Patents Assigned to The Electric Power Research Institute
  • Publication number: 20250067787
    Abstract: A device for simulating high-frequency current propagation of partial discharge of a GIL/GIS is disclosed. The device comprises a casing, a busbar cavity, an adjustable impedor, a first metal support, a second metal support, a third metal support, and a high-frequency current sensor. The first metal support and the second metal support are separated by an insulating support, the third metal support has an end connected to the second metal support, as well as an end connected to a grounding grid, and the adjustable impedor is formed by an adjustable resistor and an adjustable inductor which are connected in series, and is connected in series between the first metal support and the second metal support through a wire.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2022
    Publication date: February 27, 2025
    Applicants: STATE GRID JIANGSU ELECTRIC POWER RESEARCH INSTITUTE, STATE GRID JIANGSU ELECTRIC POWER CO., LTD., JIANGSU ELECTRIC POWER RESEARCH INSTITUTE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ke ZHAO, Jingtan MA, Jinggang YANG, Qiang HUANG, Jianjun LIU, Shan GAO, Shaobo CHEN, Hongtao LI, Yang XU, Zhaohui ZHANG, Yujie LI, Rong SUN, Yongfei LIU, Hanyan XIAO, Tianxin ZHUANG
  • Patent number: 12237663
    Abstract: The embodiments of the present invention disclose a line protection method and a related apparatus for a flexible grounding system of a power distribution network. The method comprises outputting a first compensation voltage by a voltage source of a flexible grounding device of each line of a target power distribution network in the case where a ground fault occurs in the target power distribution network; starting to calculate the zero-sequence impedance of each line in real time by the zero-sequence impedance protection device; after the first compensation voltage is output for a first output duration, outputting a second compensation voltage; calculating the zero-sequence impedance of each line in real time by the line zero-sequence impedance protection device; determining a fault line by the zero-sequence impedance protection device, and cutting off the fault line to isolate the ground fault after a trip for a preset time delay.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: Electric Power Research Institute of Yunnan Power Grid Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Hongwen Liu, Xianping Zhao, Jindong Yang, Chenchao Chai, Lijun Tang, Ding Nie, Quancong Zhu, Yongjie Nie, Dexu Zou, Shaolei Zhai, Zhilei Zhang
  • Patent number: 12228392
    Abstract: Provided is a method for measuring surface characteristics of at least a portion of an object, including providing a light source; generating a first interference pattern on the at least a portion of the object; capturing an image of the first interference pattern; shifting the phase of the light source to generate a second interference pattern; capturing an image of the second interference pattern; filtering distortion from the interference patterns; extracting a wrapped phase of the at least a portion of the object based on the images; unwrapping the wrapped phase of the at least a portion of the object to generate an unwrapped phase; identifying a computed depth map distance to the at least a portion of the object; and fitting an ideal part to the computed depth map of the at least a portion of the object to measure the surface characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: Electric Power Research Institute, Inc.
    Inventors: David Stoutamire, Dennis Hussey
  • Publication number: 20250053708
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure disclose a method for calculating eddy current loss of a transformer, a storage medium and a device. The calculated eddy current loss of the transformer obtained by the method is relatively accurate, and the problem that in the relevant art, a coil temperature field cloud diagram under rated capacity of the transformer is influenced by electric conductivity of an iron core, so that the calculated eddy current loss is inaccurate is solved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2024
    Publication date: February 13, 2025
    Applicant: Yunnan Power Grid Co., Ltd. Electric Power Research Institute
    Inventors: Qingjun PENG, Xiaoxian ZHU, Dexu ZOU, Yuepei ZOU, Guochao QIAN, Fangrong ZHOU, Haozhou WANG, Shan WANG
  • Publication number: 20250051667
    Abstract: Disclosed is a biomass gasification and waste incineration integrated furnace, which relates to the technical field of biomass gasification and waste incineration, and includes a waste incineration furnace chamber and a biomass gasification furnace chamber. A mutual contact region exists between the waste incineration furnace chamber and the biomass gasification furnace chamber, and heat transfer can be realized between the waste incineration furnace chamber and the biomass gasification furnace chamber. Heat generated by the waste incineration furnace chamber is used for conduction to the biomass gasification furnace chamber, and excess heat generated by the waste incineration can be supplied to the biomass gasification furnace chamber for reactions therein, thereby reducing the heat additionally used by the biomass gasification furnace chamber and saving energy consumption.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2023
