lamp 102 comprises 0 Ω, 0.7 Ω, 2 Ω, 12 Ω, and 32 Ω, and the fault transition resistance is set to metallic ground, low-resistance ground, middle-resistance ground, or high-resistance ground, the network interface 201 and the serial port 202 are in communication with the external network, wherein the network interface 201 adopts RJ45 model, the serial port 202 is RS232/485, the fault simulation cabinet supports local or remote operation, and is set through a local knob or an ethernet or other man-machine interface, and supports time synchronization through IRIG-B codes. The three-phase voltages are connected through the input terminal 204, and the input terminal 204 is an A-phase, B-phase and C-phase three-phase voltage input terminal. The wiring terminal 207 selects a fault scenario through wiring, and the rear panel 200 further includes a power supply terminal 205 and a power switch 206; and the power supply terminal 205 is provided at the L, N, G end. And finally simulation of different fault scenarios occurs by selecting the position of the adjustment knob 101 and selecting the connection terminal 207 in coordination.
Referring to table 1, the terminal numbers and names of the front panel 100:
numbering device
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Corresponding phase
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Remarks
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1
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A-N
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A phase 0 omega, 0.7 omega, 2 omega, 12 omega, 32 omega fault transition resistance indicator lamp
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2
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A-N
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A phase fault transition resistance adjusting knob
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3
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B-N
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B-phase 0 omega, 0.7 omega, 2 omega, 12 omega and 32 omega fault transition resistance indicator lamp
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4
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B-N
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B-phase fault transition resistance adjusting knob
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5
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C-N
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C-phase 0 omega, 0.7 omega, 2 omega, 12 omega and 32 omega fault transition resistance indicator lamp
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6
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C-N
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C-phase fault transition resistance adjusting knob
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7
|
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Remote/cut/in-situ switch
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8
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A-B
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A-B phase 0 omega, 0.7 omega, 2 omega, 12 omega, 32 omega fault transition resistance indicator lamp
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9
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B-C
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B-C phase 0 omega, 0.7 omega, 2 omega, 12 omega and 32 omega fault transition resistance indicator lamp
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10
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A-B
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A-B phase fault transition resistance adjusting knob
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11
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B-C
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B-C phase fault transition resistance adjusting knob
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12
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A-C
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A-C phase 0 omega, 0.7 omega, 2 omega, 12 omega, 32 omega fault transition resistance indicator lamp
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13
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A-C
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A-C phase fault transition resistance adjusting knob |
Referring to table 2, the table corresponds to the X-phase terminal of the present example (X is a phase or B phase or C phase):
X-N phase knob position
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Transition resistor (omega)
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Indication lamp is lighted
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Connecting terminal
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Remarks
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0
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Without any means for
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Without any means for
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Without any means for
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Not grounded
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1
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0
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0Ω
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X-G1
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X phase is grounded through 0 omega resistor
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2
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0.7
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0.7Ω
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X-G2
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X phase is grounded through 0.7 omega resistor
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3
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2
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2Ω
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X-G3
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X phase is grounded through 2 omega resistor
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4
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12
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12Ω
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X-G4
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X phase is grounded through 12 omega resistor
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5
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32
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32Ω
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X-G5
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X phase is grounded through a 32 omega resistor |
Referring to Table 3, se:Sub>A correspondence table for the X-Y phase terminal of the present example (X-Y phase is A-B phase or B-C or C-A phase):
X-Y phase knob position
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Transition resistor (omega)
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Indication lamp is lighted
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Connecting terminal
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Remarks
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0
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Without any means for
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Without any means for
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Without any means for
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Without any means for
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1
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0
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0Ω
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X-P1
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X phase is connected to Y phase through 0 omega resistor
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2
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0.7
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0.7Ω
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X-P2
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X phase is connected to Y phase through 0.7 omega resistor
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3
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2
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2Ω
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X-P3
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X phase is connected to Y phase through 2 omega resistor
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4
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12
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12Ω
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X-P4
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X phase is connected to Y phase through 12 omega resistor
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5
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32
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32Ω
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X-P5
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X phase is connected to Y phase through 32 omega resistor |
The main functional description included in the controller in this embodiment is as follows:
in-situ control: the "remote/cut/in place" switch is set to "in place" and the "a-phase", "B-phase", "C-phase", "AB-phase", "BC-phase", "AC-phase" knobs on the panel are active.
The fault resistance adjusting knobs of the phase A, the phase B, the phase C, the phase AB, the phase BC and the phase AC are adjusted to different resistance values, so that different fault scenes (such as single-phase grounding, two-phase short-circuit faults, two-phase short-circuit grounding faults, three-phase short-circuit faults and three-phase short-circuit grounding faults) can be realized.
