FIELD: electrical
engineering.SUBSTANCE: invention can be used in digital measuring transformers to provide arc fault protection functions in cells of complete
switchgear units of 6-35 kV electrical substations. An optical sensor is integrated into a digital measuring
transformer comprising a
Rogowski coil placed on a current conductor in the
transformer housing, and an electronic-digital unit in which a multi-channel analogue-to-
digital converter, a programmable
microcontroller and a configurable
relay with a discrete output are located. The sensor consists of a
light guide connected to the
front panel of the digital
electronic unit and a
photodetector located on the board of said unit. The
photodetector is connected to a multi-channel analogue-to-
digital converter via a current-to-
voltage converter, forming an optical channel. The
Rogowski coil is connected to a multi-channel analogue-to-
digital converter via a circuit comprising an
integrator and a low-pass filter, forming a current measurement channel used to implement
overcurrent protection. The multichannel analogue-to-digital converter is connected to a programmable
microcontroller via a
digital interface. Based on the results of
processing the analogue-to-
digital conversion of the current signals of the optical channel and the current measurement channel, the
microcontroller generates signals about the start and operation of the arc protection. The specified signals can be transmitted as telesignaling via the “МЭК” 61850-8-1
GOOSE protocol or used to transmit control signals to the built-in discrete output of the configurable
relay.EFFECT: providing the ability to detect an
electric arc inside the cells of complete
switchgear without installing additional external sensors and separate arc protection devices, without significantly complicating its design, and also eliminating false alarms at low connection currents due to the use of a maximum current protection
signal implemented in the
transformer itself.5 cl, 1 dwg