605 results about "Thunderbolt" patented technology

A lightning detection system provides an estimated location of a lightning stroke. The system includes sensors, and an analyzer. Each sensor provides messages having sensor identification, an amplitude responsive to the lightning stroke, and a time of detecting the lightning stroke. The analyzer applies time corrections and amplitude corrections to improve the accuracy of determining the location of the lightning stroke. Time adjustments and amplitude adjustments for the time and amplitude corrections are recalled from a matrix accessed according to a suggested or estimated location. The matrix may be organized by coordinates of longitude and latitude.

The invention relates to a lightning striking fault identifying method of a direct current power transmitting line traveling wave protection. According to the characteristic difference of voltage traveling wave shape between the formed faults and unformed faults, two-pole voltage traveling wave weight and origin direct current weight are used to identify changing trend of the wave shape; ratio of a initial traveling wave mode maximum value and the second mode maximum value is used for representing saltation that the wave shape is cut; combining the two characteristics to achieve the identification of the voltage traveling wave while not causing the faults by lightning pole tower, lightning striking lightning line, lightning striking line shift central distance and the voltage traveling wave of non-lightning short circuit fault by the lightning pole tower, lightning striking line shift central distance. The interference and identification of the two lightning weaves are combined to improve the identifying reliability. A large number of emulations represent that this method is reliable and effective. The physical conception of this invention is intuitionistic and clear and has a rapid action function. The invention does not be influenced by the fault type and transition resistance and it is easy to achieve and suitable for apllying to direct current system protecting device.

The invention relates to a digital lightning detection method and a device thereof. The method comprises the following steps: receiving an electromagnetic signal generated when cloud-to-ground flash lightning discharging to generate an electric detection signal; digitalizing the conditioned electric detection signal; filtering the digital signal; establishing a uniform time scale; establishing a lightning signal identification criterion and a digitized cloud-to-ground flash lightning signal identification model by a time determination method, a bipolar test method and a homopolar test method by considering transmission features of a lightning electromagnetic radiation waveform; establishing a time window preprocessing area, and acquiring a development trend of the input digital signal and the corresponding typical parameters; and computing and determining the parameters of the input digital signal in combination with data in the time window by the digitized cloud-to-ground flash lightning signal identification model . The device consists of an antenna, a signal conditioner, an analog to digital converter, a module of cloud-to-ground flash lightning signal identification model, a system control manager, an assistant control manager, a communication interface, an external memory and a clock.

The invention relates to a traveling wave analysis and recognition method for distinguishing lightning shielding failure from lightning counterattack of direct current transmission line. The lightning shielding failure of line is that lightning avoids the lightning shield line and directly strokes on the transmission line, while lightning counterattack of line is that lightning directly strokes on the lightning shield line or the tower. Because the earth resistance of tower exists, the potential on tower top suddenly increases and causes insulation flashover. The electromagnetic transient component generation mechanism of the high voltage direct current transmission line and the propagation path of lightning electromagnetic transient of the line in the lightning shielding failure are different from those in the lightning counterattack, the size and polarity of the initial surge voltage and the second surge voltage of the voltage transient signal exist significant difference. The traveling wave analysis and recognition method of the invention analyzes zero mode voltage using wavelet and distinguishes the lightning shielding failure and lightning counterattack failure according to the size and polarity of the initial surge voltage and the second surge voltage of the zero mode voltage in the traveling wave analysis and high-speed acquisition system of the protection zone. A lot of simulation results show that the method is reliable and effect. The physical concept of the invention is visible and clear, the method is easy to achieve and wide to use in the direct current system protector, also provides accurate initial data for researching lightning characteristics, analyzing lightning accident, discussing lightning protection countermeasure of transmission line and designing insulation coordination in the power system.

A receptor assembly for lightning protection of an object, such as a wind turbine blade, includes a receptor disk configured to be placed on a surface of the object, a receptor block insulator with an integral receptor block, a cover that engages the receptor block insulator, and a cap that engages the cover. The receptor disk and the receptor block may be made of electrically conductive materials, and the cover, and the cap, and the receptor block insulator may define a chamber among them that is lined with an electrically-conductive coating sandwiched between relatively high dielectric media to electrically isolate and shield internal parts of the receptor assembly from receiving a lightning strike directly.

