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- Patent Title: Capacitor capacitance diagnosis device and electric power apparatus equipped with capacitor capacitance diagnosis device
- Patent Title (中): 电容电容诊断装置和配备电容电容诊断装置的电力装置
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Application No.: US12638057Application Date: 2009-12-15
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Publication No.: US08362784B2Publication Date: 2013-01-29
- Inventor: Yasushi Takeuchi
- Applicant: Yasushi Takeuchi
- Applicant Address: JP Chiyoda-Ku, Tokyo
- Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
- Current Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: JP Chiyoda-Ku, Tokyo
- Agency: Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC
- Priority: JP2009-147667 20090622
- Main IPC: G01R31/12
- IPC: G01R31/12

Abstract:
A capacitor capacitance diagnosis device includes a power supply which is for charging a capacitor, a discharge circuit which is connected to the capacitor in parallel to discharge energy of the capacitor, a resistance dividing circuit which is for measuring voltage drop value during discharging, a measurement circuit which measures divided voltage, and a diagnosis circuit which determines adequacy of capacitor capacitance from a time change in voltage due to the discharge. This makes it possible to diagnose adequacy of capacitor capacitance of an electric power apparatus during operation.
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