    Publication date: February 13, 2025
    Applicant: HUADIAN ELECTRIC POWER RESEARCH INSTITUTE CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Zhipeng XUE
  • Publication number: 20250038976
    Abstract: A lattice-based proxy signature method, apparatus and device, a lattice-based proxy signature verification method, apparatus and device, and a storage medium. Polynomials are randomly selected in rings to calculate public and private keys of nodes, and the magnitudes of proxy public and private keys are the same as the magnitudes of public and private keys of an original signer. Therefore, compared with existing proxy signature schemes, the present application has smaller lengths of public and private keys and higher storage efficiency. Proxy signature information generated in the present application shows a signature of the original signer and also shows a signature of a proxy signer. Once a proxy signature is created, the proxy signature cannot be repudiated by the proxy signer, and has strong non-repudiation and strong unforgeability. The proxy signature method has the advantage of resisting quantum computer attack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2022
    Publication date: January 30, 2025
    Applicants: ELECTRIC POWER RESEARCH INSTITUTE, CHINA SOUTHERN POWER GRID, GUIZHOU POWER GRID CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Bin QIAN, Houpeng HU, Yong XIAO, Jiaxiang OU, Mi ZHOU, Pengcheng LI, Yi LUO, Yanhong XIAO, Ji WANG, Xin WU, Fusheng LI, Peilin HE, Xiaoming LIN, Zhenghao GAO, Jianlin TANG, Zerui CHEN, Fan ZHANG, Gaoyi LONG, Qiang CHANG, Qin FENG, Yuanhong CEN
  • Patent number: 12198886
    Abstract: Disclosed are a passive triggered-power electronic tap-changer device and a contact device. The power electronic tap-changer device comprises: two taps, a main contact, two auxiliary contacts, two trigger contacts, an output terminal, two thyristors, and four voltage divider resistors, which can achieve the passive triggering of a power electronic switch by means of controlling the auxiliary contacts and the trigger contacts. Provided in the present invention is a contact device for the passive triggered-power electronic tap-changer, comprising: at least two stationary contacts, a main contact, two thyristor trigger contacts, two thyristor auxiliary contacts, and a drive shaft, wherein the main contact, the thyristor trigger contacts, and the thyristor auxiliary contacts are fixed to the drive shaft, the contact device can switch the power electronic switch to different stationary contacts by means of controlling the rotation of the drive shaft, and maintains the switching time sequence of passive triggering.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignees: ELECTRIC POWER RESEARCH INSTITUTE. CHINA SOUTHERN POWER GRID, SHANGHAI HUAMING POWER EQUIPMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yao Yuan, Yi Xiao, Xi Zhang, Qiang Zhu, Zongming He, Shuaibing Wang, Lianwei Bao, Jiahui Yang, Wenhao Li, Linjie Zhao, Ruihai Li
  • Patent number: 12198079
    Abstract: A contribution identification method for noise at a boundary of an urban substation in the present disclosure includes the following steps: describing site elements and surrounding environmental elements of an urban substation; measuring and recording a background noise value at each boundary of the urban substation; determining an orientation of a specific sound source of the urban substation, and setting a corresponding measurement point at each boundary of the urban substation; obtaining a spectrum of each specific sound source; analyzing a contribution of each intra-substation sound source of the urban substation to noise at the boundary of the substation; analyzing a noise level of each sound source measurement point in the urban substation; recording measured data during noise measurement, and correcting a noise measurement result; and generating a test report.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignees: State Grid Henan Electric Power Research Institute, State Grid Corporation of China
    Inventors: Donghui Wang, Guangzhou Wang, Leilei Wang, Songyang Zhang, Zhuangzhuang Zhang, Jiaqi Zhang, Rui Li, Lin Lu, Dong Wang, Han Xiao, Degui Yao
  • Patent number: 12199436
