US 9,519,016 B2Granted

Ground fault detection apparatus

AssigneeSharp Kabushiki Kaisha

InventorsKatsuhiko Satoh, Ryohji Matsui, Hiroshi Kawamura

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Abstract

A ground fault detection apparatus is an apparatus detecting a ground fault in an ungrounded AC circuit in which a single-phase three-wire AC power source is connected to a load via a U phase wire, a neutral wire, and a V phase wire, including two resistive elements having an identical resistance value, one terminals of the two resistive elements being connected to the U phase wire and the neutral wire, respectively, the other terminals thereof being connected to each other. The ground fault detection apparatus further includes a current detector detecting a value of a current flowing between the other terminals of the two resistive elements (i.e., a node N1) and a ground point. In a case where the absolute value of the current exceeds a threshold value, the ground fault detection apparatus determines that a ground fault occurs.

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Dependent claims

A ground fault detection apparatus detecting a ground fault in an ungrounded AC circuit in which a single-phase three-wire AC power source is connected to a load via a first phase wire, a neutral wire, and a second phase wire, comprising:

a first resistive element, a second resistive element, and a third resistive element, one terminal of the first resistive element being connected to the first phase wire, one terminal of the second resistive element being connected to the neutral wire, one terminal of the third resistive element being connected to the second phase wire, the other terminal of the first resistive element, the other terminal of the second resistive element, and the other terminal of the third resistive element being connected to each other via a node, the first resistive element and the second resistive element having an identical resistance value;
and
a first switching element and a second switching element which are turned on alternately, the first switching element being connected in series with the first resistive element between the first phase wire and the node, and the second switching element being connected in series with the third resistive element between the second phase wire and the node;
a current detector detecting a value of a current flowing between the node and a ground point,
wherein, in a case where the value detected by the current detector exceeds a predetermined threshold value, the ground fault detection apparatus determines that the ground fault occurs.

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said single-phase three-wire AC power source including
an inverter converting DC power supplied from a DC power source via a positive-side DC bus and a negative-side DC bus into AC power, and supplying the AC power to said load via said first phase wire and said second phase wire, and
a voltage divider generating an intermediate voltage of said positive-side DC bus and said negative-side DC bus and providing the intermediate voltage to said neutral wire,
said ground fault detection apparatus comprising:
a first resistive element and a second resistive element, one terminal of said first resistive element being connected to said positive-side DC bus or said negative-side DC bus, one terminal of said second resistive element receiving said intermediate voltage, the other terminal of said first resistive element and the other terminal of said second resistive element being connected to each other via a node;
and
a current detector detecting a value of a current flowing between said node and a ground point,
wherein, in a case where the value detected by said current detector exceeds a predetermined threshold value, said ground fault detection apparatus determines that said ground fault occurs.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 14/299,081Filed 9 Jun 2014
Priority: JP 2013-12261911 Jun 2013
Published: US 2014/0361784 A111 Dec 2014
Granted: 13 Dec 2016
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

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G01R 31/52
Testing of electric apparatus, lines, cables or components for short-circuits, continuity, leakage current or incorrect line connections: testing…
G01R 31/086
According to type of conductors: in power transmission or distribution networks, i.e. with interconnected conductors
G01R 31/40
Arrangements for testing electric properties; Arrangements for locating electric faults; Arrangements for electrical testing characterised by…
G01R 31/42
Testing power supplies: aC power supplies

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