Disclosure of Invention
The technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to overcome the deficiencies of the prior art, and to provide a leakage detection circuit, which adds a capacitor structure with coupling characteristics in the leakage detection circuit, so that a detection reference point of a voltage and a reference potential form a strong and stable coupling, and the measurement is stable and reliable.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a leakage protection circuit, which includes the leakage detection circuit.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a household appliance, comprising the above leakage detecting circuit and/or leakage protecting circuit.
In order to solve the technical problems, the invention adopts the technical scheme that:
a leakage detection circuit comprises a live conductor with alternating current and a connecting end used for being connected with a detected conductor, wherein the connecting end is connected with a first end of a first coupling capacitor, a second end of the first coupling capacitor is connected with a first end of a fourth coupling capacitor, and a second end of the fourth coupling capacitor is grounded;
the live conductor is connected with the first end of the second coupling capacitor, the second end of the second coupling capacitor is connected with the first end of the third coupling capacitor, and the second end of the third coupling capacitor is grounded;
and a sampling resistor is connected between the intersection point of the second end of the second coupling capacitor and the first end of the third coupling capacitor and the intersection point of the second end of the first coupling capacitor and the first end of the fourth coupling capacitor.
Furthermore, the second end of the third coupling capacitor is grounded after being connected with a zero line.
Further, the capacitance values of the second coupling capacitor and the third coupling capacitor are equal to or within 20%.
Further, the first coupling capacitor and/or the second coupling capacitor and/or the third coupling capacitor are electronic elements with capacitance characteristics, or capacitors formed by two metal structures close to each other;
the fourth coupling capacitor is a structure with capacitance characteristics, wherein one end pole plate is of a metal structure, and the other end of the fourth coupling capacitor is of the ground.
Furthermore, a voltage dividing resistor is further arranged between the intersection point of the first coupling capacitor and the fourth coupling capacitor and the sampling resistor.
And the voltage acquisition circuit is connected to two ends of the sampling resistor and used for detecting the voltages at two ends of the sampling resistor.
A leakage protection circuit comprising a leakage detection circuit as described above.
And the detection circuit is connected to two ends of the sampling resistor and is used for detecting whether the voltage at the two ends of the sampling resistor is smaller than a set threshold value.
Further, the detection circuit comprises a voltage conditioning circuit, a comparison circuit, a warning circuit and/or a switch circuit; wherein
The voltage conditioning circuit is connected with two ends of the sampling resistor and is used for conditioning the voltages at two ends of the sampling resistor and outputting the conditioned voltages to the comparison circuit;
the comparison circuit is used for comparing the conditioned voltage with the reference voltage of the comparison circuit and outputting the comparison result to the warning circuit and/or the switch circuit;
the warning circuit sends out warning information according to the comparison result; and/or the switch circuit is disconnected or connected according to the comparison result.
A domestic appliance comprising a leakage detection circuit as described above, and/or a leakage protection circuit as described above.
Further, the household appliance is a gas water heater, an electric water heater or a heat pump water heater.
After the technical scheme is adopted, compared with the prior art, the invention has the following beneficial effects.
When the alternating voltage at two ends of the sampling resistor is detected, the pressure measuring reference point is respectively connected with the live conductor and the zero line in a double-capacitor mode, the intersection point of the second coupling capacitor, the third coupling capacitor and the sampling resistor forms the reference point when the voltage at two ends of the sampling resistor is detected by arranging the second coupling capacitor and the third coupling capacitor, and the reference point and the reference potential point form stronger and more stable coupling, so that the reference point of the voltage acquisition circuit becomes a reliable reference, the measurement is stable and reliable, and the condition that the live conductor is leaked but not reported or has no possibility of false alarm is avoided.
The following describes embodiments of the present invention in further detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
Detailed Description
In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the embodiments of the present invention clearer, the technical solutions in the embodiments will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, and the following embodiments are used for illustrating the present invention and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention.
In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that the terms "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "inner", "outer", etc. indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the drawings, and are only for convenience of description and simplicity of description, but do not indicate or imply that the referred devices or elements must have specific orientations, be constructed in specific orientations, and be operated, and thus, should not be construed as limiting the present invention.