    Abstract: A micro-power wind-solar hybrid energy harvesting and power generating device including a solar power generation module, a wind power generation module, a control module, an energy storage module, and an accessory structure are provided. The solar power generation module is mainly composed of a solar thin film cell and a corresponding interface control circuit, and the wind power generation module includes a wind-induced vibration structure, a cantilever beam structure, a piezoelectric element, and a corresponding interface control circuit. The solar thin film cell is mounted at a top of the wind-induced vibration structure, and interface control circuits, the energy storage module, etc. are all arranged inside the wind-induced vibration structure. The control module is configured to handle an energy harvesting and power generating algorithm of the wind-solar hybrid power generating device to maximize the power generation quality and the power generation efficiency of the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignees: State Grid Jiangsu Electric Power Co., Ltd. Research Institute, STATE GRID JIANGSU ELECTRIC POWER CO., LTD., TAIZHOU POWER SUPPLY BRANCH OF STATE GRID JIANGSU ELECTRIC POWER CO., LTD., JIANGSU ELECTRIC POWER RESEARCH INSTITUTE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yongling Lu, Zhen Wang, Chengbo Hu, Jinggang Yang, Jun Jia, Guojiang Zhang, Rong Sun, Hui Fu, Rushan Wang, Ting Chen, Nan Yao, Ziquan Liu, Xueqiong Zhu, Hai Xue
  • Patent number: 12186610
    Abstract: An operation control method suitable for a fire extinguishing system of an extra-high voltage converter station is provided. The method includes: after an upper computer control system receives a sound-light alarm signal, an alarm position signal, and a switch position dividing signal, starting a spray range prediction analysis subsystem for a fixed fire monitor; determining, by the spray range prediction analysis subsystem for the fixed fire monitor based on an external wind direction and an external wind speed, whether a range of a fire monitor effectively covers an entire area of a converter transformer; and if yes, automatically presetting a first fire monitor to which a first compressed air foam generation subsystem belongs and a second fire monitor to which a second compressed air foam generation subsystem belongs; or if no, replacing a fire monitor with a mobile fire-fighting robot to extinguish a fire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignees: STATE GRID ANHUI ELECTRIC POWER RESEARCH INSTITUTE, STATE GRID CORPORATION OF CHINA, STATE POWER ECONOMIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Jiaqing Zhang, Yubiao Huang, Yong Huang, Jinzhong Li, Pengcheng Yang, Jing Tan, Liufang Wang, Dengfeng Cheng, Yu Tian, Yanguo Ke, Sha Luo, Jia Xie, Minghao Fan, Wei Li, Yi Guo, Fengju Shang, Rui Liu, Wen Su
  • Patent number: 12184194
    Abstract: The invention provides an AC/DC conversion device for intelligent green-power operation and maintenance in power transmission and transformation projects, including a cabinet, an assembling panel, an inverter, a driving mechanism and a controller. A door is mounted at the front portion of the cabinet in a fixed and sealed manner, and the assembling panel is fixedly mounted on the back wall of the cabinet inside the cabinet. The assembling panel, the inverter, the driving mechanism and the controller are all provided inside the cabinet, which provides desirable dust-proof effects, preventing the case where the inverter, the driving mechanism and the controller are interfered by the dust, so that this device is suitable for outdoor usage. The driving mechanism and the controller work in coordination, so that the inverter can be switched off in time when it burns out and smokes, thereby substantially reducing the risk of fire hazards.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2024
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignees: STATE GRID GANSU ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY LANZHOU POWER SUPPLY COMPANY, STATE GRID GANSU ELECTRIC POWER RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Chengjia Bao, Long Zhao, Ru Liu, Xushan Han, Yanhong Ma, Chen Liang, Qiang Zhou, Hailong Guo, Tianyi Zhang, Wei Niu, Weicheng Shen, Hui Yuan, Wenyuan Bai, Kequan Liu, Qingzhao Hu, Ziqiang Guo, Guohan Ma, Da Chang, Bo Wu, Li Wang, Yanhua Dou, Yechang Gao, Qin Liang, Shuzhen Ren
  • Patent number: 12175352
    Abstract: A method for evaluating the mechanical state of a high-voltage shunt reactor based on vibration characteristics is disclosed, relating to the technical field of electrical equipment fault diagnosis. The method includes: based on historical state data and real-time vibration and noise signal data of the high-voltage shunt reactor and through an LSTM neural network time series prediction method, comparing deviation between predicted characteristic value and actual characteristic value, and determining whether the high-voltage shunt reactor has mechanical defects or failures. By using the historical state data and the real-time vibration and noise signal data of the high-voltage shunt reactor, an LSTM neural network time series prediction method, as well as comparison of the deviation between the predicted characteristic value and the actual characteristic value, etc., the evaluation of the mechanical state of the high-voltage shunt reactor is realized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignees: State Grid Hebei Electric Power Research Institute, State Grid Corporation of China, Xi'an Jiaotong University
    Inventors: Shuguo Gao, Lingming Meng, Siming Zeng, Hui Fan, Qian Zang, Boyan Jia, Shengchang Ji, Hongliang Liu, Lu Sun, Chao Xing, Jun Zhao
  • Patent number: 12160100