The invention relates to a thunder and lightning locator with sound sensors and a locating method thereof. The thunder and lightning locator comprises four sound sensors, a four-passage data acquisition card and a data processing system, wherein the four sound sensors are distributed on four observing points; when thunder and lightning occur, the sound sensors positioned on the four space observing points respectively record the thunder reaching time of the observing points; four groups of time data are converted from A / D (analog to digital) by the four-passage data acquisition card and then transmitted to the data processing system; the data processing system solves the difference of the thunder reaching time of three space observing points through logical operation and computes the difference of the distances of the three space observing points according to the propagation speed of sound in the air; and a coordinate of a thunder and lightning generation position is determined according to an equation set and a principle that a point can be determined by intersecting three hyperboloids in space. The invention ensures high measurement precision, also simplifies a locating measurement method, reduces the hardware requirements and the equipment cost, realizes the accurate automatic locating of the thunder and lightning and can be widely used in the field of meteorological sounding.

The invention relates to a method for recognizing the shielding failure and the counterattack of a high-voltage DC transmission line. The shielding failure of the line means that the thunderbolt directly strikes on the transmission line by steering clear of a ground wire; the counterattack means that the thunderbolt directly strikes on the ground wire or a pole tower, the electric potential on the top of the tower increases instantaneously, which causes the insulation flashover due to the existence of a pole tower earth resistor. The different theories generated by the electromagnetic transient component of the shielding failure and the counterattack of the high-voltage DC transmission line and different paths of transmission of the thunderbolt electromagnetic transient component on the circuit cause that the energy distribution of different frequency bands of the generated voltage transient state signals are different greatly. In a travelling wave analysis and high-speed acquisition system at the protective installation position, the small wave analysis is adopted to extract the energy of the zero modulus voltage in different frequency bands. The shielding failure and the counterattack are differentiated according to the property of the energy distribution. A large amount of emulations show that the method is reliable and effective. The method has intuitive and clear physical concepts, is easy to implement, can be widely applied to a high-voltage DC system protective device, provides important data for the lightening protection design of the line and provides reference for the operation and maintenance of the line.

The invention relates to a lightning protection device on-line remote monitoring recorder. The lightning protection device on-line remote monitoring recorder is characterized in that a remote monitoring recorder is used for receiving data of a lightning protection module monitor and a ground resistance monitor and sending the data to a field host (upper computer) system through a wired or wireless network; the lightning protection module monitor is used for monitoring the degradation of a surge protector caused by lightning electromagnetic pulse in real time, providing reliable reference for detection of the performance of an arrester device, and sending the data to the remote monitoring recorder through a wireless or wired network; and the ground resistance monitor is used for monitoring a ground resistance value in real time and sending the data to the remote monitoring recorder through the wireless or wired network. The lightning protection device on-line remote monitoring recorder has the advantages that the arrester device can be monitored on line, relevant data such as ground resistance, leakage current and lightning stroke are acquired and stored in real time, the conditions of local lightning disasters and lightning protection equipment are mastered, a system can safely operate, the phenomenon that lightning protection data are not comprehensively recorded and counted and cannot be scientifically managed and scientifically designed in the prior art is eliminated, and future lightning protection design is scientific and targeted.

The invention relates to a wind turbine blade comprising lightning protection means. At least one section of the tip of said blade is made in solid metal and is included as part of said lightning means. The invention also relates to a wind turbine, a method of providing lightning receptor means to a wind turbine blade and use hereof.

The invention discloses an experimental device for multiple lightning current return strokes of a surge protection device (SPD). The experimental device comprises an optical fiber isolation intelligent impact control circuit, a single-power multi-feed high voltage charging circuit, a multi-pulse time sequence ignition circuit and a multiple return stroke discharging main circuit; and the experimental device is used for simulating the working condition and effect of multiple lightning current return strokes under natural lightning conditions. The experimental device can perform 1-8 times of 8 / 20 microseconds and other waved shaped lightning return stroke sequential tests for a single-path SPD, an arrester, a lightning protector, grounding materials and the like, wherein the return stroke times is selectable from 1 to 10; the time interval of the return stoke current is adjustable from 1-100 microseconds to 1-500 milliseconds; equal or non-equal test series for the return stoke current amplitudes each time are adjustable; the experimental device can be used for testing at most ten SPDs, arresters, lightning protectors, grounding materials and the like synchronously; and new measuresare supplied to the working condition stimulations and effect tests of multiple lightning current return strokes.

