JP2005207928A - Earth detector - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an earth detector capable of regulating automatically timing of synchronous rectification. <P>SOLUTION: This detector has a reference route and a measuring route. The reference route comprises a zero phase current transformer for detecting a leakage current in a capacitor, a band-pass filter for reference using an output signal from the zero phase current transformer as an input, and a waveform shaping circuit for reference connected to the reference band-pass filter, and acquires a reference rectangular wave, based on an output from the waveform shaping circuit for the reference. The measuring route comprises a zero phase current transformer for measurement, and a band-pass filter for measurement using an output signal from the zero phase current transformer as an input, and inputs an output from the band-pass filter for the measurement into a waveform shaping circuit for measurement, an X-axis synchronous rectification circuit and a Y-axis synchronous rectification circuit to set automatically the timing of the synchronous rectification in the Y-axis synchronous rectification circuit, and the timing of the synchronous rectification in the X-axis synchronous rectification circuit. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

In substations, power plants and large-scale plants, DC circuits are used for control. A normal DC circuit is connected to a DC ground fault overvoltage relay 64D (referred to as a DC ground fault relay) defined by JEM1090 (Japan Electrical Manufacturers Association Standard 1090). The ground fault detection device having a synchronous rectification circuit that automatically sets the timing of synchronous rectification of the present invention is connected to a DC circuit instead of the DC ground fault relay 64D when a DC ground fault occurs, The present invention relates to a technology for automatically performing phase adjustment in a DC circuit ground fault detection device that generates an AC signal between an N pole and ground and detects a leakage current flowing from the AC signal to a ground fault resistance by a current transformer ZCT.

As shown in FIG. 2, the conventional ground fault detection device has a reference path and a measurement path in the signal path, and the reference path is a band-pass filter input with a zero-phase current transformer that detects the leakage current of the capacitor. A waveform shaping circuit is provided at the output to obtain a reference rectangular wave, and the measurement path is an X-axis synchronous rectifier circuit for measuring the resistance component leakage current using the output of the band-pass filter with a zero-phase current transformer for measurement as input. Connect the reference rectangular wave as the synchronous rectification rectangular wave of X-axis synchronous rectification, and manually adjust the phase so that the X-axis synchronous rectification value becomes 0 when measuring the ideal capacitor leakage current Keep it. The phase adjustment is performed using a semi-fixed resistor provided in the circuit shown in FIG. The operation mode includes a capacitance correction mode and a ground fault detection mode. The capacity correction mode can be operated when there is no ground fault. The resistance component leakage current value is stored, and the ground fault detection mode is a resistance component mode. A ground fault detection device that detects ground faults using resistance component leakage currents obtained by removing unnecessary resistance component leakage currents from the measured leakage current values using the stored resistance component leakage currents. It was. As another example, there is a resistance value measuring apparatus shown in Patent Document 1. This includes a current detection signal and a multiplication means for multiplying the reference signal matched with the phase of the current detection signal via the measuring resistor by the phase adjustment means, and based on the output of this multiplication means, It was a resistance value measuring device for measuring the resistance.

JP-A-7-72192

However, the conventional DC circuit ground fault detection device shown in FIG. 2 requires manual adjustment of the phase of the current detection signal and the reference signal via the measurement resistor, that is, adjustment of the timing of the synchronous rectification. There was a problem that labor costs increased and costs increased. In addition, the capacitance value gradually changes and the phase shifts with time due to the aging and temperature characteristics of the parts used, so when checking the equipment after a certain period of time, the current through the measuring resistor is the same as during manufacturing. The phase of the detection signal and the reference signal must be matched, and it is necessary to make adjustments at the site where the device is manually installed, resulting in a problem of adjustment time and cost.

When there is no ground fault, the resistance of the ground fault (R) is essentially zero, but there is a difference in the phase of the input signal in the reference path and the measurement path due to the difference in circuit conditions. In addition to the leakage current, a resistance component leakage current is observed. In addition, since the capacitance to ground is not an ideal capacitor, it is represented by an equivalent circuit that includes a resistance component in series. Therefore, leakage current of the resistance component is usually observed. Since such a resistance component leakage current is not a leakage current due to a ground fault, it can be said to be an unnecessary output in terms of ground fault detection. FIG. 3 shows an example of unnecessary output due to phase shift. ICA is a leakage current of a capacitor component, and IRA is a leakage current of a resistance component accompanying it, that is, an unnecessary output.