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a method and apparatus for photovoltaic DC direct-fed power generation based on controllable power supply. According to the present invention, the photovoltaic cells are directly connected to the DC microgrid, and the DC bus voltage is flexibly regulated by the controllable power supply in the DC microgrid to enable the photovoltaic cells to operate at the maximum power, thus eliminating the need for a DC interface converter when the photovoltaic cells are connected to the DC bus and reducing the cost and size of the distributed PV power generation system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2024
    Assignees: STATE GRID JIANGSU ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, STATE GRID JIANGSU ELECTRIC POWER CO., LTD., JIANGSU ELECTRIC POWER RESEARCH INSTITUTE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yubo Yuan, Xuefeng Ge, Chenyu Zhang, Mingming Shi, Xiaodong Yuan, Qi Zhou, Jinggang Yang, Ye Chen
  • Publication number: 20240386159
    Abstract: An electric power stability control simulation model construction method and apparatus, and an electric power stability control simulation system. According to an external interface function extracted from a stability control device program, a corresponding callback interface function is generated by using the external interface function, and an electric power stability control simulation model is constructed by means of the callback interface function in combination with the correspondence between the callback interface function and the external interface function. When the electric power stability control simulation model is executed to perform a simulation test, the corresponding external interface function can be called by means of the callback interface function, so that the function simulation of the corresponding stability control device program can be realized.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2022
    Publication date: November 21, 2024
    Applicant: ELECTRIC POWER RESEARCH INSTITUTE, CHINA SOUTHERN POWER GRID
    Inventors: Yihua ZHU, Qi GUO, Dongxu CHANG, Binjiang HU, Mingkang WU, Jie ZHANG, Yukun ZHU, Chengxiang LI, Hengdao GUO
  • Patent number: 12148547
    Abstract: A method for developing an epoxy resin impregnated glass fiber Direct Current (DC) bushing, comprising: according to length parameters of each layer of capacitive screen or resistive screen designed depending on insulation requirements, selecting bushing design parameters, determining a winding machine program according to the bushing design parameters, and winding a core body according to the winding machine program, wherein during the core body winding process, the core body begins to be initially cured; after the core body is wound, curing the core body by an oven according to a preset oven temperature and duration; machining the cured core body according to a preset core body design drawing; after the inner wall of a flange is polished and cleaned and is heated and pretreated by the oven, injecting glue at the position of a glue injection hole of the flange for gluing the core body and the flange; sequentially assembling a collector ring, a hollow composite insulator, and a voltage-equalizing sealing cove
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignees: WUHAN NARI LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY OF STATE GRID ELECTRIC POWER RESEARCH INSTITUTE, NARI GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jiangang Deng, Zhenbo Lan, Zhuolin Xu, You Song, Yu Nie, Lei Ke, Hao Zhan, Jun Fu, Qiang Sun, Yuefei Mao, Qian Ma, Qianwen Zhou, Kaikai Gu, Haoxin Li, Lei Shi, Yu Xu, Cheng Tang, Yakai Peng, Youyi Shi
  • Publication number: 20240370604
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for optimally configuring a capacity of a high-proportion new energy system, a device, and a medium, which belong to the field of new energy system optimization and are used for solving the problems of insufficient flexibility of the high-proportion new energy system during the heating period and difficult consumption of renewable energy. The method includes: constructing a high-proportion new energy system structure; establishing a concentrating solar power (CSP) unit model and a combined heat and power (CHP) unit model based on the proposed structure; establishing a high-proportion new energy system collaborative optimization model based on the proposed unit models; acquiring relevant data of various units and renewable resource data; and obtaining a capacity configuration and operation optimization scheme of various units in the high-proportion new energy system according to the established model, thereby improving the renewable energy consumption of the system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2024
    Publication date: November 7, 2024
    Applicants: SHANDONG UNIVERSITY, NORTH CHINA ELECTRIC POWER UNIVERSITY, SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY, CHINA ELECTRIC POWER RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Tianguang LV, Jing Li, Fei Wang, Zhaohao Ding, Xing He, Wanxing Sheng, Rui Li, Haoyuan Cheng, Qian Ai, Ming Yang, Xueshan Han, Guibin Zou, Chengfu Wang