Remote control: setting the change-over switch to be 'far', setting the transition resistance on the panel to be invalid in operation, and setting related parameters to simulate different fault scenes through a dynamic simulation platform TCP.
Excision: when the "remote/cut/on-site" switch is set to "cut", either the "on-site" or "remote" control is used, all operations fail, the fault connection is broken, and the indicator light is turned off.
IGIR-B code pair: the external time setting is carried out by the serial port RS485 and RS 485.
Example 3
Referring to the illustrations of fig. 8 to 13, in order to provide a magnetic connector 400 of the present embodiment, quick installation and removal of the magnetic connector 400 can be achieved by means of magnetic driving, and the present embodiment uses the plug at the power supply terminal 205 to achieve quick installation and connection of a power supply on a controller. The power terminal of the existing controller is generally to insert the power plug into the power hole, and the two sides of the power plug are correspondingly provided with screw holes, when the power plug is inserted into the power hole, the screw holes on the two sides are aligned, and then the power plug and the power hole need to be screwed down by bolts on the two sides, so that the installation and the disassembly of the power plug are very complicated, and therefore, the embodiment provides the magnetic joint 400 convenient to install and disassemble. Specifically, the magnetic connector 400 includes a driving sleeve 401, a connector 402 and a plug 403, wherein the connector 402 and the plug 403 are symmetrically arranged in the inner structure part; the driving sleeve 401 is coaxially sleeved with the connector 402 and the plug 403, and can perform axial rotation and axial forward and backward movement, and the magnetic force acts on the driving connector 402 and the plug 403 to butt against each other, in this embodiment, the power supply terminal 205 is taken as an example, the connector 402 is arranged at the power supply terminal 205 and is electrically communicated with the internal components of the controller, the plug 403 can be connected with the output end of the external power supply, when the connector 402 and the plug 403 are butted against each other, the power supply of the controller is connected, and a person skilled in the art can easily find that the relative arrangement objects of the connector 402 and the plug 403 can be interchanged.
Further, the driving sleeve 401 of this embodiment further includes a middle bad block 401a, a sliding rod 401b, a stopper 401c, a magnetic ring 401d and a ring sleeve 401e. Specifically, the sliding rod 401b is arranged between the middle bad block 401a and the sliding rod 401b, a plurality of magnetic rings 401d are spliced for enhancing magnetic force, the magnetic rings 401d are arranged in the ring sleeve 401e for limiting and fixing, the magnetic rings 401d and the ring sleeve 401e are respectively provided with a communicated sliding hole 401d-1, and the sliding rod 401b passes through the sliding holes 401d-1 to realize the sliding of the magnetic rings 401d and the ring sleeve 401e on the sliding rod 401 b. In order to facilitate disassembly and assembly, the middle bad block 401a, the magnetic ring 401d and the ring sleeve 401e are arranged in a semi-open structure, and are assembled and disassembled in an opening and closing mode, and acting force in closing can be in a magnetic attraction mode, and the inner diameter of the middle bad block 401a is matched with the inner diameters of the connector 402 and the plug 403.
Referring to the illustrations of fig. 14-16, the connector 402 further includes an end 402a, a fixed sleeve 402b, an in-sleeve magnetic block 402c, a conductive sleeve 402d, and a blocking block 402e. Specifically, the end 402a includes an abutting end 402a-1 extending outwards and a circular truncated cone 402a-2 extending along an axial direction, the fixing sleeve 402b is sleeved on the extending circular truncated cone 402a-2, the end abuts against the abutting end 402a-1 to limit, and after the driving sleeve 401 is sleeved and installed, the limiting block 401c abuts against the abutting end 402a-1 to limit. The conductive sleeve 402d extends through the end 402a and outwardly in the direction of the circular boss 402 a-2. The in-sleeve magnetic block 402c is provided with a sliding hole for sliding the conductive sleeve 402d, so that the in-sleeve magnetic block 402c can slide in the fixed sleeve 402 b. Further, one of the sliding holes of the magnetic block 402c in the sleeve is provided with a nest 402c-1 extending outwards, the nest 402c-1 is sleeved on the conductive sleeve 402d, the nest 402c-1 is externally connected with a conductive column 402c-2, the inner diameter of the conductive column 402c-2 can be larger than the inner diameter of the conductive sleeve 402d, or the conductive column 402c-2 can be provided by length examples, so that the conductive column 402c-2 does not contact the conductive sleeve 402d during sliding, and the conductive column 402c-2, the conductive sleeve 402d and the nest 402c-1 are mutually conductive. Further, the inner magnetic block 402c is further integrally connected with a fastening block 402c-3, an elastic member 402c-4 and an inner magnetic ring 402c-5, which can slide along with the sliding of the inner magnetic block 402 c.