If the previous capacity correction is performed, the unnecessary output is canceled. However, if the unnecessary output at the time of occurrence of the ground fault is large due to the change over time, there is a possibility of erroneous detection when the ground fault is detected. For example, if the ground capacitance in FIG. 3 is doubled, the IRA in FIG. 3 is doubled, and even if the value stored in advance in the capacitance correction is subtracted, the resistance component leakage current of the IRA is measured and the ground fault occurs. There is a possibility of determining that there is.

In the case of the resistance value measuring apparatus disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 7-72192, phase adjustment is not necessary, but a multiplier is required and the creation of a sine wave is complicated. Needed zero adjustment. Therefore, the circuit configuration is complicated and expensive, and manual adjustment is required.

Therefore, the object of the present invention is to automatically adjust the phase difference between the current detection signal via the measuring resistor and the reference signal, but also to provide an inexpensive circuit configuration and to prevent the component with time change. An object of the present invention is to provide a ground fault detection device that automatically adjusts the timing of synchronous rectification, which can accurately measure the current of the resistance component of the ground fault by absorbing the capacitance value change.

In order to achieve the above object, in claim 1 of the present invention, a reference path and a measurement path are provided,
The reference path includes a zero-phase current transformer for detecting a leakage current of the capacitor;
A reference band-pass filter that receives the output signal of the zero-phase current transformer;
A reference waveform shaping circuit connected to the reference bandpass filter, obtaining a reference rectangular wave from the output of the reference waveform shaping circuit,
The measurement path includes a zero-phase current transformer for measurement,
A measurement band-pass filter that receives the output signal of the zero-phase current transformer;
A measurement waveform shaping circuit for producing a measurement rectangular wave from the output of the measurement bandpass filter;
An X-axis synchronous rectifier circuit for measuring resistance component leakage current;
Input to Y-axis synchronous rectifier circuit for measuring capacitor component leakage current,
These reference and measurement waveform shaping circuits, an X-axis synchronous rectifier circuit, a control circuit connected to the Y-axis synchronous rectifier circuit and performing calculations,
The control circuit automatically sets the synchronous rectification timing of the Y-axis synchronous rectifier circuit and the synchronous rectification timing of the X-axis synchronous rectifier circuit delayed by 90 degrees from the reference rectangular wave. A detection device is provided.

Further, according to claim 2, the operation mode of the ground fault detection device includes a standby mode when there is no ground fault, a capacity correction mode performed when the device is installed or when there is a configuration change in the electric circuit, and ground fault detection. There is a mode,
In the standby mode, the same calibration signal is input from the calibration signal generator to the reference bandpass filter and the measurement bandpass filter, and the rectangular wave difference obtained by the reference path and the measurement path, that is, the change point of the reference rectangular wave. To measure the time from the measured square wave to the change point and store it in the control circuit.
In the capacity correction mode, the initial timing is set by setting the Y-axis synchronous rectification timing as the timing obtained by adding the rectangular wave difference to the change point of the reference rectangular wave,
From the second time on, as conditions for correcting by changing the timing setting, if the resistance component leakage current level is above a certain level, if the number of times the timing setting is changed is within a predetermined number, and the angle set as the timing is the resistance component If the angle does not hinder the measurement of leakage current,
When these conditions are not satisfied, the capacity correction mode is terminated, and the timing difference value obtained by subtracting the initial timing setting from the setting timing at that time and the resistance component leakage current value are stored in the control circuit.
In the ground fault detection mode, add the timing difference value stored in advance to the change point of the reference rectangular wave and the rectangular wave difference, and measure the synchronous rectification timing.
The ground fault detection is performed so as to obtain a resistance component leakage current by subtracting the stored resistance component leakage current from the obtained measured value and removing unnecessary resistance component leakage current. A ground fault detection device is provided.