The invention discloses a lightning arrester state diagnosis system based on online detection of impact action and leakage current. Aiming to realize real-time monitoring to leakage current and lightning action characteristics of power line lightning arresters, the lightning arrester state diagnosis system evaluates running states of the lightning arresters on the basis of the real-time monitoring to leakage current and lightning action current of the power line lightning arresters, and analyzes correct actions, error actions and rejecting actions of the power line lightning arresters according to monitored data of the action current of the lightning arresters and data such as lightning current amplitude value of a lightning positioning system so as to realize online monitoring of running states and actions of the power line lightning arresters. The lightning arrester state diagnosis system is only powered by solar energy without extra power supply, capable of running 24 hours continuously, and capable of recording leakage current, small current, impact current, impact frequency, impact current peak, internal temperature and humidity of the lightning arresters and the like in real time to reflect the running states of the lightning arresters comprehensively. Data collected by the lighting arrester diagnosis system can be fed back to a system server to bring convenience for inspection staff to judge the running states of the lightning arresters accurately.

The present invention discloses a method for calculating lightning induction voltage of an overhead power line tower. The method mainly comprises the following steps of: (1) calculating a space lightning electromagnetic field while the influence of the tower is taken into consideration, wherein a sub-grid technology based finite-difference time-domain method is adopted in which a coarse mesh is generated for air space and a fine mesh is generated for the tower; (2) applying a two-dimensional calculation result of the lightning electromagnetic field to field decomposition of a three-dimensional space structure formed by an overhead power line and a lightning current return stroke channel, wherein the lightning electromagnetic field is generated by stimulation of lightning return stroke current; and (3) calculating the lightning induction voltage of the overhead power line and extracting the lightning induction voltage of the tower, wherein the lightning induction voltage of the overhead power line is calculated by using an Agrawal model and an FDTD method, and the tower position is located by grid query and the lightning induction voltage of the tower is extracted. The method can be used for effectively and more accurately estimating the lightning induction voltage of the overhead power line and the lightening induction voltage of insulators and lightning arresters of the tower.

A zero power consumption green power supply synthesized power distribution control box has the functions of thunder prevention, electric leakage protection, electric energy display, programmable switch timing, wireless remote control and human body Doppler inductive control. After the load of electric equipment exceeds a set value and the electric equipment is powered off, a socket blacks out automatically, as a result, no energy is consumed when the electric equipment is in a standby state, and the effect of zero power consumption in a static state is achieved. A magnetic latching relay, an electronic shunt release, a high-efficiency lithium battery and a low-power dissipation device are used, and the lithium battery can maintain true energy-saving operation of the electric equipment when the electric equipment is in a standby state. Meanwhile, the zero power consumption green power supply synthesized power distribution control box has a short circuit function and an overload protection function; each distribution line has independent switching on / off functions, and the whole control box has general switching on / off functions to ensure equipment safety. The zero power consumption green power supply synthesized power distribution control box has extremely high practicability and can replace an existing source distribution cabinet in a family or an office, and a user can increase or decrease the number of switch control lines according to the demands of the user.

The invention provides a multidirectional state channel method and system for blockchain extension and a medium. The method comprises the following steps: a channel establishment step: establishing amultidirectional payment under-chain channel through cooperation of a channel supervisor S and a plurality of common users; and a channel payment step: in the established multi-direction payment under-chain channel, carrying out transaction is carried out among the common users, and a supervisor S sendings channel state updating information to the plurality of common users according to transactioninformation among the common users. The invention provides an efficient multi-directional state channel scheme supporting parallelism, and effectively solves an application scene that high-frequencybidirectional payment exists among a plurality of users. In the aspect of routing of cross-channel payment, compared with a lightning network and a thunder and lightning network constructed based on abidirectional payment channel, the lightning network and the thunder and lightning network have better performance.