Specifically, the fastening block 402c-3 is provided with a notch 402c-6, one end of the fixing sleeve 402b is provided with a through port 402b-1 and a groove 402b-2, the groove 402b-2 is a fan-shaped groove with two symmetrical ends, two sides in the groove are provided with holes for the conductive column 402c-2 to go in and go out, and the center is provided with a spring hole for the elastic piece 402c-4 to extend out. The assembly relation is as follows: after the fixing sleeve 402b is sleeved, as shown in fig. 15 to 14, the fastening block 402c-3 corresponds to the through hole 402b-1 and can be freely moved in and out, the conductive column 402c-2 corresponds to the inner hole of the groove 402b-2 and is freely moved in and out, the center of the blocking block 402e is connected with the elastic member 402c-4 extending out, one end of the fixing sleeve 402b is limited, the elastic member 402c-4 is spring, and the elastic member is spring. And the block 402e can be rotated about the center by a certain angle. In this embodiment, in order to slide the conductive sleeve 402d, the blocking block 402e rotates relatively to close or leave the hole for the conductive post 402c-2 to go in and out. In this embodiment, the plugging block 402e further includes a guiding surface 402e-1 or a limiting pin 402e-2, where the guiding surface 402e-1 is correspondingly matched with the conductive column 402c-2, and since the limiting pin 402e-2 has an elastic return hook, when the limiting pin 402e-2 is inserted into the spring hole, the deformation is recovered, and the elastic return hook acts on the spring hole, so as to realize the limitation of the plugging block 402e.
Referring to fig. 17 to 18, since the plug 403 and the connector 402 have symmetrical fitting structures, the plug 403 is provided with a structure corresponding to the connector 402. In a specific symmetrical relationship, referring to the illustration of fig. 18, when the plug 403 is mated with the connector 402, the symmetrical mating relationship and assembly process of each part are as follows: first, the conductive wires are connected to the plug 403 and the connector 402, respectively, and holes for the power supply wires are provided in the end 402a, and the electrical connection is achieved by the contact with the conductive sleeve 402 d. The driving sleeve 401 is sleeved on the outer surface of the fixed sleeve 402b, a magnetic force effect is provided between the magnetic force ring 401d of the outer ring and the inner magnetic force ring 402c-5 of the inner ring, the magnetic force which can be absorbed by the same polarity can drive the inner magnetic force ring 402c-5 to move inwards when the driving sleeves 401 on two sides move towards the middle, and the driving sleeve 401 can drive the inner magnetic force ring 402c-5 to rotate through rotating according to the partial magnetic force absorption traction, so that the abutting angle of the plug 403 and the connector 402 can be finely adjusted. When the inner magnetic rings 402c-5 are arranged symmetrically and gradually get close, the conductive posts 402c-2 are arranged symmetrically and gradually extend out to abut against the guide surface 402e-1 to prop the plugging block 402e open, so that the conductive posts 402c-2 and the clamping blocks 402c-3 extend out of the fixing sleeve 402b synchronously, the conductive posts 402c-2 gradually enter the conductive sleeve 402d to realize contact conduction, the clamping blocks 402c-3 extend out to expose the notch 402c-6, and the plugging block 402e which is abutted by the conductive posts 402c-2 and magnetically driven to rotate is inserted into the notch 402c-6 to limit, and therefore, when the matching is completed, the plugging block 402e is inserted into the notch 402c-6 only without rotation, the plug 403 and the connector 402 are always in a locked state, and thus the conductive connection between the plug 403 and the connector 402 is realized. On the contrary, when the disassembly is needed, the inner magnetic ring 402c-5 is driven to rotate reversely by magnetic force, the blocking block 402e leaves the notch 402c-6, and the restoring elastic force of the elastic piece 402c-4 is used for restoring the elastic piece, so that the whole assembly and disassembly process is completed.
The magnetic connector 400 moves towards the middle, then a certain angle is selected to realize the connection of wires and the mutual engagement of bayonets, and the functions of wiring and fixing are realized, and the magnetic connector 400 provided in the above embodiment is not limited to the illustration of the power supply terminal 205, and can be replaced to a plug port commonly used in the power distribution process of the controller, so that the power distribution test process is convenient to install and detach.
It should be noted that the above embodiments are only for illustrating the technical solution of the present invention and not for limiting the same, and although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the preferred embodiments, it should be understood by those skilled in the art that the technical solution of the present invention may be modified or substituted without departing from the spirit and scope of the technical solution of the present invention, which is intended to be covered in the scope of the claims of the present invention.