Detecting a short circuit fault in a dynamo electric machine

Details Detecting a short circuit fault in a dynamo electric machine Detecting a short circuit fault in a dynamo electric machine

1978-08-21

1980-02-05

Moose, Jr., Harry E.

Electricity: electrical systems and devices

Safety and protection of systems and devices

Motor protective condition responsive circuits

361 42, 361 65, 361 79, H02H 708

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041875230

ABSTRACT:
A dynamo-electric machine is provided with a protective circuit arrangement whereby the machine is caused to be switched off if a short circuit current flowing in the machine exceeds a predetermined level.
False operation of the protective circuit is avoided by incorporating a discriminating circuit which is able to distinguish the phase angle between the current and the voltage. This causes the protective circuit to trip for an over load current where the phase angle difference is small and the power factor near unity, which occurs with resistive fault situations; and not to trip where the phase angle difference is high, and thus there is a low power factor indicating a reactive condition, which occurs on start-up of the machine. A machine is able to run more safely as a result.

REFERENCES:
patent: 2462799 (1949-02-01), Young et al.
patent: 3590322 (1971-06-01), Carr
patent: 4106069 (1978-08-01), Trautner et al.

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