Electricity: measuring and testing – Measuring – testing – or sensing electricity – per se – Analysis of complex waves
Patent
1997-03-17
1999-03-30
Ballato, Josie
Electricity: measuring and testing
Measuring, testing, or sensing electricity, per se
Analysis of complex waves
324 7642, 324 7658, G01S 502
Patent
active
058893989
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a process for determining harmonic oscillations of a fundamental component of an electrical signal.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
The journal, "Elektronik" 2, 1/23/1987, pp. 89-96, in particular pp. 92-93, describes a process in which an electrical signal is sampled with a sampling rate corresponding to an integer multiple of the fundamental component's frequency after analog pre-filtering. According to an example given, sampling is performed at a sampling rate of 2.56 kHz, and the spectral lines up to the sixth harmonic oscillation are determined in addition to the spectral line of a 160 Hz fundamental frequency. The spectral lines of the higher harmonics are greater than half the sampling rate (Nyquist frequency) and for real input signals provide the same values as the first eight spectral lines due to mirroring on the Nyquist frequency. The spectral lines of the higher harmonics can not, therefore, be selected and determined with such a process for a sampling frequency of 2.56 kHz. If these spectral lines are also to be determined with this conventional method, a sampling frequency twice as high, i.e., a sampling frequency of 5.12 kHz, would be required.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
An object of the present invention is to provide a process for determining harmonic oscillations of a fundamental frequency of an electrical signal allowing relatively simple determination of even higher-order harmonics.
In accordance with the present invention, the signal is sampled with a sampling frequency corresponding to a non-integer multiple of the fundamental frequency. The sampled values of the signal are subjected, after analog-digital conversion, to a Discrete Fourier Transformation (DFT) to determine the harmonic oscillations. The DFT is performed by increasing the frequency resolution over several periods of the fundamental frequency to determine the harmonic oscillations.
The process of the present invention is based on the premise that, when sampling is performed with a non-integer multiple of the fundamental frequency, the higher harmonics are mirrored on a Nyquist frequency which does not coincide with a harmonic, but rather is located between two adjacent harmonics. Therefore, the higher harmonics mirrored on such a Nyquist frequency fall into the "gaps" between the lower-order harmonics and thus can be measured and selected. In order to obtain reproducible measuring results, it is necessary that the discrete Fourier transformation be carried out over a time interval corresponding to several periods of the fundamental frequency.
In general, it can be established that a sampling frequency f.sub.ab is used according to the present invention, which sampling frequency can be described by the following relationship (1): frequency of the electrical signal to be analyzed. N' can be described by the following equation (2): M=21 and L=2 are selected, this means that a sampling frequency f.sub.ab will be used according to the present invention, which is equal to 10.5 times the fundamental frequency f.sub.gr. In this case, a discrete Fourier transformation must be performed over L periods, i.e., in the present case, over two periods.
One of the advantages of the process according to the present invention consists of the possibility of determining harmonic oscillations of a relatively high order by using a relatively low sampling frequency. This reduces the cost of measuring the harmonic or fundamental frequencies in an electrical signal. The longer measuring time over several periods of the fundamental frequency can often easily be taken into account, so that this does not represent a problem in most applications.
The frequency of the fundamental frequency of an electrical signal is often subject to fluctuations. This is true, for example, for electrical signals derived from the current or the voltage of an electric supply line. In order to also be able to use the process according to the present invention for such electrical signals and obtain accurate measurement
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Reck Thomas
Sezi Tevfik
Ballato Josie
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
Solis Jose M.
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