JP4945727B2 - Leakage current interruption device and method - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a leakage current interrupting device and method for interrupting an electric line to be measured by measuring a leakage current.

  In everyday life, there is not much awareness of the existence of electricity, but as is well known, it is used as an energy source and in various fields such as information and communication. It has become a must not.

  On the other hand, the use of electricity is convenient, but if it is not properly managed and used, it also has very dangerous aspects, and there are many possibilities of causing serious accidents such as electric fires and electric shocks.

  For example, one of the causes of the serious accident is leakage current that is closely related to insulation failure of electric circuits and equipment. However, in order to investigate this leakage current, it takes a long time, and it is necessary to measure the value of insulation failure with an insulation resistance meter after a power failure.

  However, in the current social situation, computers are used in various areas of society, and systems that operate continuously for 24 hours have been constructed by the spread of intelligent buildings and factory automation (FA). In order to measure, it is in a situation where it cannot temporarily be in a power failure state.

  Therefore, at present, due to the demand for uninterruptible socialization due to such advanced information technology, the leakage current measurement method that can measure the insulation failure of the electric circuit and equipment from the method using the insulation resistance meter with power failure without turning off the electricity Various preventive measures during energization that measure the leakage current with a leakage current breaker, a leakage current fire alarm, etc. and manage the insulation state have been proposed (for example, Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2). reference).

By the way, the leakage current I includes a leakage current (Igc) caused by the ground capacitance and a leakage current (Igr) caused by the ground insulation resistance directly related to the insulation resistance. The cause of the above-mentioned leakage fire is the presence of insulation resistance. If only the leakage current (Igr) caused by this insulation resistance can be accurately detected, the insulation state of the circuit can be checked, A catastrophe such as a fire can be avoided.
JP 2001-215247 A JP 2002-98729 A

  However, electrical equipment used in factories or the like may have a long wire path when connecting the devices, and this increase in the length of the wire path increases the capacitance to the ground. As a result, the leakage current (Igc) due to the ground capacitance increases.

  Moreover, these electric devices are equipped with inverters using power semiconductor elements. In electrical equipment, this installed inverter is used as a high-speed electronic switch, so inevitably harmonic distortion current is generated that is a sine wave that is an integral multiple of 50 Hz or 60 Hz, which is the fundamental frequency of commercial power. To do. Since the harmonic distortion current contains high frequency components, it passes through the ground capacitance that is naturally distributed in the electric wire and flows into the electric wire, and due to the harmonic distortion current that flows in the electric wire. The value of the leakage current I becomes large.

  Therefore, the leakage current (Igr) caused by the ground insulation resistance directly related to the quality of the insulation is affected by the length of the electric wire and the harmonic distortion current due to the inverter, and it is difficult to detect accurately. .

  In addition, in equipment in which parts are mounted with high density, such as telephones, facsimiles, printers, and multi-function machines, when measuring with an insulation resistance meter or the like in order to check the insulation location, an electronic circuit is generated by the injected measurement voltage. May be affected. Accordingly, there is a large number of devices that cannot measure the insulation resistance because such devices may cause functional destruction.

  Therefore, in the present invention, it has been devised in view of the above-mentioned problems, and it is possible to measure the leakage current, without causing the electric circuit and mechanical equipment to be in a power failure state for detection, and to the electric line to be measured. Only the leakage current (Igr) due to ground insulation resistance directly related to the quality of insulation is detected easily and safely from the outside without destroying the function of the connected equipment, and measured based on the detected value Provided are a leakage current interrupting device and method for interrupting an electric line.

A leakage current interrupting device according to the present invention includes a leakage current detecting means for detecting a leakage current flowing in a three-wire electric line to be measured (R phase, S phase (ground phase), T phase) Conversion means for converting leakage current detected by the leakage current detection means into voltage; amplification means for amplifying the voltage converted by the conversion means; and harmonics included in the voltage amplified by the amplification means First harmonic component removing means for removing a wave component, voltage detecting means for detecting a voltage generated between ungrounded phases (R phase-T phase) of the measured electric line, and the voltage detecting means The second harmonic component removing means for removing the harmonic component contained in the voltage detected in step 1, the signal waveform of the voltage from which the harmonic component has been removed by the first harmonic component removing means, Harmonic components are removed by the second harmonic component removing means A phase difference detecting means for detecting a phase difference from the signal waveform of the detected voltage, a determining means for determining whether the phase difference detected by the phase difference detecting means is ¼ or less of one cycle, and the second A frequency calculating means for calculating a frequency generated in the voltage line in which the voltage is detected by the voltage detecting means based on the signal waveform of the voltage from which the harmonic component has been removed by the harmonic component removing means, and the judging means A phase angle calculating means for calculating a phase angle of a leakage current flowing in the measured electric line based on a phase difference equal to or less than ¼ of one cycle and the frequency calculated by the frequency calculating means; The effective value calculating means for calculating the effective value of the voltage from which the harmonic component has been removed by the harmonic component removing means, the effective value calculated by the effective value calculating means, and the phase angle calculating means. Based on the phase angle of the leakage current flowing through the measured electrical line, the ground insulation resistance leakage that calculates the leakage current component due to the ground insulation resistance included in the leakage current flowing through the measured electrical line The leakage current component due to the ground insulation resistance included in the leakage current flowing through the measured electric wire calculated by the current component calculation means and the ground insulation resistance leakage current component calculation means has an arbitrary value. A judgment means for judging whether or not it has exceeded, and a shut-off means for shutting off the electric wire to be measured based on the judgment by the judgment means, wherein the phase angle calculation means has a phase detected by the phase difference detection means. From the pulse width W and the frequency F calculated by the frequency calculation means, the phase angle θ of the leakage current detected by the leakage current detection means is set to θ = 360 × W × F
Calculated by
The effective value calculation means sets the average value of the leakage current detected by the leakage current detection means to I, and the effective value I ₀ is I ₀ = I × (π / 2) / √2
Calculated by
The ground insulation resistance leakage current component calculation means includes an effective value I ₀ calculated by the effective value calculation means, and an R phase-S phase or a T phase of the measured electric wire calculated by the phase angle calculation means. From the phase angle θ of the leakage current flowing between the S phases, the leakage current caused by the ground insulation resistance included in the leakage current flowing between the R phase and the S phase or between the T phase and the S phase of the measured electric wire Ingredient Igr
Igr = (I ₀ × sin θ) / cos 30 °
It is characterized by calculating by.

