Method and apparatus for grid impedance detection

A method and apparatus for monitoring an AC line for impedance change. In one embodiment, the method, includes superimposing a tone on an AC current coupled to the AC line, wherein the tone is a higher frequency than an AC voltage waveform on the AC line; applying a correlation over a sampled AC vol...

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Hauptverfasser: Acker, Brian, Barnes, Andrew
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:A method and apparatus for monitoring an AC line for impedance change. In one embodiment, the method, includes superimposing a tone on an AC current coupled to the AC line, wherein the tone is a higher frequency than an AC voltage waveform on the AC line; applying a correlation over a sampled AC voltage waveform, obtained by sampling the AC voltage waveform, to generate a correlated signal; and determining whether at least one change in characteristic of the correlated signal occurs.