In claim 3, when setting the timing of synchronous rectification in the capacity correction mode,
When the leakage current of the resistance component is IR and the leakage current of the capacitor component is IC,
The ground fault detection apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the calculation is performed by adding a time corresponding to Atan (IR / IC) to the latest set timing.

As described above, according to the present invention, the phase difference between the current detection signal and the reference signal via the measurement resistor is automatically adjusted, but the circuit configuration is low, and the capacity of the component with time change is also improved. It is possible to provide a ground fault detection device that automatically adjusts the timing of synchronous rectification, which can accurately measure the current of the resistance component of the ground fault by absorbing the value change. In addition, according to the present invention, the timing adjustment of synchronous rectification, that is, the phase adjustment is automatically performed without manual operation, and the adjustment accompanying the phase shift with time is not required at the site where the apparatus is installed, and the ground fault resistance is accurately set. A ground fault detection device capable of detecting

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 4 shows an embodiment of a ground fault detection apparatus having a synchronous rectification circuit that automatically adjusts the timing of synchronous rectification in the present invention. For synchronous rectification, refer to JP-A-8-182179. The “synchronous rectification timing” means a change point of the synchronous rectification rectangular wave, and is a timing at which the measured waveform is turned upside down with respect to zero voltage as an axis. If this timing is set so as to be the zero cross point in the waveform of the resistance component of the ground fault current, the value of the resistance component is obtained when time integration is performed, and the capacitor component is integrated because the phase is advanced 90 degrees from the resistance component. In this case, the output is canceled and only the resistance component in the ground fault current can be extracted. That is, as will be described later, if the phase difference between each of the rectangular wave obtained through the reference path and the measurement path is obtained in advance, the timing of the synchronous rectification is set by taking the phase difference into the measurement, thereby providing a device component. Can be canceled from the measured value.

Reference numeral 1 denotes a DC power source in the electric circuit. P is a positive electrode of the DC circuit, and N is a negative electrode of the DC circuit. ZCT (1) to ZCT (n) are zero-phase current transformers provided in the respective electric circuits. Secondary parts are omitted. RE is a ground fault resistance, and shows a case where a ground fault occurs in the P pole. RP1 and CP1 are on the P pole side, and RN1 and CN1 are ground capacitances on the N pole side, and are equivalent as a series circuit of a resistor and a capacitor.

18 is an example of a DC circuit ground fault detection device provided with a synchronous rectification circuit that automatically adjusts the timing of synchronous rectification according to the present invention. Reference numeral 2 denotes an AC signal generation circuit. An AC signal is generated between the ground and the N pole. 17 is a low impedance.

CinP and CinN are capacitors connected to the P-pole side and the N-pole side, respectively, and flow the leakage current of the capacitor component to the zero-phase current transformer ZCTin connected to the reference path. Parts on the secondary side of the zero-phase current transformer are omitted.

Reference numeral 3 denotes a band-pass filter, which receives an output from ZCTin and outputs a sine wave. Reference numeral 11 denotes an input selection switch for a signal input to the band pass filter. Used in a standby mode to be described later. Reference numeral 4 denotes a waveform shaping circuit for the reference path. A sine wave output from the bandpass filter 3 is input, and a reference rectangular wave having a change point at the zero cross point of the sine wave is generated.

A control circuit 15 includes the Qin1, Qin2, Qout1, Qout2, etc., and can be realized by a microcomputer or the like. Qin2 is a reference rectangular wave input unit. Reference numeral 5 denotes a bandpass filter of the measurement path, which outputs an output from ZCT (1)... ZCT (n) and outputs a sine wave. This output is input to a waveform shaping circuit, an X-axis synchronous rectifier circuit, and a Y-axis synchronous rectifier circuit described later.

Reference numeral 12 denotes an input selection switch of a bandpass filter, which is used in a standby mode to be described later. Reference numeral 6 denotes a waveform shaping circuit for the measurement path. The sine wave output from the bandpass filter 5 is input, and a measurement rectangular wave having a change point at the zero cross point of the sine wave is generated. Qin1 is an input unit for a measurement rectangular wave.