  The leakage current interrupting device further includes setting means for setting the arbitrary value, and the determination means is a leakage current flowing through the measured electric wire calculated by the ground insulation resistance leakage current component calculation means. It is preferable to determine whether or not the leakage current component caused by the ground insulation resistance included in the circuit exceeds an arbitrary value set by the setting means.

  The leakage current interrupting device preferably includes recording means for recording the leakage current component calculated by the ground insulation resistance leakage current component calculation means.

  In the leakage current interrupting device, it is preferable that the leakage current detecting means clamps a measured electric wire including a ground line and detects a leakage current flowing through the measured electric wire.

  Further, in the leakage current interrupting device, the voltage detecting means synthesizes voltages detected from a plurality of voltage lines included in the measured electric line, and the synthesized voltage is added to the second harmonic component removing means. It is preferable to supply to.

The leakage current interrupting method according to the present invention includes a leakage current detecting step for detecting a leakage current flowing in a three-wire electric line having a three-phase electrical system (R phase, S phase (ground phase), T phase), A conversion means for converting the leakage current detected by the leakage current detection step into a voltage; an amplification step for amplifying the voltage converted by the conversion means; and a harmonic included in the voltage amplified in the amplification step. A first harmonic component removing step of removing a wave component, a voltage detecting step of detecting a voltage generated between the non-grounded phases (R phase-T phase) of the measured electric line, and the voltage detecting step A second harmonic component removing step for removing the harmonic component contained in the voltage detected in step 1, a signal waveform of the voltage from which the harmonic component has been removed by the first harmonic component removing step, and Harmonic components are removed by the second harmonic component removal step A phase difference detection step of detecting a phase difference from a voltage signal waveform, a determination step of determining whether the phase difference detected by the phase difference detection step is ¼ or less of one cycle, and the second harmonic Based on the signal waveform of the voltage from which the harmonic component has been removed by the wave component removal step, a frequency calculation step for calculating the power supply frequency generated in the voltage line in which the voltage has been detected in the voltage detection step, and the determination step 1 A phase angle calculating step of calculating a phase angle of a leakage current flowing in the measured electric wire line based on a phase difference of ¼ or less of a cycle and the power supply frequency calculated in the frequency calculating step; The effective value calculating step for calculating the effective value of the voltage from which the harmonic component has been removed by the harmonic component removing step, the effective value calculated in the effective value calculating step, and the phase angle calculating step. Ground insulation resistance for calculating a leakage current component caused by ground insulation resistance included in the leakage current flowing through the measured electric wire based on the phase angle of the leakage current flowing through the measured electric wire The leakage current component due to the ground insulation resistance included in the leakage current flowing in the measured electric wire calculated in the leakage current component calculation step and the ground insulation resistance leakage current component calculation step is an arbitrary value. A judgment step for judging whether or not, and based on the judgment by the judgment step, a blocking step for cutting off the measured electric wire path,
The phase angle calculation step calculates the phase angle θ of the leakage current detected in the leakage current detection step from the phase pulse width W detected in the phase difference detection step and the frequency F calculated in the frequency calculation step. θ = 360 × W × F
Calculated by
In the effective value calculating step, the average value of the leakage current detected in the leakage current detecting step is I, and the effective value I ₀ is I ₀ = I × (π / 2) / √2
Calculated by
The ground insulation resistance leakage current component calculation step includes the effective value I ₀ calculated by the effective value calculation step and the R phase-S phase or the T phase of the measured electric wire calculated by the phase angle calculation step. From the phase angle θ of the leakage current flowing between the S phases, the leakage current caused by the ground insulation resistance included in the leakage current flowing between the R phase and the S phase or between the T phase and the S phase of the measured electric wire Ingredient Igr
Igr = (I ₀ × sin θ) / cos 30 °
It is characterized by calculating by.

  The leakage current interrupting device and method according to the present invention detects a leakage current flowing in a measured electric line, and removes a harmonic component from the detected leakage current, and occurs in the voltage line of the measured electric line. The phase angle of the leakage current is detected from the detected phase difference and the power supply frequency calculated from the voltage from which the harmonic component has been removed. Calculate the leakage current due to the ground insulation resistance only from the calculated leakage current phase angle and the effective value of the leakage current with the harmonic components removed, and the calculated leakage current value exceeds an arbitrary value. If so, shut off the line to be measured. Therefore, the leakage current interrupting apparatus and method according to the present invention accurately calculates the power frequency (50 Hz or 60 Hz for commercial power) flowing from the voltage from which the harmonic component has been removed to the line to be measured. Based on the frequency, the phase difference between the input signal waveform of the leakage current from which the harmonic component has been removed and the voltage signal waveform from which the harmonic component has been removed is accurately detected. The angle can be calculated, and the leakage current caused only by the ground insulation resistance is calculated from the accurate phase angle and the effective value of the leakage current from which harmonic components are removed. If the value exceeds the value, the line to be measured is interrupted, so even if the earth capacitance increases due to the length of the line to be measured or the influence of harmonic distortion current caused by the inverter, Only leakage current due to only ground insulation resistance lead to disaster detects such disaster, it is possible to cut off the measured electric line based on the detection.

  Moreover, the leakage current interrupting apparatus and method according to the present invention can measure Igr easily and safely without putting the electric circuit / mechanical equipment in a temporary power failure state for measuring and detecting the leakage current.

