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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2017
Schneider Electric Usa, Inc., Andover, MA (US);
Richard K. Weiler, Wake Forest, NC (US);
Benjamin W. Edwards, Rolesville, NC (US);
Alan E. Freeman, Raleigh, NC (US);
Kevin M. Jefferies, Raleigh, NC (US);
Julius M. Liptak, Knightdale, NC (US);
Matthew L. White, Cary, NC (US);
SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC USA, INC., Andover, MA (US);
Abstract
A system and method is provided to monitor wear on a power factor correction capacitor in a motor system. The system and method obtains a baseline inductance angle, reactive power or power factor corresponding to a baseline power factor correction by the capacitor in the circuit; monitors a current supplied to the motor at a location upstream of the capacitor; monitors a voltage supplied to the motor, and determines a present inductance angle, reactive power or power factor based on the monitored current and voltage. The present inductance angle, reactive power or power factor corresponds to a present power factor correction by the capacitor. The system and method can then determine when the power factor correction of the capacitor has degraded to an unsatisfactory level based on a change in the inductance angle, reactive power or power factor from the baseline values, and take appropriate action.