Investigation of Measurement Errors of Electrical Signals Characteristics of Energy Supply Systems Larysa Hatsenko 1, Anton Lutsenko 2, Oleg Skopintsev 3 , Serhii Pohasii 4 1 State University of Infrastructure and Technology, Kyiv, Ukraine 2,3 Ivan Kozhedub Kharkiv National Air Force University, Kharkiv, Ukraine 4 Simon Kuznets Kharkiv National University of Economics, Kharkiv, Ukraine Abstract The study substantiates the current scientific and technical problem of developing precision methods for measuring the parameters of electrical signals (usually harmonic voltages), which will allow to create a fairly simple control equipment with desired characteristics. The method of measuring the frequency (period) of a sinusoidal signal based on the conversion of voltage into the frequency of pulses is investigated. This method has pronounced filtering properties with respect to interference. In particular, if the interference is harmonic with a frequency multiple of the frequency of the measured signal, the error caused by interference is virtually absent. The method of measuring phase shift with intermediate voltage-frequency conversion is investigated. This method eliminates the dependence of the measurement result on the frequency of the studied signals. This expands the frequency range and increases accuracy. Also, this method has a short measurement time, no more than one or two periods of the studied signals, which is especially important when measuring infrared frequency signals. The method of power measurement with intermediate voltage-frequency conversion is investigated. This method reduces the power measurement error with increasing broadband interference. Keywords 1 Error, electrical signal, power supply system, method, obstacle methods for measuring the parameters of 1. Introduction electrical signals (usually harmonic voltages), which will create a fairly simple and at the same time with the desired characteristics of the control Increasing the requirements for electricity equipment quality indicators of energy supply systems of In this regard, there is an urgent scientific and water transport vehicles requires improvement of technical problem in the field of monitoring the methods and means of their control [1, 2]. technical condition of energy supply systems of However, the further development of such water transport: improving methods of synthesis measuring instruments is largely constrained by of equipment for monitoring the technical the level of their technical characteristics (errors condition of energy supply systems of water in measuring electricity quality indicators) at low transport by reducing their errors in measuring the cost. Today it is not economically necessary to use characteristics of electrical signals. high-precision control equipment on water vehicles, which is constantly in harsh operating conditions [3, 4]. Therefore, a very important scientific and technical task is to develop precise ISIT 2021: II International Scientific and Practical Conference «Intellectual Systems and Information Technologies», September 13–19, 2021, Odesa, Ukraine EMAIL: sergeyg@i.ua (A. 1); Lutsenko_Ant@gmail.com (A. 2); Skopintsev@gmail.com (A. 3); spogasiy1978@gmail.com (A. 4); ORCID: 0000-0003-1210-5726 (A. 1); 0000-0002-7242-625X (A. 2); 0000-0002-4483-5339 (A. 3); 0000-0002-4540-3693 (A. 4) ©️ 2021 Copyright for this paper by its authors. Use permitted under Creative Commons License Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0). CEUR Workshop Proceedings (CEUR-WS.org) 2. Investigation of measurement Therefore, the topic of the article, aimed at studying the errors in measuring the errors of electrical signals characteristics of the electrical signal of the power characteristics supply systems of water transport vehicles, is 2.1. Literature analysis relevant. A significant number of publications are 2.2. Frequency measurement devoted to the problem of monitoring the method with intermediate voltage- technical condition of power supply systems of various technical systems [5 - 17]. frequency conversion Thus, the article [5] considers the method of monitoring the technical condition of electronic The method of measuring the frequency circuits