  Hereinafter, a leakage current interrupting apparatus and method as embodiments of the present invention will be described.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the leakage current interrupting device 1 is clamped to the entire measured electrical line A, and detects a leakage current I flowing in the measured electrical line A (hereinafter referred to as “CT sensor”). Unit 10, the leakage current I detected by the CT sensor unit 10 is converted into a voltage, and the converted voltage (hereinafter referred to as "converted voltage") V1 is amplified, and the converted voltage after amplification A low-pass filter (hereinafter referred to as LPF) 12 that removes harmonic components from V1, a full-wave rectifier 13 that rectifies the converted voltage V1 from which harmonic components have been removed by the LPF 12, and a voltage line of the measured electric line A Voltage detector 14 for detecting voltage V2 from voltage transformer 15, transformer 15 for transforming voltage V2 detected by voltage detector 14 to a predetermined transformation ratio, and transformer 15 transformed to a predetermined voltage value. Voltage V2 Low-pass filter (hereinafter referred to as LPF) 16 for removing harmonic components, full-wave rectifying unit 17 for rectifying voltage V2 from which harmonic components have been removed by LPF 16, and post-conversion from which harmonic components have been removed by LPF 12 The comparison unit 18 that compares the signal waveform S1 of the voltage V1 with the signal waveform S2 of the voltage V2 from which the harmonic component has been removed by the LPF 16, and the calculation unit 19 that performs a predetermined calculation based on the comparison result by the comparison unit 18 And a phase pulse width measuring unit 20 that measures the phase pulse width based on the calculation result by the calculating unit 19 and a voltage V2 signal from which the harmonic component has been removed by the LPF 16 The power source frequency measuring unit 21 that measures the power source frequency being measured, the phase pulse measured by the phase pulse width measuring unit 20, and the power source measured by the power source frequency measuring unit 21 A phase angle calculation unit 22 that calculates the phase angle of the leakage current I flowing in the measured electrical line A from the frequency, and an A / D conversion unit 23 that converts the converted voltage V1 rectified by the full-wave rectification unit 13 into a digital signal. An effective value calculator 24 for calculating an effective value of the converted voltage V1 converted into a digital signal by the A / D converter 23, and an A for converting the voltage V2 rectified by the full-wave rectifier 17 into a digital signal. / D conversion unit 25, effective value calculation unit 26 for calculating the effective value of voltage V2 converted into a digital signal by A / D conversion unit 25, and phase angle of leakage current I calculated by phase angle calculation unit 22 A leakage current calculation unit 27 that calculates the leakage current Igr caused by the ground insulation resistance from the effective value of the converted voltage V1 calculated by the effective value calculation unit 24; and the leakage current I calculated by the phase angle calculation unit 22 Phase angle and RMS calculation Whether the resistance value calculation unit 28 that calculates the resistance value of the ground insulation resistance from the effective value of the voltage V2 calculated by the output unit 26 and whether the leakage current Igr calculated by the leakage current calculation unit 27 exceeds an arbitrary value Are determined, a blocking unit 30 that blocks the measured electrical line A, and a communication unit 33 that communicates with an external device.

Moreover, the interruption | blocking part 30 is based on the existing earth-leakage breaker, and interruption | blocking speed is about 2 cycles (0.04 second in the case of 50 Hz)-about 5 cycles (0.1 second in the case of 50 Hz). . Further, in the leakage current interrupting device 1 according to the present invention, it is assumed that the portion B in FIG. 1 is formed into a chip and replaced with a block (circuit) for detecting I ₀ in an existing breaker.

  The CT sensor unit 10 detects magnetism generated from a leakage current component flowing in the electric wire path A to be measured, and generates a current from the detected magnetism. The CT sensor unit 10 supplies the generated current as the leakage current I to the amplification unit 11. Note that the leakage current I generated by the CT sensor unit 10 includes a leakage current Igc caused by the ground capacitance and a leakage current Igr caused by the ground insulation resistance that is directly involved in the insulation resistance. . Note that the leakage current Igc not only increases in capacity according to the length of the line A to be measured, but also increases in capacity due to harmonic distortion current caused by an inverter, a noise filter, or the like used in the electrical equipment. .

  The amplifying unit 11 converts the leakage current I supplied from the CT sensor unit 10 into a voltage, and amplifies the converted voltage V1 to a predetermined level. For example, when the leakage current I supplied from the CT sensor unit 10 is 0 mA to 10 mA, the amplification unit 11 amplifies in two stages, and the leakage current I supplied from the CT sensor unit 10 is 10 mA to 300 mA. In this case, it is amplified in one stage. The amplifying unit 11 supplies the converted voltage V1 after amplification to the LPF 12. The LPF 12 removes harmonic components contained in the converted voltage V1. The LPF 12 supplies the converted voltage V1 from which the harmonic component has been removed to the full-wave rectification unit 13 and the comparison unit 18. The full-wave rectification unit 13 rectifies the supplied converted voltage V <b> 1 and supplies the converted voltage V <b> 1 after rectification to the A / D conversion unit 23.

  The voltage detection unit 14 detects a voltage generated in the voltage line by connecting a voltage probe to the measured electric line A. The voltage detector 14 detects the voltage between the R phase and the T phase other than the S phase (ground) when the electrical system of the measured electrical line A is a three-phase three-wire system (a system comprising a delta connection). To do. Moreover, the voltage detection part 14 detects a voltage from between phases other than a grounding wire, when the electrical system of the to-be-measured electric wire A is a three-phase four-wire system (system which consists of star connection). Moreover, the voltage detection part 14 detects the voltage between N phase and L phase, when the electrical system of the to-be-measured electrical line A is a single phase 2 wire type.

  Then, the voltage detection unit 14 obtains a reference point from the voltage V <b> 2 detected from the measured electric line A, and supplies the voltage V <b> 2 to the transformer 15. For example, the voltage detection unit 14 uses a point where the voltage V2 detected from the measured electric wire A crosses zero as a reference point.

  The transformer 15 transforms the supplied voltage V2 to a predetermined voltage value, and supplies the transformed voltage V to the LPF 16. For example, the transformer 15 performs voltage transformation so that the voltage ratio is 20: 1. The LPF 16 removes harmonic components contained in the supplied voltage V2. The LPF 16 supplies the voltage V <b> 2 from which the harmonic component has been removed to the full wave rectification unit 17, the comparison unit 18, and the power supply frequency measurement unit 21. The full-wave rectifier 17 rectifies the supplied voltage V <b> 2 and supplies the rectified voltage V <b> 2 to the A / D converter 25.

  The comparison unit 18 takes a 0V cross point of the converted voltage V1 supplied from the LPF 12, performs square wave conversion, and supplies the square wave converted signal to the arithmetic unit 19. Further, the comparison unit 18 takes the 0V cross point of the voltage V <b> 2 supplied from the LPF 16, performs square wave conversion, and supplies the square wave converted signal to the calculation unit 19.

