Diagnostic apparatus for switching device

Abstract

A diagnostic apparatus for switching device diagnoses whether any anomalies occurs in a switching device including an operation shaft that opens and closes a circuit breaker contact serving as a contact. The diagnostic apparatus for switching device includes: a gradient calculation unit that calculates a gradient of a waveform that indicates motion of the operation shaft and represents a relationship between a position of the operation shaft and a time that elapses since an operating command has been input to the switching device; and an anomaly diagnosis unit that extracts, from a relationship between the time and the gradient calculated, a feature value representing a motion characteristic of the operation shaft and diagnoses whether an anomaly occurs and a factor behind the anomaly that occurs, on the basis of a result of comparison between the extracted feature value and a preset reference value.

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