The invention discloses a lightning guide strip and a manufacturing method thereof. The lightning guide strip is formed by adhering metal sheets on an insulating base band by adhesive at intervals and spraying aluminum powder on the adhesive between the two metal sheets. The lightning guide strip further comprises a grounding terminal. The manufacturing method comprises the following steps of: utilizing a laser cutting technology to machine the metal sheets and utilizing a template to position the metal sheets on the insulating base band coated by the adhesive; removing the template and coating an adhesive layer on the insulating base band after the adhesive on the insulating base band is primarily solidified; spraying one layer of the aluminum powder on the upper surface of the adhesive and finally polishing the whole guide strip to completely expose the upper surfaces of the metal sheets. The lightning guide strip provided by the invention has the advantages of simple structure, convenience for machining and utilization and low cost; the guide strip has a good lightning protection performance so that the influences on a radio frequency performance of a radar antenna are reduced;the aluminum powder between the metal sheets can be used for reducing a breakdown voltage so as to improve the lightning protection performance; and the service life is long so that the lightning guide strip can be widely applied to the lightning protection of equipment including airplane parts, blades of a wind driven generator, a radar antenna cover and the like.

By means of a series of parameters taken by the plurality of sensors, the system of the invention makes it possible, via a central control unit provided with complementary programming firmware, to activate an electric-field compensating device (7) whenever there is a risk of lightning discharging over the wind turbine, in such a manner that, in the contrary case, said device remains inoperative. The electric-field compensating device (7) is associated not only with the nacelle (2) but also with the tower (1) and the blades (4) in such a manner that, between the rotor (3) and the nacelle unit (2) there is a first pair of rings (14), which are conducting, concentric and the dielectric of which is air, whilst, in the lower zone of the nacelle unit (2) there is a second pair of conducting rings (15) with similar features.

An improved electric plug is disclosed having an extra extension cord sticking out of one side and a socket disposed at another end of the plug body so as to permit another plug to be coupled thereto consecutively. In particular, the present invention relates to electrical cable and / or communication cable that terminate in a modular interconnection housing that can be used as charging cable and data cable for a smart phone, and tablet, or something like. A build-in switch can shift its function between Power Sharing and Data Sharing mode. The modular interconnection housings from standard cable style design and keychain style design have a male communication connector protruding from one end, and a female communication connector received at another end or at another attached cable. The male communication connector is designed to provide electrical communication or power through various USB, thunderbolt, lightning cables, but not limited to these cables.

The invention discloses a distribution network integrated lightning protection system comprising a transformer substation, and output lines led out of three phases of outlet ports of a transformer substation transformer. Each phase of line is connected in series with an overvoltage isolator. Overhead wires are formed through lead-out of the output ends of the voltage isolators to a pole tower. Pole tower insulating cross arms support the overhead wires, and power transmission wires are fixed via multifunctional wire clamps arranged on the insulating cross arms. A wave-resistant lightning rod is installed at the top end of the pole tower. A simple and rapid grounding device is embedded in the ground of the bottom part of the pole tower so that integrated lightning protection performed on the distribution network lines and the transformer substation is realized with pole tower protection acting as the center and prevention of distribution network lightning tripping and disconnection acting as the key points. Distribution network line dedicated lightning equipment like the wave-resistant lightning rod, the insulating cross arms, the multifunctional wire clamps and the simple grounding device are organically integrated by the system so that the multilayer and three-dimensional integrated lightning protection system is constructed and realized, lightning trip-out rate and disconnection rate can be substantially reduced, and maximum matching of distribution network lightning economical efficiency and effectiveness is realized.

The invention provides a lightning protection method and device for a wind generating set. A lightning arrester, a down lead and a sliding contact conducting structure are used to construct a lightning current discharge path of a blade, a hub cap, a cabin cover and the ground, wherein the down lead is laid inside the blade; the sliding contact conducting structure comprises two connecting terminals produced by using good electrical conductors; one connecting terminal is arranged at the root of the blade; the other connecting terminal is arranged on the hub cap; when the blade rotates, sliding contact is formed between the two connecting terminals and is used for leading lightning current on the blade to the hub cap; the down lead is connected with the lightning arrester and the connecting terminal of the sliding contact conducting structure, which is arranged at the root of the blade; the connecting terminal of the sliding contact conducting structure, which is arranged on the hub cap, is connected with a lightning current channel of the cabin of the wind generating set, and thus the lightning current discharge path of the blade, the hub cap, the cabin cover and the ground is formed; and the lightning current is completely prevented from flowing through a variable pitch bearing, and thus the safety of the variable pitch bearing is ensured.