  The calculation unit 19 performs a predetermined calculation based on the signal supplied from the comparison unit 18 and supplies the calculated signal to the phase pulse width measurement unit 20. The arithmetic unit 19 is composed of, for example, an EXOR (exclusive OR) circuit, and executes an EXOR operation on the two signals after square wave conversion supplied from the comparison unit 18.

  The phase pulse width measurement unit 20 detects the phase pulse widths of the converted voltage V1 and voltage V2 based on the calculation result supplied from the calculation unit 19. Here, the operation of the phase pulse width measurement unit 20 will be described.

  When the electrical system is a single phase, as shown in FIG. 2A, the phase angle θ of the leakage current Igr is 0 °, and the phase angle θ of the leakage current Igc is 90 °. Therefore, the phase difference between the leakage current Igr and the leakage current Igc is 90 ° (1/4 cycle). When the power source is three-phase, as shown in FIG. 2B, the phase angle θ of the leakage current Igr is 60 °, and the phase angle θ of the leakage current Igc is 0 °. Therefore, the phase difference between the leakage current Igr and the leakage current Igc is 60 ° (1/6 cycle). Therefore, the phase pulse width measuring unit 20 targets only a phase pulse width of ¼ or less of one cycle so that it can cope with a single-phase power supply or a three-phase power supply.

  Therefore, the phase pulse width measurement unit 20 outputs to the phase angle calculation unit 22 a phase pulse width that is calculated based on the calculation result supplied from the calculation unit 19 and is ¼ or less of one cycle. When the power supply frequency is 60 Hz, one cycle is 16.6 ms, so the phase pulse width is 4.15 ms or less. When the power supply frequency is 50 Hz, one cycle is 20 ms. 5 ms or less.

  The power supply frequency measurement unit 21 measures the power supply frequency based on the voltage V <b> 2 supplied from the LPF 16 and supplies the measurement result to the phase angle calculation unit 22. In addition, if the to-be-measured electric line A is a commercial power supply, the measurement result of the power supply frequency measurement part 21 will be 50 Hz or 60 Hz. The power supply frequency measuring unit 21 may be configured to determine either 50 Hz or 60 Hz based on the voltage V2 supplied from the LPF 16.

Based on the phase pulse width W supplied from the phase pulse width measurement unit 20 and the power supply frequency F supplied from the power supply frequency measurement unit 21, the phase angle calculation unit 22 is connected to the measured electrical line A according to the following equation (1). The phase angle θ of the flowing leakage current I is calculated.
θ = 360 × W × F (1)

  The phase angle calculation unit 22 supplies the calculated phase angle θ to the leakage current calculation unit 27.

The A / D converter 23 converts the rectified converted voltage V <b> 1 supplied from the full-wave rectifier 13 into a digital signal, and supplies the converted signal to the effective value calculator 24. Based on the signal supplied from the A / D conversion unit 23, the effective value calculation unit 24 calculates the effective value I ₀ of the converted voltage V1 by the following equation (2). The signal supplied to the effective value calculating unit 24, since it is based on the converted voltage V1 obtained by converting the leakage current I flowing through the measured electric line A to the voltage, and convenience I _0.
I ₀ = I × (π / 2) / √2 (2)

The effective value calculation unit 24 supplies the calculated effective value I ₀ to the leakage current calculation unit 27.

The A / D converter 25 converts the rectified voltage V <b> 2 supplied from the full-wave rectifier 17 into a digital signal and supplies the converted signal to the effective value calculator 26. Based on the signal supplied from the A / D converter 25, the effective value calculator 26 calculates an effective value V0 of the voltage V2 by the following equation (3).
V0 = V × (π / 2) √2 (3)

  The effective value calculation unit 26 supplies the calculated effective value V0 to the resistance value calculation unit 28.

Leakage current calculator 27, a phase angle calculator 22 phase angle θ supplied from, based on I ₀ supplied from the effective value calculating section 24 calculates the leakage current Igr, calculated leakage current Igr the resistance It supplies to the calculation part 28. When the power source is a single-phase power source, the leakage current Igr is calculated by the following equation (4). When the power source is a three-phase power source, the leakage current Igr is calculated by the following equation (5).
Igr = I ₀ × cos θ (4)
Igr = (I ₀ × sin θ) / cos 30 ° (5)

  The leakage current calculation unit 27 determines whether the power source is a single-phase power source or a three-phase power source according to the selection state of the rotary switch.

Based on the effective value V0 supplied from the effective value calculating unit 26 and the leakage current Igr supplied from the leakage current calculating unit 27, the resistance value calculating unit 28 calculates Gr by the following equation (6).
Gr = V0 / Igr (6)

  When the leakage current Igr calculated by the leakage current calculation unit 27 exceeds an arbitrary value, the determination unit 29 generates a predetermined cutoff signal SC and supplies the generated cutoff signal SC to the cutoff unit 30. .

  The blocking unit 30 blocks the measured electric line A based on the blocking signal SC supplied from the determination unit 29. Moreover, the interruption | blocking part 30 is comprised by the trip coil TC etc., as shown in FIG. 3, and interrupts | blocks the to-be-measured electric wire A based on the interruption | blocking signal SC supplied from the judgment part 29. FIG.

  Further, the leakage current interrupting device 1 includes a setting unit 31 that sets an arbitrary value, and whether or not the leakage current Igr calculated by the leakage current calculation unit 27 exceeds an arbitrary value set by the setting unit 31. May be determined by the determination unit 29. In such a configuration, the setting unit 31 may be configured such that a plurality of predetermined values can be selected with a rotary switch. Also, the value is set, for example, in 10 mA steps.

  Moreover, the leakage current interrupting device 1 may be configured to include a recording unit 32 that records the leakage current Igr calculated by the leakage current calculation unit 27. Since the recording unit 32 records the leakage current Igr calculated by the leakage current calculation unit 27 for each elapsed time, the user can grasp how the leakage current Igr changes with time.

  For example, the user connects the monitor device to the leakage current interrupting device 1 via the communication connector, and accesses the data stored in the recording unit 32. The leakage current interrupting device 1 is set with a unique identification number in advance.