that are part of power supply systems. In (period) of a sinusoidal signal based on the [6 - 9] the results of research of methods of conversion of voltage into pulse frequency is as synthesis of the equipment of control of a follows. technical condition of radio electronic systems of Let the signal under study be described by an water transport vehicles are presented. However, expression in such works the estimation of errors of u(t )   m sin t   (t ), (1) measurement of parameters of the electronic where Vm is the amplitude of the measured signal; equipment at control of a technical condition is  is circular frequency of the studied signal; not resulted.  t  is stationary interference that is present in In the publications [10 - 14] the questions of functioning of modern electric and electronic the input signal. systems are considered, the factors which This signal will be converted into a essentially influence definition of their technical proportional pulse frequency condition are allocated. f ( t )  K f  m sin t  K f  ( t ), (2) In [15 - 17] the results of efficiency of where K f is voltage to frequency conversion technical condition control of a power supply factor. systems at operation of water transport vehicles Frequency-modulation pulse f ( t ) the signal and in the field of development of the digital control equipment are presented. However, in is integrated at intervals equal to the half-cycle of such works there are no results of research of the input signal, where the number of output influence of features of operation of the control impulses: equipment in the aggressive environment (sea and T/2 (3) NT   f ( t )dt . river environment) on an error of measurement of 0 electric signals characteristics at control of a Substituting the ratio (2) in the formula (3), we technical condition. find Thus, the most critical for the synthesis of T equipment for monitoring the technical condition 2 of energy supply systems of water transport are: NT  K f  m  [ sint   ( t )] dt  the lack of results of estimation errors in 0 measuring the characteristics of electrical signals; T T lack of results of evaluation of the influence of 2 2 (4) interference on the measurement error of the  K f Vm  sin tdt  K f   ( t )dt  characteristics of electrical signals; lack of a 0 0 reasonable universal method for measuring the K f VmT characteristics of electrical signals with minimal  N  NT  N , errors under interference.  The results of the analysis of modern literature К f VmT where NT  is informative, useful show the lack of universal methods for the  synthesis of equipment for monitoring the component of the measurement result, technical condition of energy supply systems of proportional to the period T of the signal u( t ) ; water transport to ensure minimal errors in measuring the characteristics of electrical signals.   is measured phase shift. 2 The algorithm for measuring the phase shift is N  K f   ( t )dt is error introduced by the as follows: 0 a) one of the input signals, for example u2 ( t ), obstacle. Taking into account only the useful component should be differentiated U 2 ( T ) of the measurement result, we write u3 ( t )   K V2m cos( t   ) , (9) N  K t T  T  T NT , (5) where K  is the transmission factor of the K f Vm Vm differentiation unit;  where K T  is coefficient of proportionality. b) received signal V3 ( t ) will become Kf proportional to the frequency of the pulses The frequency of the studied signal will be f ( t )  K f u3 ( t )  K f K V2m cos( t   ) ; (10) determined from the ratio c) frequency pulses f ( t ) are counted 1 Vm K f Vm f    (6) (integrated) twice: T KT NT NT – once for the time interval between voltage 1 transitions u1( t ) and u2 ( t ) through zero; where K f  . KT – another time during the time interval As can be seen from ratio (6) the result of between voltage transitions u2 ( t ) through zero frequency measurement f depends on the and maximum; amplitude Vm of harmonic signal. To eliminate 1 f ( t )d ( t )   0 this dependence, the studied signal can be N1  subjected to amplitude normalization, ie to achieve Vm= const.  (11) Then expression (6) can be written as  K f K V2m  cos( t   )d ( t )  df 0 f  , (7)  K f K V2m sin  , NT  where d f  K f Vm is discreteness of frequency  1 2 f ( t )d ( t )    measurement. N2  For error analysis N  , introduced by  (12) interference, fully applied estimates that the  averaging algorithm has pronounced filtering 2 properties with respect to interference. In  K f K V2m  cos( t   )d ( t )   particular, if the interference is harmonic with a frequency multiple of the frequency of the  K f K V2m ; measured signal, then error N  0 . d) phase shift measurement  will be determined from the following expression 2.3. Method of measuring phase N   arcsin 1 . (13) N2 shift with intermediate voltage- The considered method of phase shift frequency conversion measurement has the following advantages. First, it eliminates the dependence of the Suppose it is necessary to measure the phase measurement result (13) on the frequency of the shift between two sinusoidal signals described by studied signals, which ultimately leads to an expressions expansion of the frequency range and increase u1( t )  V1m sin t ; accuracy, because the effect of instability of the (8) u2 ( t )  V2m sin( t   ) , frequency of the measured signals is eliminated. where V1m , V2m is the amplitude of the The measurement result also does not depend on the amplitude of the studied signals. measured signals; Secondly, it has a short measurement time, no  is circular frequency of the studied signal; more than one or two periods of the studied signals, which is especially important when  measuring infrared frequency signals. t1    ; t2   ; t3     . 2 Another variant of the method of measuring Given the error 1 і 2 from expression the phase shift with intermediate voltage- (16) we find frequency conversion is possible. In it, the signal    2 K f V2m module is subjected to frequency conversion 1 N1   f ( t )d ( t )   u2 ( t ) :     1 u 2 ( t )  V2m sin( t   ) , (14) 2    2 f ( t )  K f V2m sin( t   ) . (15) K f V2m (19)   sin( t   )d ( t )    Expression (15) will be integrated twice: in the    1  2 interval from (   ) to   (cos cos 2  sin  sin 2  sin 1 ). 2 1  Given that errors 1 , 2 and 3 low, we f ( t )d ( t )    N1  have  cos 2  1 ; sin 1  1 ; 2 (20) sin 2  2 . 1  K f V2m sin( t   ) d ( t )     (16) Then expression (19) takes the form  K f V2m (21) 2 N1  N1  ( 1  2 sin  ) .  K f V2m Similarly, from expression (17) we obtain  cos  ;  1    3 is at intervals from (    ) to (    ) N2    f ( t )d ( t )  2   1 2   1 f ( t )d ( t )  K f V2m    3   N2    sin( t   )d ( t )    2   1 2   1 (22) K f V2m sin( t   ) d ( t )  K f V2 m    (17)  (cos 3  sin 1 )    2 K f V2 m K f V2m  N2  1 .  .   From relations (21) and (22) we find the absolute measurement errors In this case, the measurement result is found K f V2m by the formula N1  N1  N   ( 1  2 sin  )   arccos N , (18)  ; where N  N1 N 2 . (23) K f V2m In addition to the instrumental error of voltage- N 2  N 2  N 2   1 . frequency conversion, one of the dominant errors  of this method of measuring phase shifts is the Thinking 1  2  max   , we error due to the inaccuracy of the formation of obtain the error limits time intervals during which the frequency K f V2m (24) integration f ( t ) and the formation of N1m  1( 1  sin  ) ;  intermediate results N1 і N 2 . Let's estimate this K f V2m (25) error. N 2m   . Denote by 1 , 2 і 3 phase errors of  Limits of change of absolute errors in selection of the moments corresponding to measurement of sizes N1 and N 2 : phases: K f V2m K f V2m (26) From the signal u1( t ) the variable component   N1  2 .   is allocated K f V2m (27) u( t )   K M UI cos( 2t   ) , (31) N 2   . and its module with the help of a voltage-  Using expressions (19) and (22), we find the frequency converter will be converted into a pulse absolute error of definition cos  : frequency f ( t )  K M UI cos( 2t   ) . (32) N N N  1  1  Depending on the type of measured power N2 N2 signal f ( t ) integrates over a period of time. cos  2 cos   sin  2 sin   sin 1   cos   When measuring active power, the time cos 3  sin 1 interval of integration or frequency averaging  cos  2 cos   sin  2 sin   sin 1   f ( t ) concluded between t 2 and T 8 , which is     cos 3 cos   sin 1 . equal to the phase interval from  2 to  4 .  