One reason given for placing capacitors in series with stimulation electrodes is that they prevent direct current flow and therefore tissue damage under fault conditions. We show that this is not true for multiplexed multi-channel stimulators with one capacitor per channel. A test bench of two stimulation channels, two stimulation tripoles and a saline bath was used to measure the direct curren...

Fault detection and post-fault operation are two functionalities of modern fault-tolerant system. In this paper, a new current predictive method for single open-phase fault (SOPF) detection in permanent magnet synchronous machine (PMSM) is presented. Major advantage of the proposed method is the capability of detecting open-phase fault in a few sampling intervals (few hundreds of μs). Also, an ...

Ground faults in photovoltaic (PV) systems pose a fire and shock hazard. To mitigate these risks, AC-isolated, DC grounded PV systems in the United States use Ground Fault Protection Devices (GFPDs), e.g., fuses, to de-energize the PV system when there is a ground fault. Recently the effectiveness of these protection devices has come under question because multiple fires have started when groun...

In this paper first a current predictive method for single open-phase fault detection in a three phase drive with a permanent magnet synchronous machine is presented. The proposed method is based on a predictive stator current calculation. For each sampling interval the difference between the actual stator current and its predicted value in a previous sampling interval is calculated. To identif...

microgrid presents an efficient and novel solution for integrating many new energy generating resources with traditional distribution networks. having an appropriate protective scheme is a fundamental challenge in achieving microgrid plans. it is proven that traditional protective plans are not efficient for protecting microgrid, since the network is dynamic and the level of fault current chang...

This paper presents simulation results of the harmonics analysis of motor current signatures under different fault condition of CSI (Current Source Inverter) fed induction motor drive. In this work, simulation studies are performed for two different post fault conditions i.e. open circuiting of one of the six IGBTs(Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor) gate, blowing off one IGBT .Under these fault...

Stator faults typically have a significant share amongst the common type of faults in industrial three-phase induction (asynchronous) motors. This paper presents a motor current signature analysis (MCSA)-based diagnostics of the stator winding short circuit fault. This type of fault happens due to the destruction of the turn insulation, and can be very detrimental causing motor shutdown. Instea...

Nowadays, inverters are power electronics devices used in the renewable energy conversion systems and also to fed induction motors, therefore the continuity of service of power converter has been a major concern. This paper presents a new approach of open circuit fault detection in a pulse width modulation three phase voltage source inverter. The fault occurrence detection was based on the stan...