The monitor device, through the communication connector, from the leakage current interrupting device 1, the effective value I ₀ calculated by the effective value calculation unit 24, the leakage current Igr calculated by the leakage current calculation unit 27, and the voltage detection unit 14. The voltage value V of the line A to be measured detected in step 1, the frequency measured by the power frequency measuring unit 21 and the identification number of the leakage current interrupting device 1 are read out. In addition, the monitor device has a round connector as the shape of the connector connected to the communication unit 33, and is provided with a disconnection prevention mechanism in order to eliminate poor contact with the communication unit 33.

  With reference to the data recorded in the recording unit 32, for example, when it is grasped that the leakage current Igr instantaneously reaches an arbitrary value from the state of temporal change of the leakage current Igr, the leakage current Since there is a strong suspicion that the device activated when Igr reaches an arbitrary value or the activated device is the cause of the leakage, the leakage location can be specified using this as a clue.

  In addition, for example, when it is grasped from the state of the change of the leakage current Igr over time that the leakage current Igr is gradually increasing, by checking the activated device, the device that causes the leakage is detected. It can be discovered early.

  In the leakage current interrupting device 1 according to the present invention configured as described above, for example, when the power source of the measured electrical line A is a three-phase type, the power source can be processed in the same manner as the single-phase type. Yes. Here, the principle of the leakage current interrupting device 1 according to the present invention will be described.

  The CT sensor unit 10 clamps the electric wire A to be measured, and detects waveforms between the R phase and the S phase, between the S phase and the T phase, and between the T phase and the R phase, which are different in phase by 120 °, as shown in FIG. 4A. . In FIG. 4A, each waveform is shown for convenience, but the waveform detected by the CT sensor unit 10 is a synthesized waveform. The combined waveform detected by the CT sensor unit 10 is input to the calculation unit 19 via the amplification unit 11, the LPF 12, and the comparison unit 18.

  Further, the voltage detection unit 14 connects voltage probes to the R phase and the T phase, detects a voltage between the R phase and the T phase, and inverts the detected voltage as shown in FIG. 4B. The voltage detector 14 determines a point at which the detected voltage crosses zero at a predetermined location as a reference point a. The voltage V2 with the reference point a determined in this way is input to the arithmetic unit 19 via the transformer 15, the LPF 16, and the comparison unit 18.

  For example, only the leakage current Igr (hereinafter referred to as “R phase Igr”) is generated in the R phase of the measured electrical line A, and only the leakage current Igr (hereinafter referred to as “T phase Igr”) is generated in the T phase. In this case, as shown in FIG. 4C, the R phase Igr has a phase difference of 120 ° from the reference point a, and the T phase Igr has a phase difference of 60 ° from the reference point a.

  Further, only the leakage current Igc (hereinafter referred to as “R phase Igc”) is generated in the R phase of the measured electrical line A, and only the leakage current Igc (hereinafter referred to as “T phase Igc”) is generated in the T phase. In this case, as shown in FIG. 4D, the phase difference from the reference point a of the combined waveform of the R phase Igc and the T phase Igc is 180 ° (0 °).

  Furthermore, when the leakage current Igr and the leakage current Igc are generated in the R phase of the electric wire A to be measured and the leakage current Igr and the leakage current Igc are generated in the T phase, the result is as shown in FIG. 4E. .

  Further, the above description can be expressed as a vector as follows. Since the wire A to be measured is a three-phase type, it is as shown in FIG. 5A. Then, when the voltage between the R phase and the T phase is detected by the voltage detection unit 14 and the reference point a is obtained from the detected voltage, a single-phase vector diagram is obtained as shown in FIG. 5B. As described above, the phase difference between the R phase Igr and the reference point a is 60 °, and the phase difference between the T phase Igr and the reference point a is 120 °.

  In the case of the single-phase type, as already described with reference to FIG. 2A, since the phase difference between the leakage current Igr and the leakage current Igc is 90 °, the R-phase Igc is set at a position rotated 90 ° from the R-phase Igr. Further, the T phase Igc can be obtained at a position rotated by 90 ° from the T phase Igr. Furthermore, a combined vector Igc of the R phase Igc and the T phase Igc can be obtained at a position 180 ° (0 °) from the reference point a (FIG. 5C).

Therefore, for example, when only the R phase Igr is generated in the measured electrical line A, the combined vector of the R phase Igr and Igc, that is, the leakage current I ₀ flowing in the measured electrical line A is It can be expressed as 5D. Note that, from FIG. 5D, the above-described equation (5) can be derived as an equation for calculating the R phase Igr. Further, the phase difference θ of the leakage current I ₀ changes depending on the magnitudes of the R phases Igr and Igc, and the range of change is 60 ° to 180 ° from the reference point a.

For example, when only the T-phase Igr is generated in the measured electrical line A, the combined vector of the T-phase Igr and Igc, that is, the leakage current I ₀ flowing in the measured electrical line A is It can be expressed as 5E. Note that the above-described equation (5) can be derived from FIG. 5E as an equation for calculating the T-phase Igr. In addition, the phase difference θ of the leakage current I ₀ changes depending on the magnitudes of the T phases Igr and Igc, and the range of change is 120 ° to 180 °.

  Here, the leakage current interruption device 1 according to the present invention shown above detects the leakage current Igr flowing through the measured electric line A, and based on the detected leakage current Igr, the operation of interrupting the measured electric line A Will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. The leakage current interrupting device 1 is assumed to be housed in an existing earth leakage breaker, but may be externally attached when it cannot be housed.

  In step ST1, the user switches a rotary switch (not shown) of the leakage current interrupting device 1 according to the type of the electric line A to be measured (single-phase two-wire system, single-phase three-wire system, three-phase three-wire system, etc.). . In addition, in the process of step ST1, the to-be-measured electric wire path A is a interruption | blocking state.

  In step ST2, the user operates the setting unit 31 to set an arbitrary value.

  In step ST3, the user turns on the leakage current interrupting device 1 in an energized state.

  After that, the leakage current interrupting device 1 calculates the leakage current Igr of the measured electrical line A by the leakage current calculation unit 27 and determines whether the leakage current Igr has reached an arbitrary value by the determination unit 29. When the leakage current interrupting device 1 determines that the determination unit 29 has reached an arbitrary value, the leakage current interrupting device 1 interrupts the measured electrical line A by the interrupting unit 30.