In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that, unless otherwise explicitly specified or limited, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "connected" are to be construed broadly, e.g., as meaning either a fixed connection, a removable connection, or an integral connection; can be mechanically or electrically connected; may be directly connected or indirectly connected through an intermediate. The specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood in specific cases to those skilled in the art.
As shown in fig. 1 to 4, the present invention provides a leakage detecting circuit, a leakage protection circuit and a household appliance.
Fig. 1 is a schematic circuit diagram of the leakage detecting circuit 101. The electric leakage detecting circuit 101 includes a live conductor G with alternating current and a connection terminal H for connecting with a conductor B to be detected.
The connection terminal H is connected to the first terminal of the first coupling capacitor C1, the second terminal of the first coupling capacitor C1 is connected to the first terminal of the fourth coupling capacitor C4, and the second terminal of the fourth coupling capacitor C4 is grounded.
The live conductor G is connected to a first terminal of a second coupling capacitor C2, a second terminal of the second coupling capacitor C2 is connected to a first terminal of a third coupling capacitor C3, and a second terminal of the third coupling capacitor C3 is grounded.
A sampling resistor R1 is connected between the intersection point of the second end of the second coupling capacitor C2 and the first end of the third coupling capacitor C3 and the intersection point of the second end of the first coupling capacitor C1 and the first end of the fourth coupling capacitor C4.
The junction of the second coupling capacitor C2, the third coupling capacitor C3 and the sampling resistor R1 constitutes a reference point E for detecting the voltage across the sampling resistor R1.
The live conductor G has a first state and a second state:
when the voltage at the two ends of the sampling resistor R1 is greater than or equal to a set threshold value, the live conductor G is in a first state, at the moment, no leakage occurs at the leakage point A, the live conductor G is disconnected from the tested conductor B, and then no current flows through the tested conductor B.
When the voltage across the sampling resistor R1 is lower than a set threshold, the live conductor G is in the second state, and at this time, a leakage condition occurs at the leakage point a, the live conductor G is connected to the tested conductor B, and then a current flows through the tested conductor B.
Furthermore, the second end of the third coupling capacitor is grounded after being connected with a zero line.
In detail, as shown in fig. 1, the circuit configuration includes a power system including a ground, a transformer T output winding, a live line L, a live conductor G, and a measured conductor B. The transformer T is a neutral-grounded transformer T, the phase terminal pair of the winding has an ac voltage to earth, and the outgoing line becomes the hot line L. Since the live conductor is connected to the live line, the live conductor has an alternating voltage to earth.
When the tested conductor B is not charged, that is, no leakage occurs at the leakage point a of the live conductor G, the path from the live conductor G to the ground can be seen as: the fourth coupling capacitor C4 is connected in series with the sampling resistor R1, then connected in parallel with the third coupling capacitor C3, and then connected in series with the second coupling capacitor C2. The alternating voltage between the live conductor G and the ground line enables a certain alternating current to pass through the path, and the two ends of the sampling resistor R1 can obtain an alternating voltage with a certain amplitude, for example, equal to or greater than a set threshold value.
When the leakage condition occurs at the leakage point a of the live conductor G, the first end of the first coupling capacitor C1 is also connected to the live conductor G through the connection terminal H, that is, the connection terminal H is charged through the detected conductor B. Thus, one path from live conductor G to earth ground can be seen as: the first coupling capacitor C1 and the fourth coupling capacitor C4 are in a series structure, and the second coupling capacitor C2 and the third coupling capacitor C3 are in a series structure; at this time, the alternating current potential of the junction of the sampling resistor R1 and the first coupling capacitor C1 and the fourth coupling capacitor C4, i.e., the voltage monitoring point, is between the zero line N and the live line L. The potentials at the two ends of the sampling resistor R1, the access point D and the reference point E are relatively balanced, and the amplitude of the alternating voltage is reduced and even is offset to zero. At this time, the ac voltage with amplitude is not applied across the sampling resistor R1 or is lower than the set threshold.
Therefore, whether or not the live conductor G has the leakage point a can be determined based on whether or not the ac voltage obtained by the sampling resistor R1 is lower than a predetermined threshold value.