An X-axis synchronous rectifier circuit 13 outputs a resistance component (R component) leakage current IR. Qout1 is an output portion of a synchronous rectification rectangular wave input to the X-axis synchronous rectification circuit. A Y-axis synchronous rectifier circuit 14 outputs a capacitor component (C component) leakage current IC. Qout2 is an output unit of a synchronous rectification rectangular wave input to the Y-axis synchronous rectification circuit.

A calibration signal generator 16 outputs a calibration signal in the standby mode, and is input to the reference path and the bandpass filter of the measurement path via the input selection switch.

The bandpass filters 3 and 5 are used to remove noise components of the generated AC signal between the grounded N poles. The phase of the input signal that has passed through the measurement path differs from the phase of the input signal that has passed through the reference path due to variations in the components of the bandpass filter used for each of the measurement path and the reference path.

Conventionally, the phase adjustment circuit illustrated in FIG. 1 is adjusted so that the phase is not shifted manually. However, as described above, the shift occurs due to the secular change.

In the standby mode, the calibration signal generation circuit 16 is connected to the bandpass filters 5 and 3 of the measurement path and the reference path by the input selection switch, and the same calibration signal is sent from the calibration signal generation circuit 16 to the bandpass filter 5 of the measurement path. Input to the bandpass filter 3 of the reference path, and measure the rectangular wave difference, that is, the time of the difference between the change point of the measurement rectangular wave from the reference rectangular wave. This rectangular wave difference becomes a phase difference between the reference path and the measurement path. This phase difference is stored in the control circuit.

In this apparatus, when the start signal from the DC ground fault relay 64D is not input, that is, normally, it always operates in the standby mode, and the phase difference is measured at regular intervals to obtain the latest phase difference at that time. .

In the capacity correction mode and the ground fault detection mode, a zero-phase current transformer for measurement is connected to the bandpass filter 5 of the measurement path by the input selection switches 12 and 11, and the reference path bandpass filter 3 is used for reference. Connect the zero-phase current transformer ZCTin.

The control circuit 15 adds the latest phase difference, that is, the rectangular wave difference measured and stored in advance in the standby mode, to the reference rectangular wave, and outputs the change point from the current transformer that has detected the current in the measurement path. This is used as the timing of synchronous rectification when the sine wave obtained by inputting the output signal to the band pass filter 5 is synchronously rectified. That is, a synchronous rectification rectangular wave having a change point at the zero-cross point of the sine wave of the measurement path when the input of the reference path is used as the input of the measurement path is obtained.

Therefore, since synchronous rectification can be performed in consideration of the phase difference, the capacitor component can be canceled in the X-axis synchronous rectification circuit 13, and the ground fault current of the resistance component in the ground fault current can be obtained. . Therefore, the correct ground fault current can be measured without manually adjusting the phase.

The ground capacitance is a series connection of a resistor and a capacitor as illustrated in RP1, CP1, RN1, and CN1 in FIG. In the present invention, the value of the resistance leakage current can be made as small as possible by matching the phase with the ground capacitance, that is, the current of the capacitor component in the capacitance correction mode. For this reason, even if the magnitude of the ground capacitance changes, no resistance component leakage current is output, and erroneous detection can be eliminated.

In the capacity correction mode, the timing of the first synchronous rectification is calculated using the timing obtained by adding the rectangular wave difference to the change point of the reference rectangular wave,
From the second time, as a condition for performing the correction process by changing the timing setting, first, when the resistance component leakage current level is above a certain level, that is, away from zero, a resistance component leakage current exceeding a certain value is obtained. The processing is performed when the timing setting is changed within the predetermined number of times, and the processing is performed when the angle set as the timing is an angle that does not hinder the measurement of the resistance component leakage current. If these conditions are not met, the capacity correction mode is terminated and the timing difference value obtained by subtracting the initial timing setting from the set timing at that time and the resistance component leakage current at that time The value is stored in the control circuit and the standby mode is entered.

