Device for detecting open phase of connection line of standby transformer in nuclear power plant by using Rogowski coil

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9714974-B2
Application number	US-201414771732-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 1, 2014
Priority date	Oct 2, 2013
Publication date	Jul 25, 2017
Grant date	Jul 25, 2017

Abstract

Disclosed is a device for detecting an open phase of a connection line of a standby transformer in a nuclear power plant by using a Rogowski coil. A Rogowski coil is provided to a neutral line of a Y connection at the primary side of the standby transformer. An open phase detection unit is provided for determining the generation of an open phase at the primary side and generating a warning signal if a current induced in the Rogowski coil is maintained at a value higher than a preset reference value for a time longer than a preset reference time in a state where a circuit breaker at the secondary side of the standby transformer is open. A main control unit is provided for displaying the warning to an administrator according to the warning signal provided by the open phase detection part.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A device for detecting an open phase in a connection line of a standby transformer in a nuclear power plant, the device comprising:
a Rogowski coil installed at a neutral line of a primary Y connection line in the standby transformer used in the nuclear power plant;
an open phase detector which determines that the open phase is generated when the current induced in the Rogowski coil with a preset reference value or greater maintains for a preset reference time or greater in a state that a secondary circuit breaker of the standby transformer is open to generate an alarm signal; and
a main controller to display an alarm to a manager according to an alarm signal provided from the open phase detector,

wherein the open phase detector comprises:
a current detector which measures an intensity of the current induced in the Rogowski coil, and closes a contact point-A when the intensity of the current is equal to or greater than the reference value, and opens the contact point-A when the intensity of the current is less than the reference value;
a cut-off detector which closes a contact point-B when the secondary circuit breaker of the standby transformer is open, and opens the contact point-B when the secondary circuit breaker of the standby transformer is closed;
a timer which starts an operation when the contact point-A and the contact point-B are closed and closes a contact point-C when the reference time comes; and
an alarm signal generator which controls to close a contact point-D corresponding to the alarm signal when the contact-C is closed,
wherein the main controller displays the alarm when the contact point-D is closed.

2. The device of claim 1 , wherein the timer is serially connected to the contact point-A and the contact point-B between operation power sources DC(+) and DC(−) of the open phase detector, and
the alarm signal generator is serially connected to the contact point-C between the operation power sources DC(+) and DC(−) of the open phase detector.

3. The device of claim 1 , wherein the main controller comprises an alarm lamp serially connected to the contact point-D between the operation power sources DC(+) and DC(−) of the main controller.

Assignees

• Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co

Inventors

• Ha Che Woong
• Lee Do Hwan

Classifications

• G01R31/52 Primary

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

• G01R15/181

  using coils without a magnetic core, e.g. Rogowski coils · CPC title

• G01R19/16538

  in AC or DC supplies (G01R19/16519 and G01R19/16528 take precedence) · CPC title

• G01R19/165

  Indicating that current or voltage is either above or below a predetermined value or within or outside a predetermined range of values · CPC title

• G01R19/0092

  Measuring current only · CPC title