Abnormality detection system, determination device, abnormality detection method, determination method, and program

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12523319-B2
Application number	US-202118279571-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 26, 2021
Priority date	Mar 4, 2021
Publication date	Jan 13, 2026
Grant date	Jan 13, 2026

Abstract

This abnormality detection system comprises: a solenoid valve; a power supply which applies a voltage to a load terminal of the solenoid valve via a switch circuit and a diode; a drive circuit which drives the solenoid valve via the load terminal; a first detection unit which detects a voltage indicating the state of the drive circuit; a second detection unit which detects a voltage associated with a voltage of the load terminal of the solenoid valve; and a determination unit which determines whether the load terminal is in a ground fault state on the basis of the detection result by the first detection unit and the detection result by the second detection unit when the switch circuit is in an ON state.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1 . An abnormality detection system, comprising:
an electromagnetic valve; a power supply that applies a voltage to a load terminal of the electromagnetic valve via a switch circuit and a diode; a drive circuit that drives the electromagnetic valve via the load terminal; a storage configured to store instructions; and a processor configured to execute the stored instructions to: detect a voltage indicating a state of the drive circuit; detect a voltage associated with a voltage of the load terminal of the electromagnetic valve; and determine whether or not the load terminal is in a ground fault state based on a detection result obtained by detecting the voltage indicating the state of the drive circuit and a detection result obtained by detecting the voltage associated with the voltage of the load terminal of the electromagnetic valve in a case where the switch circuit is in an ON state.

2 . The abnormality detection system according to claim 1 , wherein, in a case where the switch circuit is in an OFF state, the processor determines whether or not the abnormality detection system is normal, whether or not there is a possibility that the load terminal is in a ground fault state, or whether or not another abnormality has occurred.

3 . The abnormality detection system according to claim 2 , wherein the other abnormality is an abnormality in a path between the processor and the load terminal.

4 . The abnormality detection system according to claim 3 ,
wherein, in a case where the processor causes the drive circuit to drive the electromagnetic valve, the processor determines whether the electromagnetic valve is in an overcurrent state or an overheated state.

5 . The abnormality detection system according to claim 2 , wherein the other abnormality is an abnormality of the switch circuit or the diode.

6 . The abnormality detection system according to claim 5 ,
wherein, in a case where the processor causes the drive circuit to drive the electromagnetic valve, the processor determines whether the electromagnetic valve is in an overcurrent state or an overheated state.

7 . The abnormality detection system according to claim 2 ,
wherein, in a case where the processor causes the drive circuit to drive the electromagnetic valve, the processor determines whether the electromagnetic valve is in an overcurrent state or an overheated state.

8 . The abnormality detection system according to claim 1 ,
wherein, in a case where the processor causes the drive circuit to drive the electromagnetic valve, the processor determines whether the electromagnetic valve is in an overcurrent state or an overheated state.

9 . A determination device included in an abnormality detection system that includes an electromagnetic valve, a power supply that applies a voltage to a load terminal of the electromagnetic valve via a switch circuit and a diode, and a drive circuit that drives the electromagnetic valve via the load terminal, the device comprising:
a storage configured to store instructions; and a processor configured to execute the stored instructions to: detect a voltage indicating a state of the drive circuit; detect a voltage associated with a voltage of the load terminal of the electromagnetic valve; and determine whether or not the load terminal is in a ground fault state based on a detection result obtained by detecting the voltage indicating the state of the drive circuit and a detection result obtained by detecting the voltage associated with the voltage of the load terminal of the electromagnetic valve in a case where the switch circuit is in an ON state.

10 . An abnormality detection method performed by an abnormality detection system that includes an electromagnetic valve and a power supply that applies a voltage to a load terminal of the electromagnetic valve via a switch circuit and a diode, the method comprising:
driving the electromagnetic valve via the load terminal; detecting a voltage indicating a state of a drive circuit that drives the electromagnetic valve via the load terminal; detecting a voltage associated with a voltage of the load terminal of the electromagnetic valve; and determining whether or not the load terminal is in a ground fault state based on a detection result obtained by detecting the voltage indicating the state of the drive circuit and a detection result obtained by detecting the voltage associated with the voltage of the load terminal of the electromagnetic valve in a case where the switch circuit is in an ON state.

11 . A determination method performed by a determination device included in an abnormality detection system that includes an electromagnetic valve, a power supply that applies a voltage to a load terminal of the electromagnetic valve via a switch circuit and a diode, and a drive circuit that drives the electromagnetic valve via the load terminal, the method comprising:
detecting a voltage indicating a state of the drive circuit; detecting a voltage associated with a voltage of the load terminal of the electromagnetic valve; and determining whether or not the load terminal is in a ground fault state based on a detection result obtained by detecting the voltage indicating the state of the drive circuit and a detection result obtained by detecting the voltage associated with the voltage of the load terminal of the electromagnetic valve in a case where the switch circuit is in an ON state.

12 . A non-transitory recording medium storing a program for a computer of an abnormality detection system that includes an electromagnetic valve, a power supply that applies a voltage to a load terminal of the electromagnetic valve via a switch circuit and a diode, and a drive circuit that drives the electromagnetic valve via the load terminal, the program causing the computer to execute:
detecting a voltage indicating a state of the drive circuit; detecting a voltage associated with a voltage of the load terminal of the electromagnetic valve; and determining whether or not the load terminal is in a ground fault state based on a detection result obtained by detecting the voltage indicating the state of the drive circuit and a detection result obtained by detecting the voltage associated with the voltage of the load terminal of the electromagnetic valve in a case where the switch circuit is in an ON state.

Assignees

• Mitsubishi Heavy Ind Thermal Systems Ltd

Inventors

• Sato Hidetaka
• Osaki Tomoyasu
• Nagasaka Keiji
• Kojima Ryota

Classifications

• G01R31/52 Primary

  Testing for short-circuits, leakage current or ground faults · CPC title

• F16K37/0075

  For recording or indicating the functioning of a valve in combination with test equipment · CPC title

• F16K37/0025

  Electrical or magnetic means (F16K37/0075 takes precedence) · CPC title

• F16K31/0675

  Electromagnet aspects, e.g. electric supply therefor · CPC title

• F16K37/0083 Primary

  by measuring valve parameters · CPC title