  Here, FIG. 7 shows a first result of actually measuring the leakage current component from the measured electric wire line by the leakage current interrupting device 1 according to the present invention. FIG. 7 shows a power board (power frequency: 50 Hz, voltage: 200 V, type of low voltage circuit to be measured: three-phase three-wire system, 150 kvA, room temperature: 41 ° C., humidity: 43 of a rooftop distribution cubicle (high voltage power receiving equipment). %) Was measured.

In the experiment, 20 kΩ was grounded to the R phase as a pseudo-insulation resistance 6 minutes to 9 minutes before the start of measurement (3 minutes), and 9 minutes to 11 minutes before the start of measurement (2 minutes). As a pseudo-insulation resistance, ground 20 kΩ in the T phase, remove the pseudo-insulation resistance (11 minutes) after the elapse of 11 minutes to 12 minutes (1 minute) from the start of measurement, and 12 to 13 minutes after the start of measurement. 10kΩ is grounded to the R phase as the pseudo-insulation resistance before the passage (1 minute), and 10kΩ is grounded to the T phase as the pseudo-insulation resistance at the time of 13 minutes to 15 minutes (2 minutes) after the start of measurement. 15 minutes later, the pseudo-insulation resistance was removed.
For example, when a 20 kΩ resistor is grounded as the pseudo-insulation resistance in the R phase, theoretically, as the pseudo-insulation resistance component current,
Igr = V / R = 200 / (20 × 103) = 10 mA
Current is added to the line to be measured and flows.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the leakage current interrupting device 1 detected a leakage current Igr of 12.3 mA when a resistance of 20 kΩ was grounded to the R phase as a pseudo-insulation resistance when 6 minutes passed. Since the leakage current Igr is 2 mA when the pseudo-insulation resistance is not grounded (before 6 minutes from the start of measurement, 11 minutes after the start of measurement to 12 minutes before and 15 minutes after the start of measurement), R If 2 mA is subtracted from the leakage current Igr after grounding a pseudo resistance of 20 kΩ to the phase, it becomes 10.3 mA. Therefore, the leakage current interrupting device 1 according to the present invention can measure a change of 10.3 mA. This value almost coincides with the theoretical value (10 mA) described above.

In addition, when the pseudo insulation resistance is grounded to the R phase at 20 kΩ, the combined resistance value with the resistance value before grounding (Gr≈105.46 kΩ (average value of Gr from the start of measurement to 6 minutes before)) is
Gr = (20 × 103 × 105.46 × 103) / (20 × 103 + 105.46 × 103) ≈16.3 kΩ
It becomes. As shown in FIG. 7, the leakage current interrupting device 1 has a resistance Gr of 17.2 kΩ when 6 minutes have elapsed from the start of measurement, which is almost equal to the theoretical value (16.3 kΩ) described above.

  Further, even when a 20 kΩ resistor is grounded as the pseudo-insulation resistance in the T phase, the current of the pseudo-insulation resistance component theoretically increases by 10 mA as described above. In the leakage current interrupting device 1, as shown in FIG. 7, the leakage current Igr detected from 9 minutes to 11 minutes after the start of measurement is approximately 12.4 mA, and when 2 mA is subtracted from the numerical value, 10.4 mA, which almost coincides with the theoretical value (10 mA).

  Further, the combined resistance value Gr when the pseudo-insulation resistance is grounded to the T phase at 20 kΩ is theoretically 16.3 kΩ and the measured value is 17.4 kΩ, as described above. Is consistent with

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 7, in the leakage current interrupting device 1, the theoretical value and the actual measurement value of the leakage currents Igr and Gr when 10 kΩ is grounded as the pseudo-insulation resistance in the R phase or the T phase are substantially the same.

Furthermore, the leakage current cutoff device 1, prior to the expiration 12 minutes from the start of measurement after elapse of 11 minutes, and when releasing the ground state of the pseudo insulation resistance during the course 15-minute, leakage current Igr, the value of I ₀ and Gr ground It returned to the previous state (from 1 minute to 5 minutes from the start of measurement).

  Moreover, the 2nd result which actually measured the leakage current component from the to-be-measured electric wire line by the leakage current interrupting device 1 which concerns on this invention is shown in FIG. FIG. 8 shows a power board (power supply frequency: 50 Hz, voltage: 200 V, type of low-voltage circuit to be measured: three-phase three-wire system, 150 kvA) of a power distribution cubicle (high voltage power receiving equipment) as a measurement target. .

  In the experiment, 1 minute elapsed from the start of measurement to 4 minutes before (3 minutes), 0.22 μF was grounded to the R phase and T phase as a pseudo capacitance, and 3 minutes elapsed from the start of measurement to 4 minutes. Before the lapse of time (1 minute), 20 kΩ was grounded to the T phase as a pseudo insulation resistance, and after 4 minutes from the start of measurement, the pseudo capacitance and the pseudo insulation resistance were removed. Therefore, from 3 minutes to 4 minutes before the start of measurement, the pseudo capacitance was grounded to the R phase and the T phase, and the pseudo insulation resistance was grounded to the T phase.

For example, when a capacitance of 0.22 μF is grounded to the R phase and the T phase as a pseudo capacitance, the capacitive reactance X is
X = 1 / 2πfC = 1 / (2π × 50 × (0.22 × 10 −6 + 0.22 × 10 −6))
≒ 7.23 × 103
It becomes.

Therefore, the line to be measured has
I = V / X = 200 / 7.23 × 103≈27.6 mA
The current is added and flows.

In addition, when a 20 kΩ resistor is grounded to the T phase as an insulation resistance, theoretically, as a current of a pseudo insulation resistance component,
Igr = V / R = 200 / (20 × 103) = 10 mA
Current is added to the line to be measured and flows.

As shown in FIG. 8, the leakage current interrupting device 1 has a time when 1 minute has elapsed from the start of measurement, and when a capacitance of 0.22 μF is grounded in the R phase and the T phase as a pseudo capacitance, detecting a leakage current Igr of 7.8 mA, also detected _{I 0} of 100.8MA. Note that I ₀ is a combined current of the leakage current Igr caused by the insulation resistance and the leakage current Igc caused by the capacitance as described above.

