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Identifying unbalanced phase currents is crucial for control and fault alarm rates in power grids, especially in urban distribution networks. The zero-sequence current transformer, specifically designed for measuring unbalanced phase currents, offers advantages in measurement range, identity, and size, compared to using three separate current transformers. However, it cannot provide detailed information on the unbalance status beyond the total zero-sequence current. We present a novel method for identifying unbalanced phase currents based on phase difference detection using magnetic sensors. Our approach relies on analyzing phase difference data from two orthogonal magnetic field components generated by three-phase currents, as opposed to the amplitude data used in previous methods. This enables the differentiation of unbalance types (amplitude unbalance and phase unbalance) through specific criteria and allows for the simultaneous selection of an unbalanced phase current in the three-phase currents. In this method, the amplitude measurement range of magnetic sensors is no longer a critical factor, allowing for an easily attainable wide identification range for current line loads. This approach offers a new avenue for unbalanced phase current identification in power systems. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Identifying unbalanced phase currents is crucial for control and fault alarm rates in power grids, especially in urban distribution networks. The zero-sequence current transformer, specifically designed for measuring unbalanced phase currents, offers advantages in measurement range, identity, and size, compared to using three separate current transformers. However, it cannot provide detailed information on the unbalance status beyond the total zero-sequence current. We present a novel method for identifying unbalanced phase currents based on phase difference detection using magnetic sensors. Our approach relies on analyzing phase difference data from two orthogonal magnetic field components generated by three-phase currents, as opposed to the amplitude data used in previous methods. This enables the differentiation of unbalance types (amplitude unbalance and phase unbalance) through specific criteria and allows for the simultaneous selection of an unbalanced phase current in the three-phase currents. In this method, the amplitude measurement range of magnetic sensors is no longer a critical factor, allowing for an easily attainable wide identification range for current line loads. This approach offers a new avenue for unbalanced phase current identification in power systems.

In order to avoid the disadvantages of the traditional slip ring, such as easy wear and easy accumulation of static electricity, a novel slip ring design method based on series series parallel (SSP) compensation and variable frequency control is proposed. First, the magnetic circuit of the non-contact slip ring is modeled. The leakage inductance and the magnetizing inductance of the loosely coupled transformer, namely the primary side series compensation and secondary side series parallel compensation, are compensated respectively. Next, due to the influence of temperature and other factors, the sensitivity of some components is analyzed, and the relationship between component parameter variation and resonance frequency variation is obtained. After that, a phase difference detection method based on Hanning window fast Fourier transform is proposed, which can avoid the restriction of hardware performance and improve the anti-interference ability. Finally, according to the calculated phase difference and critical quality factor, a variable frequency control method based on zero phase angle is proposed to help the system work at zero phase angle, thereby reducing the loss of reactive power. The simulation results show that when the component parameters change, the proposed method based on SSP compensation and variable frequency control can quickly help the system work in zero phase angle state, and then improve the efficiency of the system. A prototype is designed to verify the proposed method, and the experimental results are basically consistent with the simulation results. Compared with no compensation method, the efficiency of the proposed method is increased by 5%. The research results show that the method proposed has a high robustness.

Electromagnetic tracking has widely been used in many fields, such as virtual reality, motion tracking, and biomedicine. Especially in surgical navigation systems, electromagnetic tracking offers a cost-effective alternative to traditional X-ray fluoroscopy. In this paper, we present a new magnetic tracking method based on phase difference detection. Two 3-axis magnetic sources and one 3-axis sensor are needed in the tracking system. The position and orientation of the sensor can be obtained simply by measuring the phase difference between the square of the synthetic magnetic induction intensity at the position of the sensor and the square of the excitation current of the magnetic source. The experimental results indicate that this method has a good tracking accuracy and speed. The mean position error is less than 0.1 cm, and the theoretical tracking time can be less than 3.5 ms when the frequency of the excitation current is no less than 1 kHz. Furthermore, antinoise simulations show that the tracking performance of this method is more robust against environmental noise than that of existing methods. Therefore, the electromagnetic tracking method proposed in this paper has good application prospects in many respects. It enables real-time tracking with high accuracy and a strong antinoise ability. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]