In the above-described embodiment, whether or not there is leakage is determined by detecting whether or not the ac voltage across the sampling resistor R1 is lower than a predetermined threshold. When the alternating voltage at the two ends of the sampling resistor R1 is detected, in the scheme of the invention, the pressure measuring reference point E is respectively connected with the live conductor G and the zero line N in a double-capacitor mode, and the second coupling capacitor C2 and the third coupling capacitor C3 are arranged, so that when the voltage at the two ends of the sampling resistor R1 is detected, the reference point E and the reference potential point F form stronger and more stable coupling, and the reference point E of the voltage acquisition circuit becomes a reliable reference.
Further, in the above preferred embodiment, when the second end of the third coupling capacitor C3 is connected to the ground after connecting to the zero line, the reference potential point F is located on the zero line, and thus the failure in case of the bad ground is prevented.
The tested conductor B can be the shell of a household appliance or a conductor which should not be electrified but is possibly electrified. For example, when the tested conductor B is the housing of the household appliance and the insulating layer of the live conductor G is damaged, the live conductor G has a leakage point a, so that the tested conductor B, i.e. the housing of the household appliance, is conducted with the live conductor G.
When the conductor B to be tested is conducted with the live conductor G, the first coupling capacitor C1 and the fourth coupling capacitor C4 have the characteristic of "alternating current and direct current", and therefore a loop having a current is formed among the live conductor G, the first coupling capacitor C1, the fourth coupling capacitor C4 and the ground.
At this time, the potentials at both ends of the sampling resistor R1 are relatively balanced, and the voltage detected by connecting a voltmeter to both ends of the sampling resistor R1 is lower than a set threshold or the voltage at both ends of the sampling resistor R1 at this time cannot be detected.
In other words, if the voltage across the sampling resistor R1 detected by the multimeter is lower than the set threshold or the voltage across the sampling resistor R1 cannot be detected, it indicates that the live conductor G has an electric leakage, and the housing of the household appliance may be charged.
On the contrary, if the universal meter is used for detecting the voltages at the two ends of the sampling resistor R1, the voltage is detected, which indicates that the live conductor G has no electric leakage phenomenon and the shell has no electrification, and the risk of electric shock caused by the touch of the user on the shell is very small or almost no risk.
The junction of the sampling resistor R1, the second end of the second coupling capacitor C2, and the first end of the third coupling capacitor C3 is the reference point E when obtaining the voltage across the sampling resistor R1. In the leakage detection circuit 101 of the present invention, when no leakage occurs, a current flows through the sampling resistor R1, and the reference point E is connected to the live conductor G through the second coupling capacitor C2 and to the neutral line N through the third coupling capacitor C3.
Furthermore, a circuit loop combining electric connection and capacitive coupling is completely erected by arranging the first coupling capacitor C1, the second coupling capacitor C2, the third coupling capacitor C3 and the fourth coupling capacitor C4 which have capacitance characteristics, so that the measurement is stable and reliable.
In a preferred embodiment, the capacitance values of the second coupling capacitor C2 and the third coupling capacitor C3 are equal to or within 20%.
In detail, when the second coupling capacitor C2 is equal to or very close to the third coupling capacitor C3, the reverse connection of the live line L and the neutral line N has negligible influence on the reverse connection, and the applicability is very strong.
In a further aspect, the first coupling capacitor C1 and/or the second coupling capacitor C2 and/or the third coupling capacitor C3 are electronic elements with capacitance characteristics, or capacitors formed by two metal structures close to each other.
The fourth coupling capacitor is a structure with capacitance characteristics, wherein one end pole plate is of a metal structure, and the other end of the fourth coupling capacitor is of the ground.
In detail, the first coupling capacitor C1, the second coupling capacitor C2, and the third coupling capacitor C3 function to form a stronger and more stable coupling between two ends of the coupling capacitor.
Therefore, the first coupling capacitor C1, the second coupling capacitor C2, and the third coupling capacitor C3 of the present invention only need to be able to conduct in an ac state.