  The leakage current Igr when the pseudo capacitance is not grounded is 7.6 mA (leakage current Igr 1 minute before the start of measurement) as shown in FIG. When the capacitance is grounded, there is almost no change in the leakage current Igr.

On the other hand, _{I 0} when not grounded pseudo capacitance is 75.9mA _{(I 0} before a lapse of one minute from the start of measurement). When the _I 0 after the pseudo capacitance ground (100.8mA) subtracting the pseudo-capacitance ground before _I 0 _{(75.9mA), 24.9mA} next, which is summed leakage current Igc. This added leakage current Igc is substantially equal to the theoretical value (27.6 mA).

In addition, as shown in FIG. 8, the leakage current interrupting device 1 is configured such that when the pseudo capacitance is grounded in the R phase and the T phase and the pseudo insulation resistance is grounded in the T phase (3 minutes from the start of measurement). Between the lapse of time and before the lapse of 4 minutes, a leakage current Igr of 21.0 mA was detected, and an I ₀ of 107.0 mA was detected.

  When the leakage current Igr (8 mA (leakage current Igr after 3 minutes from the start of measurement)) before grounding the insulation resistance is subtracted from the leakage current Igr (21 mA) after grounding the insulation resistance to the T phase, 13 mA is obtained. , Approximately equal to the theoretical value (10 mA).

  Further, the operations of the comparison unit 18 and the calculation unit 19 when 10 kΩ is grounded as a pseudo insulation resistance in the R phase will be described with reference to FIGS. 9 to 11.

  As shown in FIG. 9, the comparison unit 18 receives the converted voltage V <b> 1 from the LPF 12 and receives the voltage V <b> 2 from the LPF 16. The phase difference between the converted voltage V1 and the voltage V2 is 120 °. As shown in FIG. 10A, the comparison unit 18 performs square wave conversion on the converted voltage V <b> 1 input from the LPF 12, and outputs the converted signal to the calculation unit 19. Further, as illustrated in FIG. 10B, the comparison unit 18 performs square wave conversion on the voltage V <b> 2 input from the LPF 16, and outputs the converted signal to the calculation unit 19.

  As shown in FIG. 11, the arithmetic unit 19 performs an EXOR operation based on the square wave signal of the converted voltage V2 and the square wave signal of the voltage V2. The computing unit 19 obtains a phase pulse width equal to or less than ¼ of one cycle based on the signal after the EXOR computation, and outputs the obtained phase pulse width to the phase angle calculating unit 22.

  In step ST6, when the measurement is completed, the user turns off the power of the leakage current interrupter 1.

The leakage current interrupting device 1 according to the present invention configured as described above detects the leakage current I flowing in the electric line A to be measured, converts the detected leakage current I into a voltage, and generates a harmonic from the converted voltage. The converted voltage V1 from which the wave component is removed, the harmonic component is removed, and the voltage V2 are detected from the voltage line of the line A to be measured, and the harmonic component is removed from the detected voltage V2 to remove the harmonic component. On the basis of the measured voltage V2, the phase angle θ of the leakage current I flowing in the measured electrical line A is accurately determined, and the accurate phase angle θ and the effective value of the converted voltage V1 from which the harmonic component has been removed. Only the leakage current Igr caused by the ground insulation resistance is calculated from I ₀ , the calculated leakage current Igr is monitored, and when the leakage current Igr exceeds an arbitrary value, the measured electrical line A is interrupted. Therefore, the leakage current interrupting device 1 according to the present invention can increase the leakage current Igc due to the ground capacitance due to the length of the electric line A to be measured and the inverter that outputs the harmonic distortion current. Since it is possible to reliably detect only the leakage current Igr caused by the ground insulation resistance in mA units, the leakage current Igr is monitored, and only when the leakage current Igr exceeds an arbitrary value, Can be operated to shut off. Therefore, the leakage current interrupting device 1 according to the present invention does not interrupt the measured electrical line A unlike the conventional device even if the leakage current increases due to an element other than the leakage current Igr (increase in the leakage current Igc). .

  In addition, the leakage current interrupting device 1 according to the present invention can detect the leakage current Igr without temporarily turning off the electric circuit / mechanical equipment, and before the occurrence of a catastrophe such as a leakage fire. It can be used to find the location of electrical leakage.

  In addition, the leakage current interrupting device 1 according to the present invention does not bring in a reference point from another as in the frequency injection type, but obtains the reference point from the voltage generated in the transmission line. The leakage current Igr flowing through A can be accurately measured.

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments described with reference to the drawings, and various modifications, substitutions or equivalents thereof can be made without departing from the scope and spirit of the appended claims. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that this can be done.

It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the leakage current detection apparatus which concerns on this invention. It is a figure which shows the phase difference of the leakage current Igg resulting from the earth insulation resistance in the case of a single phase and a three-phase power supply, and the leakage current Igc resulting from an earth capacitance. It is a figure which shows the structure of the interruption | blocking part with which the leakage current detection apparatus concerning this invention is equipped. It is the figure which showed a mode that the leakage current performed by the leakage current detection apparatus concerning this invention was detected. It is the figure which showed a mode that the leakage current performed by the leakage current detection apparatus based on this invention was detected with the vector. It is a flowchart explaining the operation | movement of the leakage current detection apparatus which concerns on this invention. It is a figure which shows the 1st data example when an electric wire path is actually measured by the leakage current detection apparatus which concerns on this invention. It is a figure which shows the 2nd data example when an electric wire path is actually measured by the leakage current detection apparatus which concerns on this invention. It is a figure which shows the phase difference of the converted voltage V1 and the voltage V2 which were input into the comparison part. (A) is a diagram showing a waveform of the converted voltage V1 when input to the comparison unit and a waveform when square wave conversion is performed based on the converted voltage V1, and (b) is an input of the comparison unit. It is a figure which shows the waveform when a square wave conversion is performed based on the waveform of voltage V2 at the time of voltage V2. It is a figure which shows the waveform formed when EXOR is performed based on the waveform when square-wave conversion is performed based on the converted voltage V1 shown in FIG. 10, and the waveform when square-wave conversion is performed based on the voltage V2.