  • Publication number: 20240372366
    Abstract: A response interaction system for intelligently interacting with a low-voltage user includes: a distribution network and system master station, an intelligent electric meter, a mobile APP, an intelligent interaction terminal, an intelligent gateway, and a low-voltage user load. In the process of the low-voltage user participating in the demand response, the distribution network and system master station publishes a demand response plan and a demand response notification through the mobile APP, the low-voltage user receives the demand response plan and the demand response notification through the mobile APP, the low-voltage user is connected to the intelligent interaction terminal through the mobile APP and controls a load to operate or not operate through the intelligent gateway, to perform the demand response task.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2022
    Publication date: November 7, 2024
    Applicants: GUANGXI POWER GRID CO., LTD., ELECTRIC POWER RESEARCH INSTITUTE, CHINA SOUTHERN POWER GRID
    Inventors: Wenqian JIANG, Bin QIAN, Xiuqing LIN, Kun ZHANG, Zhou YANG, Jun CHEN, Keying HUANG, Jianlin TANG, Jueyu CHEN, Junli HUANG, Fan ZHANG, Zhitao TANG, Daiyuan BAO, Dandan YAN
  • Publication number: 20240362388
    Abstract: A method and a system for determining a direct current (DC) loop impedance are provided. The method includes: establishing an impedance model for a DC loop of a high-voltage direct current (HVDC) system; scanning parameters in the HVDC system based on the impedance model, to obtain a feasible region of each of the parameters; substituting, for each of the parameters, the parameter in the feasible region into a DC loop impedance equation, to obtain an impedance corresponding to the parameter, the DC loop impedance equation being obtained by transforming the impedance model; and comparing, for each of the parameters, the impedance corresponding to the parameter with a target impedance value, and determining the impedance that meets the target impedance value and the parameter corresponding to the impedance as an optimal impedance and an optimal parameter of the DC loop.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2021
    Publication date: October 31, 2024
    Applicants: ELECTRIC POWER RESEARCH INSTITUTE. CHINA SOUTHERN POWER GRID, CHINA SOUTHERN POWER GRID
    Inventors: Huan LI, Chuang FU, Shukai XU, Xiaobin ZHAO, Qingming XIN
  • Patent number: 12132315
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a parameter design method for a series passive impedance adapter applicable to a VSC-HVDC transmission system, to resolve the technical problem that high-frequency resonance may occur when impedance of a VSC-HVDC transmission system is mismatched with that of a sending-end or receiving-end grid. A parameter design goal of the present disclosure is that reactive power consumed by a series passive impedance adapter is not more than A times rated power of a converter, and a loss of the series passive impedance adapter in a fundamental wave is B times the rated power of the converter. The parameter design method for a series passive impedance adapter applicable to a VSC-HVDC transmission system in the present disclosure can realize a positive impedance characteristic within a concerned frequency band and completely eliminate a risk of harmonic resonance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2024
    Assignees: ELECTRIC POWER RESEARCH INSTITUTE. CHINA SOUTHERN POWER GRID, CHINA SOUTHERN POWER GRID
    Inventors: Hong Rao, Changyue Zou, Shukai Xu, Yan Li, Xiaobin Zhao, Weiwei Li, Junjie Feng, Shuangfei Yang, Ting Hou, Lingfei Li, Yuke Ji
  • Publication number: 20240350848
    Abstract: An operation control method suitable for a fire extinguishing system of an extra-high voltage converter station is provided. The method includes: after an upper computer control system receives a sound-light alarm signal, an alarm position signal, and a switch position dividing signal, starting a spray range prediction analysis subsystem for a fixed fire monitor; determining, by the spray range prediction analysis subsystem for the fixed fire monitor based on an external wind direction and an external wind speed, whether a range of a fire monitor effectively covers an entire area of a converter transformer; and if yes, automatically presetting a first fire monitor to which a first compressed air foam generation subsystem belongs and a second fire monitor to which a second compressed air foam generation subsystem belongs; or if no, replacing a fire monitor with a mobile fire-fighting robot to extinguish a fire.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2021
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Applicants: STATE GRID ANHUI ELECTRIC POWER RESEARCH INSTITUTE, STATE GRID CORPORATION OF CHINA, STATE POWER ECONOMIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Jiaqing ZHANG, Yubiao HUANG, Yong HUANG, Jinzhong LI, Pengcheng YANG, Jing TAN, Liufang WANG, Dengfeng CHENG, Yu TIAN, Yanguo KE, Sha LUO, Jia XIE, Minghao FAN, Wei LI, Yi GUO, Fengju SHANG, Rui LIU, Wen SU