Preferably, in some embodiments, in order to simplify a circuit structure, electronic elements having a capacitive characteristic may be selected as the first coupling capacitor C1, the second coupling capacitor C2, and the third coupling capacitor C3.
In other embodiments, in order to fully utilize the existing structure of the circuit, the first coupling capacitor C1, the second coupling capacitor C2, and the third coupling capacitor C3 are designed as two metal structures close to each other, and the two metal structures close to each other form a capacitor, so that the capacitor has the characteristic of "alternating current and direct current of the capacitor.
In a further scheme, a voltage dividing resistor R2 is further arranged between the intersection point of the first coupling capacitor C1 and the fourth coupling capacitor C4 and the sampling resistor R1.
In detail, the voltage dividing resistor R2 is arranged to make the voltage value at the two ends of the sampling resistor R1 smaller, so as to facilitate the comparison between the voltage of the sampling resistor R1 and the comparator.
For example, when a transistor conduction voltage is used as the comparison voltage, the required set threshold should be about 0.7 v.
In the above scheme, the voltage dividing resistor R2 is arranged, so that the voltage at two ends of the sampling resistor R1 can be acquired more accurately, the implementation is convenient, and the debugging is also convenient.
In a further scheme, two ends of the sampling resistor R1 are connected to a voltage acquisition circuit for detecting voltages at two ends of the sampling resistor R1.
For example, a voltmeter is connected between both ends of the sampling resistor R1.
Still alternatively, the sampling resistor R1 itself may be configured as a resistor including a large impedance in combination with a display lamp, similar to the test pencil principle, that illuminates when current flows through the resistor and the display lamp.
The invention also provides an electric leakage protection circuit which comprises the electric leakage detection circuit 101 and the detection circuit 102.
As shown in fig. 2, the voltage acquisition circuit uses the detection circuit 102 to amplify and process the voltage across the sampling resistor R1. When the voltage across the sampling resistor R1 falls below a set threshold, a display or alarm signal will be generated by the detection circuit 102.
The voltage across the sampling resistor R1 is obtained by the leakage detection circuit 101, and when the voltage across the sampling resistor R1 is lower than a set threshold, it indicates that a leakage phenomenon occurs, and the leakage protection circuit 10 sends out warning information or directly cuts off the current on the live conductor G. When the voltage across the sampling resistor R1 is equal to or higher than the set threshold, no leakage occurs, and the leakage protection circuit 10 is maintained in a normal state.
In one embodiment, the leakage protection circuit 10 includes a leakage detection circuit 101 and a detection circuit 102. The detection circuit 102 includes a voltage conditioning circuit 1021, a comparison circuit 1022, and an alarm circuit 1023.
The voltage conditioning circuit 1021 is connected to two ends of the sampling resistor R1 in the leakage detection circuit 101, and is configured to condition the voltage across the sampling resistor R1 and output the conditioned voltage to the comparison circuit 1022.
The voltage conditioning circuit 1021 may include one or more of voltage conversion, rectification, filtering, amplification, and the like, and convert the voltage across the sampling resistor R1 into a suitable voltage and output the suitable voltage to the comparison circuit 1022.
The comparison circuit 1022 is configured to compare the conditioned voltage with a reference voltage, and output a comparison result to the warning circuit 1023.
The warning circuit 1023 sends out warning information according to the comparison result.
In detail, since the voltage of the ac mains is 220 v, when the live conductor G leaks, the transformer T is provided, as the ac power is connected to the first coupling capacitor C1 and the fourth coupling capacitor C4, which provide an ac channel for the ac power, so that the potentials at the two ends of the sampling resistor R1 are relatively balanced. Because the voltage amplitude, period, noise and other factors of the voltage cannot be directly used for detection, and the voltage is output after being processed by the conditioning circuit, the voltage conditioning circuit 1021 has the function of performing voltage amplitude conversion, rectification, filtering, amplification and other processing on the voltage at the two ends of the sampling resistor R1, so that the alternating-current voltage at the two ends of the resistor corresponds to a direct-current output voltage with a proper amplitude. Then, the adjusted voltage is outputted to the comparison circuit 1022.
