Abstract: The disclosure relates to infrared achromatic and athermalized narrow-field arrangements without any mechanical compensation mechanism realized by a single convergent front lens and a single divergent correcting lens. The long back focal length allows for cooled and uncooled detectors, different detector sizes, wavebands, and housing materials. A high resolution is achieved with fast f-numbers below f/2.0.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to infrared achromatic and athermalized narrow-field arrangements without any mechanical compensation mechanism realized by a single convergent front lens and a single divergent correcting lens. The long back focal length allows for cooled and uncooled detectors, different detector sizes, wavebands, and housing materials. A high resolution is achieved with fast f-numbers below f/2.0.

Abstract: A power supply line is divided into a plurality of sections by switching devices each having an associated measurement device that detects a current signal at a measurement point at the respective switching device. The current signal is sampled to form current sample values, and a current measurement variable is determined. Each measurement device forms a delta current value (difference between an instantaneous current and a prior measurement), compares the delta current value with a current threshold value and identifies a jump in current when the delta current value overshoots the threshold. The measurement device, upon identifying a current jump, sends a status message indicating the jump. A fault location device identifies a fault on that section of the power supply line delimited by a switching device that has identified a jump and one that has not identified a jump in current.

Abstract: More particularly, a wide-angle optical assembly for an IR camera is described, comprising a lens system consisting of an object-side lens (2) and an image-side lens (3), and an aperture stop (1) on the object-side of the assembly, wherein: the object-side lens (2) and the image-side lens (3) are positive meniscus lenses; all centers of vertex radii of the lens surfaces are oriented towards the object-side, defining for each lens a concave surface and a convex surface; the thickness (8) of the object-side lens (2) is larger than 0.60 EFL; the thickness (9) of the image-side lens (3) is between 0.30 EFL and 0.70 EFL; 0.95<BFL/EFL<1.2; and, the EFL amounts to between 55% and 75% of the image plane diagonal.

Abstract: A power supply line is divided into a plurality of sections by switching devices each having an associated measurement device that detects a current signal at a measurement point at the respective switching device. The current signal is sampled to form current sample values, and a current measurement variable is determined. Each measurement device forms a delta current value (difference between an instantaneous current and a prior measurement), compares the delta current value with a current threshold value and identifies a jump in current when the delta current value overshoots the threshold. The measurement device, upon identifying a current jump, sends a status message indicating the jump. A fault location device identifies a fault on that section of the power supply line delimited by a switching device that has identified a jump and one that has not identified a jump in current.

Abstract: A method configures field devices with confidence against incorrect settings. A graphics editor has a first display area, which contains a graphics display of functions of a first field device, and a second display area which contains a graphics display of a further field device which is connected to the first field device and displays indications of possible output signals. A selection by a user of an output signal from the further field device and of a function of the first field device is detected. Parameter sets are produced which contain instructions for configuring a communication link of the first field device and of the further field device which, when a selected output signal is present for the further field device, indicate that a data message has been sent to the first field device and that the selected function of the first field device has been initiated.

Abstract: The invention relates to high resolution, super wide angle optical assemblies for IR imaging. More particularly, a wide-angle optical assembly for an IR camera is described, comprising a lens system consisting of an object-side lens (2) and an image-side lens (3), and an aperture stop (1) on the object-side of the assembly, wherein: the object-side lens (2) and the image-side lens (3) are positive meniscus lenses; all centers of vertex radii of the lens surfaces are oriented towards the object-side, defining for each lens a concave surface and a convex surface; the thickness (8) of the object-side lens (2) is larger than 0.60 EFL; the thickness (9) of the image-side lens (3) is between 0.30 EFL and 0.70 EFL; 0.95<BFL/EFL<1.2; and, the EFL amounts to between 55% and 75% of the image plan diagonal. This assembly combines a wide field of view with the high spatial resolution needed to fully exploit state of the art 17 ?m pixel pitch IR detectors.

Abstract: A method configures an energy automation device and can be carried out more easily and more quickly and also with comparatively less susceptibility to errors. A system circuit diagram of a substation of an electrical power grid is generated by a configuration computer. The system circuit diagram is configured to be displayed by a display device of the configuration computer and contains component depictions that are graphic representations of primary devices of the substation. The system circuit diagram contains connections between the component depictions that are graphic representations of the electrical links between the primary devices. A selection of a sub-region of the system circuit diagram which is made by a user of the configuration computer is detected, and the selected sub-region of the circuit diagram is converted into a display configuration file suitable for a display device of the energy automation device.

Abstract: A method, an arrangement, and a current measurement device with which a signal that characterizes a fault current in an electrical conductor having at least three conductor ends can be produced in a particularly simple fashion. In particular, a current measurement device is provided for measuring a current in a conductor. The current measurement device includes at least one measurement value input and at least one measurement value output, and has an arithmetic unit that adds a current measurement value corresponding to the current to a measurement value present at the at least one measurement value input. A resulting summation current measurement value is output at the at least one measurement value output.

Abstract: A current differential protection arrangement for an electric power supply unit with a measured value pre-processing device and an analysis device that checks on the basis of a predefined dependence of a differential current on a stabilizing current (response characteristic curve) to determine whether the differential and stabilizing current values thus formed are in a blocking range or a triggering range, where an additional stabilization range is present in the blocking range. To avoid fixed-time blocking after an external fault with transformer saturation with such a protection arrangement, the analysis device in a stabilizing circuit contains a testing arrangement which checks the current values thus formed to determine whether they describe a point in the additional stabilization range. If this is the case, a blocking signal is produced, which activates the blocking device downstream from the testing arrangement.

Abstract: A measuring process for obtaining a switching command in a rapid changeover device in which an abrupt change in the voltage in a consumer device is detected and a voltage difference is formed using the voltage of a power supply source to be connected and the voltage at the consumer device, and the switching command for a power switch is issued taking its response time into account if, at the time of the changeover, a voltage difference with a value below a permissible maximum is pre-calculated. To perform such a measuring process as accurately and as quickly as possible, the peak values and the frequencies and the phase relation of the voltages in the first and second power supply sources are found when disconnecting the consumer device. After the disconnection of the consumer device, the time change of the frequency and the time change of the magnitude of the voltage at the consumer device are found. These values are then used to calculate the moment of changeover.