cos 3  sin 1 Integrating frequency f ( t ) within the given Taking into account equations (20) we obtain limits, we find: sin  cos  sin  sin   sin   N   1 4 1 f ( t )d ( t ) K f K M UI    cos   sin  N1  (28)     (cos  sin   1 ). 2 1    4 (33) The component error of phase shift   cos( 2t   ) d ( t )  measurement introduced by the inaccuracy of the  integration intervals is found from expression (18) 2  N (29) K f KM T   N  ,  UI cos       , N 1 2 2 N where P  UI cos is measured active power of where N is determined from the ratio (28) the circuit; K f KM 2.4. Power measurement method K is coefficient of 2 with intermediate voltage-frequency proportionality. conversion When measuring the reactive power, the frequency integration is carried out in the time The essence of the method consists in interval from 0 to t 2 or in the phase range from converting the voltage proportional to the 0 to  2 : instantaneous power into the pulse frequency,  which is then integrated over a certain time 1 2 1 f ( t )dtt  K f K M UI    interval, depending on the type of measured value N2   – active, reactive or full power. 0 Let the voltage and current in the investigated  circuit be determined by the expression 2 (34)   cos( 2t   ) d ( t )  u( t )  U m sin t , i( t )  I m sin( t   ) . 0 By signals u( t ) and i( t ) a voltage K f KM proportional to their product is formed  TUI sin   K  T  Q, 2 u1( t )  K M u( t )i( t )  (30) where Q  UI sin  is measured reactive power.  K M UI cos   cos( 2t   ), In the mode of measurement of full power where K M is the transfer factor of the multiple averaging is conducted in a time interval from block; t 2 до t 2  T 8 or in the phase range from U , I is rms value according to voltage and  2 до (  2 )   4 : current.    f t    f uM t  sin t . 1 2 4 N3   f ( t )d ( t )  Frequency f t  we will integrate for the   2 averaging interval equal to half of the q-th period   of the carrier frequency, and obtain the number of  1 2 4 (35) pulses  K f K M UI  cos( 2t   ) d ( t )     t q  2 t q 2 Nq   f ( t )dt  K f  uM t  sin t dt . (40) 2 K f KM  TUI  K  T  S . tq tq 2 Given that in the q-th half-cycle of the carrier where S  UI is full power in the studied circuit.   u M t q  Vq that is, has a strictly defined value To eliminate the dependence of the power measurement results on the frequency (period) of equal to the amplitude of the carrier, we obtain the studied signals, it is necessary to convert the t q  2 period of one of the signals into a code N, for N q  K f Vq  sin t dt  example, by the method of discrete number. We tq (41) will get N  T dT or T  dT NT , where dT is  f 2 discreteness of period measurement. Substituting  K f Vq  Vq . this equality in formulas (33), (34), (35), we get   From expression (41) we find the amplitude of N (36) N p  K9 1  KK 9 dT P  P  P , the carrier frequency in the q-th half-cycle of the NT AM signal N (37)  f (42) NQ  K9 2  KK 9 dT Q  Q  P , Vq  Nq  . Nq NT  f f N (38) Knowing the amplitude of the carrier, N S  K 9 3  KK 9 dT S  S  P , NT determine the root mean square value of the amplitude-modulated signal 2 where  P  is discreteness of 1 n 2 f n K F K M K 9 dT V AM   Vq   N q2  power measurement; n q 1  f n q 1 (43) K9 is the transfer factor of the code divider. n   AM  N q2 , q 1 2.5. Method for measuring the RMS where f is coefficient of  AM  value of the amplitude-modulated f n signal with intermediate voltage- proportionality, frequency conversion 2T n  M is the number of samples or codes, T The expression for the amplitude-modulated instantaneous values of the AM signal for the (AM) signal is written as follows enveloping period. u( t )  uM ( t ) sin t , (39) The developed method of measuring the RMS value of the AM signal has a high noise immunity. where u M ( t ) – signal enveloping or modulating Let's show it. the signal with a period  M ; We present the investigated signal by the sum 2 of the AM signal and the stationary interference   2f  is the circular frequency of the u( t )  uM t  sin t   ( t ) ,  carrier, the initial phase of which is simplified to where  t  is stationary interference that is zero to simplify the records; present in the input signal. T, f is period and carrier frequency. 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