In most cases, the capacitances to the ground illustrated in RP1, CP1, RN1, and CN1 in FIG. 4 mainly include a capacitor component, but rarely have a load corresponding to a resistance component. If the phase is adjusted in such a case, as shown in FIG. 5, when there is a phase difference θ, the IR component should be measured originally when a ground fault occurs as indicated by IR ′. The value of the resistance component leakage current becomes small, and depending on the magnitude, the ground fault may not be detected. In the present invention, one of the conditions for measuring by changing the timing setting of the synchronous rectification is that the angle set as the timing is an angle that does not hinder the measurement of the resistance component leakage current. Current can be measured.

Next, examples of angles that do not hinder measurement of resistance component leakage current are described. If the zero-phase current transformer in which the resistance component leakage current IR flows is canceled in the capacitance correction mode, the capacitance of the ground is shifted by δ radians from the ideal capacitor. The value is IR × cos δ. When δ is close to 90 degrees, the measured value of the resistance component leakage current is close to 0, and when it is small enough to reach the measurement limit, the ground fault cannot be detected. Here, if the angle is limited so that the phase is set when the angle of δ is up to 30 degrees, the resistance component leakage current value becomes 0.866 × IR even when the value becomes the smallest, and the original resistance component About 85% of the leakage current can be secured, and ground fault detection can be performed without hindrance.

In the capacity correction mode, when the AC signal generated by the AC signal generating circuit 2 has distortion inherent to the equipment where the equipment is installed, the resistance component leakage current of the output of the X-axis synchronous rectification does not become zero However, since the value of the resistance component leakage current is stored in the control circuit and reflected in the ground fault detection mode, unnecessary output can be canceled in the ground fault detection mode. In addition, as one of the conditions for measurement by changing the timing setting when performing synchronous rectification, the fact that the value of the resistance leakage current is away from zero is taken into account, so that the phase is not matched to noise.

There are even cases where there is cable contamination or electrical wraparound, or when the power supply division is not clear, that is, when there is a load between the P pole of one path and the N pole of another path. The P pole of the path may be connected to the P pole of another path, and a stray current is generated, so that the leakage current varies greatly. In addition, when the load current flows and the ground fault resistance is near zero (called dead earth), the leakage current fluctuates greatly.

However, in the present invention, since the number of times of phase adjustment, that is, the number of times of changing the timing setting is within a predetermined number (maximum number of repetitions) as a condition for measuring by changing the timing setting, the timing setting is unlimited. No more to do.

Next, what timing is set when timing is set in the capacity correction mode will be described. In the present invention, a time corresponding to Atan (IR / IC) is added to the latest set timing. Since the magnitude of the difference between IR and IC at that time is calculated by ATRAN (IR / IC), it is more true than the method of calculating by setting the timing to the plus or minus side in the attenuation curve. The phase is quickly converged, and the phase difference can be obtained accurately, which can be accurately reflected in the next timing setting.

As described above, the ground fault detection apparatus according to the present invention does not use a multiplier, can be configured with a simple circuit, and can eliminate the need for adjustment. Even if the characteristics of electronic components themselves change due to aging, etc. and phase shifts occur, accurate measurement can be performed by obtaining the phase difference that should always be canceled in the standby mode. That is, measurement can be performed by absorbing two causes of phase shift, such as phase shift due to secular change and phase shift due to temperature change.

The calibration signal generated from the calibration signal generation circuit 16 may be a rectangular wave, a sine wave, or a triangular wave. As a result, any waveform that can clearly obtain the changing point of the output rectangular wave of the waveform shaping circuit can be used as a calibration signal. Low impedance 17 is the total impedance of low impedance components such as fuses, wiring resistance, noise absorbing components, and low resistance added when necessary, and generates a reference rectangular wave even when the ground fault resistance RE is zero. Can do.

In the ground fault detection device, when the square wave input to the microcomputer is measured precisely, the ratio of the High-Low level is almost 50% and Low is not 50%. It should be noted that since the rectangular wave to be processed can be set in the microcomputer so that the timing of High is 50% and Low is 50%, the synchronous rectification can function well.