The invention discloses an overheat, overcurrent and overvoltage lightning protector, which comprises a flame-retardant plastic shell and lightning protection units encapsulated in the flame-retardant plastic shell; each lightning protection unit further comprises a first temperature fuse FU, a metal oxide varistor MOV connected with the first temperature fuse FU and a second temperature fuse FU' arranged beside the metal oxide varistor MOV and used for carrying out thermal monitoring. The invention further discloses a manufacturing method of the lightning protector and a lightning protection circuit. The lightning protector provided by the invention is simple in structure and the preparation method is simple and easy; when the lightning protector is applied to the lightning protection circuit, not only is the problem that a lightning-protection air switch and a lightning arrester are difficult to match solved, but also the collision between the lightning arrester and the standard specification in the actual application is avoided. Due to adoption of a lightning protection monitoring and alarming unit connected with the second temperature fuse, when the lightning protector is abnormal, an alarm can be given actively, so that intelligent lightning protection, monitoring alarm and active maintenance are achieved.

The invention discloses a flexible grounding device and method and a system of the flexible grounding device and method. The flexible grounding device comprises a signal acquisition control unit and a flexible channel establishing unit, wherein the signal control acquisition unit is used for generating a control signal for controlling the flexible channel establishing unit to act after acquiring thunder and lightning physical quantity or static physical quantity or receiving an early-warning signal, outputting the control signal to the flexible channel establishing unit, and controlling the action of the flexible channel establishing unit; after receiving the control signal of the signal acquisition control unit, the flexible channel establishing unit acts according to the requirement of the control signal and generates laser, flames, plasma, electric arcs, high-frequency and high-voltage electric waves and conductive gas or conductive gas and liquid mixtures, and a charge discharge channel is established in a space or on the ground. The charge discharge channel established through flexible conductive substances is longer, an establishment angle can be adjusted more easily, and the discharge capacity is improved.

A lightning detection system provides an estimated location of a lightning stroke. The system includes sensors and an analyzer. Each sensor within range of a lightning event provides messages to the analyzer. Each sensor includes a waveform engine that converts a signal received from the lightning event to a series of frequency domain components having respective magnitude and phase. The waveform engine adjusts magnitudes and phases of the frequency components, for example, to mitigate the effects of terrain conductivity where the received signal traveled across terrain. The adjusted frequency components are then converted by the waveform engine into a second time domain signal that is described in a message to the analyzer. Each message includes sensor identification, peak amplitude, and time of detecting the lightning event. The analyzer provides an estimated location of the lightning stroke and an estimated peak current of the lightning stroke in accordance with messages received from sensors.

Disclosed is a no-freewheeling arc lightning protection gap protecting device, comprising a grounding-side arc extinguishing device, and a grounding-side fitting and a conducting wire-side fitting installed at two ends of a circuit insulator string via fixing devices. The grounding-side arc extinguishing device comprises a thunder and lightning pulse acquisition device, an insulating sealing shell, a gas generating device and an arc extinguishing chamber. The other end of the grounding-side fitting is equipped with a connecting fine pipe. The grounding-side arc extinguishing device also comprises a tubular earth electrode made of a nonmetal conductive material and an L-shaped earth electrode. One end of the L-shaped earth electrode is inlaid in and connected with the connecting fine pipe on the grounding-side fitting via a Z-shaped connecting fitting, and the other end of the L-shaped earth electrode penetrates the thunder and lightning pulse acquisition device and is connected with the tubular earth electrode. One end of the nonmetal conductive material tubular earth electrode is internally inlaid in the arc extinguishing chamber, and the other end is connected with the insulating sealing shell. The device improves the electric power system stability and prolongs the service life of the electric power equipment such as transformer and breaker, and has low production and maintenance cost.

The invention relates to a lightning protection device for power equipment, in particular to a gas-blast arc extinction lightning protection gap for the power equipment of various voltage classes. The gas-blast arc extinction lightning protection gap for the power equipment comprises parts such as a high-pressure side connecting body, a grounding connecting body, a gas generator, a signal detection unit, a high-voltage electrode, a grounding electrode and the like, wherein the gas generator is arranged nearby the high-voltage electrode or the grounding electrode; the signal detection unit generates a trigger signal after lightning current passes through the signal detection unit; the gas generator is started so as to generate airflow sufficient to blow an electric arc out; in the gas generator, compressed gas is packaged by gas pellets which are packaged by gas bombs; a plurality of gas bombs are sequentially arranged and packaged in the gas generator; and actuated gas bomb frameworks are replaced by unactuated gas bombs automatically, and the action times of the gas generator are determined by the number of the gas bombs. In the lightning protection device, the electric arc can be rapidly blown out, the reclosing success rate is improved and the lightning protection reliability of the power equipment is improved.

