# US 2014/0197844 A1 · Active continuous dc power supply insulation malfunction detection circuit

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- Number: US 2014/0197844 A1
- Document ID: US20140197844A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 14/151,630
- Filed: 2014-01-09
- Published: 2014-07-17
- Earliest claimed: 2013-01-14
- Inventors: Kuo-Ching Chang
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140197844A1

## CPC

- G01R 31/52: Testing for short-circuits, leakage current or ground faults
- G01R 31/40: Testing power supplies (testing photovoltaic devices H02S50/10)
- G01R: MEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES; MEASURING MAGNETIC VARIABLES (indicating correct tuning of resonant circuits H03J3/12)

## Abstract

An active continuous DC power supply insulation malfunction detection circuit includes a leakage current detection unit, a positive voltage terminal compensation unit and a negative voltage terminal compensation unit respectively at a positive voltage terminal and a negative voltage terminal of the power supply system. The positive and negative voltage terminal compensation units include respectively a one-way discharger and a power source unit that are forward conducted. The invention can improve the shortcoming of the conventional detection techniques that use passive elements for detecting ground insulation deterioration by letting the power source unit discharge through the one-way discharger so that the leakage current detection unit can continuously detect and measure current variations passing through the positive and negative voltage terminals without interruption, and thereby easily obtain leakage current value and provide active and continuous detection of ground insulation deterioration.

## Claims

### Claim 1

An active continuous DC power supply insulation malfunction detection circuit, comprising:
at least one leakage current detection unit located on at least one loop of a power supply system for detecting and measuring leakage current value of the loop;
at least one positive voltage terminal compensation unit which includes one end connected to a positive voltage terminal of the power supply system and another end connected to a ground terminal, and a first one-way discharger, a first resistor and a first power source unit providing DC power that are coupled in series, the first one-way discharger and the first power source unit being forward conducted; and
at least one negative voltage terminal compensation unit which includes one end connected to a negative voltage terminal of the power supply system and another end connected to the ground terminal, and a second one-way discharger, a second resistor and a second power source unit providing DC power that are coupled in series, the second one-way discharger and the second power source unit being forward conducted.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The active continuous DC power supply insulation malfunction detection circuit of claim 1, wherein the power supply system further includes a DC bus connected to a main power source of the power supply system to form a plurality of loops, the DC bus including a plurality of positive voltage terminals and a plurality of negative voltage terminals.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The active continuous DC power supply insulation malfunction detection circuit of claim 1, wherein the positive voltage terminal compensation unit and the negative voltage terminal compensation unit are located on the loop of the power supply system.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The active continuous DC power supply insulation malfunction detection circuit of claim 1, wherein the positive voltage terminal compensation unit is located at the positive voltage terminal of a main power source of the power supply system, and the negative voltage terminal compensation unit is located at the negative voltage terminal of the main power source of the power supply system.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The active continuous DC power supply insulation malfunction detection circuit of claim 1, wherein the leakage current detection unit is located at a main power source of the power supply system for detecting and measuring leakage current value of the main power source.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The active continuous DC power supply insulation malfunction detection circuit of claim 1, wherein the first and second power source units are DC power sources of converting AC power to DC power or converting DC power to DC power, or batteries.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The active continuous DC power supply insulation malfunction detection circuit of claim 1, wherein the ground terminal is a ground network.