Since the phase of the circuit can be automatically adjusted by using the present invention, it can be applied to an insulation state monitoring device that needs to adjust the phase during measurement. In addition, the present invention can be applied to an insulation state monitoring device in an AC circuit as well as a DC circuit. In addition, the output of the synchronous rectification is used to obtain the output of the resistance component leakage current in the present invention. As the output of the synchronous rectification, a value obtained by integrating the folded waveform with an integral multiple of the period of the generated signal is used. There is a possibility that more accurate measurement can be performed by measuring and increasing the output value.

It is the figure which showed the conventional phase adjustment. It is an example of a conventional device, and is a diagram showing a DC circuit ground fault detection device. It is the figure which showed the case where the unnecessary output has arisen by the phase shift. . It is the figure which showed the ground fault detection apparatus in this invention. It is the figure which showed the example where resistance component leakage current becomes small.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 DC power supply 2 AC signal generation circuit 3 Reference band pass filter 4 Reference waveform shaping circuit 5 Measurement band pass filter 6 Measurement waveform shaping circuit 7 Conventional DC circuit ground fault detection device 11 Reference path band pass filter input Selection switch 12 Bandpass filter input selection switch 13 for measurement path X-axis synchronous rectifier circuit 14 Y-axis synchronous rectifier circuit 15 Control circuit 16 Calibration signal generator 17 Low impedance 18 DC circuit ground fault detector

Claims (3)

A reference path and a measurement path,
The reference path includes a zero-phase current transformer for detecting a leakage current of the capacitor;
A reference band-pass filter that receives the output signal of the zero-phase current transformer;
A reference waveform shaping circuit connected to the reference bandpass filter, obtaining a reference rectangular wave from the output of the reference waveform shaping circuit,
The measurement path includes a zero-phase current transformer for measurement,
A measurement band-pass filter that receives the output signal of the zero-phase current transformer;
A measurement waveform shaping circuit for producing a measurement rectangular wave from the output of the measurement bandpass filter;
An X-axis synchronous rectifier circuit for measuring resistance component leakage current;
Input to Y-axis synchronous rectifier circuit for measuring capacitor component leakage current,
These reference and measurement waveform shaping circuits, an X-axis synchronous rectifier circuit, a control circuit connected to the Y-axis synchronous rectifier circuit and performing calculations,
The control circuit automatically sets the synchronous rectification timing of the Y-axis synchronous rectification circuit and the synchronous rectification timing of the X-axis synchronous rectification circuit delayed by 90 degrees from the reference rectangular wave. Fault detector. The operation modes include standby mode when there is no ground fault, capacity correction mode when equipment is installed or when there is a configuration change in the circuit, and ground fault detection mode.
In the standby mode, the same calibration signal is input from the calibration signal generator to the reference bandpass filter and the measurement bandpass filter, and the rectangular wave difference obtained by the reference path and the measurement path, that is, the change point of the reference rectangular wave. To measure the time from the measured square wave to the change point and store it in the control circuit.
In the capacity correction mode, the initial timing is set by setting the Y-axis synchronous rectification timing as the timing obtained by adding the rectangular wave difference to the change point of the reference rectangular wave,
From the second time on, as conditions for correcting by changing the timing setting, if the resistance component leakage current level is above a certain level, if the number of times the timing setting is changed is within a predetermined number, and the angle set as the timing is the resistance component If the angle does not hinder the measurement of leakage current,
When these conditions are not satisfied, the capacity correction mode is terminated, and the timing difference value obtained by subtracting the initial timing setting from the setting timing at that time and the resistance component leakage current value are stored in the control circuit.
In the ground fault detection mode, add the timing difference value stored in advance to the change point of the reference rectangular wave and the rectangular wave difference, and measure the synchronous rectification timing.
2. The ground fault detection is performed so as to obtain a resistance component leakage current by subtracting a stored resistance component leakage current from the obtained measured value and removing an unnecessary resistance component leakage current. Ground fault detection device. When setting the synchronous rectification timing in the capacity correction mode,
When the leakage current of the resistance component is IR and the leakage current of the capacitor component is IC,
3. The ground fault detection device according to claim 2, wherein the calculation is performed by adding a time corresponding to Atan (IR / IC) to the latest set timing.