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Leakage current detection apparatus, A to-be-measured electric wire line, 10 Current transformer sensor (CT sensor) part, 11 Amplification part, 12, 16 Low-pass filter (LPF), 13, 17 Full wave rectification part, 14 Voltage detection part, 15 Transformer , 18 comparison unit, 19 calculation unit, 20 phase pulse width measurement unit, 21 power supply frequency measurement unit, 22 phase angle calculation unit, 23, 25 A / D conversion unit, 24, 26 effective value calculation unit, 27 leakage current calculation Unit, 28 resistance value calculation unit, 29 determination unit, 30 blocking unit, 31 setting unit, 32 recording unit, 33 communication unit

Claims (6)

Leakage current detection means for detecting a leakage current flowing in the three-phase (R-phase, S-phase (ground phase), T-phase) three-wire type electric wire to be measured;
Conversion means for converting the leakage current detected by the leakage current detection means into a voltage;
Amplifying means for amplifying the voltage converted by the converting means;
First harmonic component removal means for removing harmonic components contained in the voltage amplified by the amplification means;
Voltage detecting means for detecting a voltage generated between the non-grounded phases (R phase-T phase) of the measured electric wire;
Second harmonic component removing means for removing harmonic components contained in the voltage detected by the voltage detecting means;
A phase difference is detected from the signal waveform of the voltage from which the harmonic component has been removed by the first harmonic component removing means and the signal waveform of the voltage from which the harmonic component has been removed by the second harmonic component removing means. Phase difference detection means;
A frequency calculating means for calculating a frequency generated in the voltage line in which the voltage is detected by the voltage detecting means, based on the signal waveform of the voltage from which the harmonic component is removed by the second harmonic component removing means;
A phase angle calculating means for calculating a phase angle of a leakage current flowing through the measured electric line based on the phase difference detected by the phase difference detecting means and the frequency calculated by the frequency calculating means;
Effective value calculating means for calculating an effective value of the voltage from which the harmonic component has been removed by the first harmonic component removing means;
Based on the effective value calculated by the effective value calculating means and the phase angle of the leakage current flowing in the measured electric wire calculated by the phase angle calculating means, the leakage current flowing in the measured electric wire A ground insulation resistance leakage current component calculating means for calculating a leakage current component due to the ground insulation resistance included in
It is determined whether or not the leakage current component due to the ground insulation resistance included in the leakage current flowing through the measured electric wire calculated by the ground insulation resistance leakage current component calculation means exceeds a predetermined value. Judgment means,
Based on the determination by the determination means, and a blocking means for blocking the measured electric wire path,
The effective value calculation means sets the average value of the leakage current detected by the leakage current detection means to I, and the effective value I ₀ is I ₀ = I × (π / 2) / √2
Calculated by
The ground insulation resistance leakage current component calculation means includes an effective value I ₀ calculated by the effective value calculation means, and a phase angle θ of the leakage current flowing through the measured electric wire calculated by the phase angle calculation means. From the leakage current component Igr caused by the ground insulation resistance included in the leakage current flowing through the measured electric line,
Igr = (I ₀ × sin θ) / cos 30 °
A leakage current interrupting device characterized by the following calculation. Setting means for setting the predetermined value,
The determination means sets the leakage current component caused by the ground insulation resistance included in the leakage current flowing through the measured electric wire calculated by the ground insulation resistance leakage current component calculation means by the setting means. The leakage current interrupting device according to claim 1, wherein it is determined whether or not a predetermined value is exceeded.   The leakage current interrupting device according to claim 1, further comprising recording means for recording the leakage current component calculated by the ground insulation resistance leakage current component calculation means.   2. The leakage current interrupting device according to claim 1, wherein the leakage current detecting means clamps a measured electric wire including a ground line and detects a leakage current flowing through the measured electric wire.   The voltage detection means synthesizes voltages detected from a plurality of voltage lines included in the electric line to be measured, and supplies the synthesized voltage to the second harmonic component removal means. Item 9. The leakage current interrupting device according to Item 1. A leakage current detection step of detecting a leakage current flowing in a three-phase (R-phase, S-phase (grounding phase), T-phase) three-wire electric line to be measured;
A conversion step of converting the leakage current detected by the leakage current detection step into a voltage;
An amplification step of amplifying the voltage converted by the conversion step;
A first harmonic component removing step for removing harmonic components contained in the voltage amplified in the amplification step;
A voltage detection step of detecting a voltage generated between the non-grounded phases (R phase-T phase) of the measured electric line;
A second harmonic component removing step for removing harmonic components contained in the voltage detected in the voltage detecting step;
A phase difference is detected from the signal waveform of the voltage from which the harmonic component has been removed by the first harmonic component removal step and the signal waveform of the voltage from which the harmonic component has been removed by the second harmonic component removal step. A phase difference detection step;
Based on the signal waveform of the voltage from which the harmonic component has been removed by the second harmonic component removing step, a frequency calculating step for calculating the frequency generated in the voltage line that has detected the voltage in the voltage detecting step;
Based on the phase difference detected in the phase difference detection step and the frequency calculated in the frequency calculation step, a phase angle calculation step of calculating the phase angle of the leakage current flowing in the measured electric line,
An effective value calculating step of calculating an effective value of the voltage from which the harmonic component has been removed by the first harmonic component removing step;
Based on the effective value calculated in the effective value calculating step and the phase angle of the leakage current flowing in the measured electric wire calculated in the phase angle calculating step, the leakage current flowing in the measured electric wire A ground insulation resistance leakage current component calculation step for calculating a leakage current component due to the ground insulation resistance included in
It is determined whether or not the leakage current component due to the ground insulation resistance included in the leakage current flowing through the measured electric wire calculated in the ground insulation resistance leakage current component calculation step exceeds a predetermined value. A decision process;
Based on the determination by the determination step, including a blocking step of blocking the measured electrical line,
In the effective value calculating step, the average value of the leakage current detected in the leakage current detecting step is I, and the effective value I ₀ is I ₀ = I × (π / 2) / √2
Calculated by
The ground insulation resistance leakage current component calculation step includes the effective value I ₀ calculated by the effective value calculation step and the phase angle θ of the leakage current flowing through the measured electric wire calculated by the phase angle calculation step. From the leakage current component Igr caused by the ground insulation resistance included in the leakage current flowing through the measured electric line,
Igr = (I ₀ × sin θ) / cos 30 °
The leakage current interruption method characterized by calculating by this.

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