The invention discloses a lightning activity expert analysis system on the basis of a GIS (geographic information system) technology. The lightning activity expert analysis system comprises a lightning data importing module, a data recalculation module, a lightning parameter statistics module and a display and output module. The lightning data importing module reads lightning sample data from lightning databases; the lightning parameter analysis module analyzes and calculates the verified lightning sample data; analysis results are displayed or outputted by the display and output module. The lightning activity expert analysis system has the advantages that the lightning activity expert analysis system on the basis of the GIS technology is researched and created by the aid of the GIS spatial analysis technology, so that spatial distribution of lightning information can be displayed and analyzed, lightning parameters can be conveniently and quickly analyzed, a full-set scheme can be provided for analyzing statistics samples of the measured data of lightning positioning systems, counting complete regional lightning parameters and counting corridor lightning parameters of power transmission lines, lightning protection design and evaluation platforms are provided for power grids, and powerful decision support can be provided for lightning protection work of the power grids.

The invention discloses a method and device for detecting overvoltage of a circuit breaker under multiple lightning strokes, and the method comprises the steps of collecting the data of equipment in astation, building a lightning invasion wave simulation model of a line-transformer substation in an electromagnetic transient program according to the data of the equipment in the station, the circuit breaker being simulated through a Cassie arc model; and acquiring lightning overvoltage of the circuit breaker in real time by adopting a multiple lightning counterattack tower and a shielding failure wire in the simulation model. According to the invention, the problems that the overvoltage of the circuit breaker under multiple lightning strokes is difficult to simulate and the simulation result is inaccurate are solved.

A solid state power controller (SSPC) often contains electronic circuitry which could be damaged or upset by the excessive transient voltages induced by the lightning and SSPC could result in undesirable (or nuisance) trips due to lightning strikes. The present invention is intended to address the “nuisance trip” issue, by relying on the lightning indicative signals to distinguish between the transient current surge due to the lightning strike and that due to the circuit fault in the power distribution channel. The present invention utilizes either the break-down current in a transient voltage suppression (TVS) device, or a voltage signal at the output of the SSPC as the indication of lightning strike, to avoid nuisance trips.

The invention provides a transaction method and device, and a storage medium. The method comprises the following steps: sending first registration request information of a registration service to a server; receiving channel creation notification information pushed by the server; in response to deposit of the current user in the first channel, sending a first deposit transaction to the server; receiving first deposit notification information, and updating first expendable asset limit information of the current user in the first channel; receiving second deposit notification information pushed by the server, and updating second expendable asset limit information of a second user in the first channel; in response to account transfer of the current user to the second user in the first channel,sending a first offline transaction to the server; receiving and storing a second off-chain transaction sent by the server; wherein the first off-chain transaction and the second off-chain transaction are used as evidences for asset clearing of the first contract when the current user or the second user requests to clear the first channel. The application improves the application efficiency of the lightning network or the lightning network.

A thunder and lightning monitoring system disclosed by the present invention comprises at least one on-site thunder and lightning monitoring terminal and a monitoring center, wherein the on-site thunder and lightning monitoring terminal comprises a microclimate information sensor, a microclimate information acquisition module, a thunder and lightning information sensor, a thunder and lightning information acquisition module, a signal processing module and a central processor. The microclimate information acquisition module is used to acquire the microclimate information via the microclimate information sensor, the thunder and lightning information acquisition module is used to acquire the thunder and lightning information via the thunder and lightning information sensor, the signal processing module is used to convert the microclimate information and the thunder and lightning information into a signal form needed by the central processor, and the central processor is used to analyze and process a converted signal and send a processing result to the monitoring center. The thunder and lightning monitoring system solves the problem in the prior art, and has the characteristics of being wide in monitoring range and low in enforcement cost, being simple to operate, etc.