The comparison circuit 1022 is provided with a reference voltage, and the comparison circuit 1022 compares and outputs the output voltage of the conditioning circuit with the reference voltage, so as to judge the amplitude of the voltage at the two ends of the sampling resistor R1. Preferably, the reference voltage is a set threshold. For example, when the voltage across the sampling resistor R1 is greater than a set threshold, that is, the input voltage of the comparison circuit 1022 is greater than the reference voltage of the comparison circuit 1022, the comparison circuit 1022 outputs a high level signal; when the voltage across the sampling resistor R1 is less than the set threshold, i.e., the input voltage of the comparison circuit 1022 is less than the reference voltage of the comparison circuit 1022, the comparison circuit 1022 outputs a low level. The comparison result is output to the alert circuit 1023 regardless of whether it is high or low.
The alert circuit 1023 may be a light alert, an audible alert, or a combination of both. For example, when the warning circuit 1023 receives a high level, the control light or the whistle keeps a non-light emitting state and a non-whistle state, which indicates that no electric leakage occurs, and power can be continuously supplied to the live conductor G, so that the equipment connected with the live conductor G can normally operate. When warning circuit 1023 receives the low level, control light scintillation, warning whistle, explain that electric leakage phenomenon has taken place this moment, suggestion user or operating personnel carry out next step's operation, cut off the power to electrified conductor G power supply.
In another embodiment, the leakage protection circuit 10 includes a leakage detection circuit 101 and a detection circuit 102, wherein the detection circuit 102 includes a voltage conditioning circuit 1021, a comparison circuit 1022, and a switch circuit 1024. The switch circuit 1024 is used to control the conduction and disconnection between the live conductor G and the power supply terminal.
The voltage conditioning circuit 1021 is connected to two ends of the sampling resistor R1 in the leakage detection circuit 101, and is configured to convert the ac voltage at two ends of the sampling resistor R1 into a dc output voltage with an appropriate amplitude, and output the dc output voltage to the comparison circuit 1022.
In detail, the voltage conditioning circuit 1021 may include one or more of voltage conversion, rectification, filtering, amplification, and the like, and convert the voltage across the sampling resistor R1 into a suitable voltage and output the suitable voltage to the comparison circuit 1022.
The comparison circuit 1022 is configured to compare the conditioned voltage with a reference voltage, and output a comparison result to the switch circuit 1024.
The switching circuit 1024 is turned off or on according to the comparison result.
In detail, since the voltage of the ac mains supply is 220 v, when the live conductor G leaks, the transformer T is provided, as if the ac power is connected to the first coupling capacitor C1 and the fourth coupling capacitor C4, the coupling capacitors provide an ac channel for the ac mains supply, so that an ac voltage is generated across the sampling resistor R1. The ac voltage cannot be directly detected due to factors such as voltage amplitude, period, noise, etc., but is output after being processed by the conditioning circuit, and the voltage conditioning circuit 1021 performs voltage amplitude conversion, rectification, filtering, amplification, etc. on the voltage at the two ends of the sampling resistor R1, so that the ac voltage at the two ends of the resistor corresponds to a dc output voltage with a proper amplitude. Then, the adjusted voltage is outputted to the comparison circuit 1022.
The comparison circuit 1022 is provided with a reference voltage, and the comparison circuit 1022 compares and outputs the output voltage of the conditioning circuit with the reference voltage, so as to judge the amplitude of the voltage at the two ends of the sampling resistor R1. For example, when the voltage across the sampling resistor R1 is greater than a set threshold, that is, the input voltage of the comparison circuit 1022 is greater than the reference voltage of the comparison circuit 1022, the comparison circuit 1022 outputs a high level signal; when the voltage across the sampling resistor R1 is less than the set threshold, i.e., the input voltage of the comparison circuit 1022 is less than the reference voltage of the comparison circuit 1022, the comparison circuit 1022 outputs a low level. The comparison result is output to the switching circuit 1024 regardless of whether it is high or low.
For example, when the switching circuit 1024 receives a high level, which indicates that no leakage occurs at this time, the switching circuit 1024 is controlled to be turned on, and power can be continuously supplied to the live conductor G, so that the device connected to the live conductor G operates normally. When the switching circuit 1024 receives a low level, it indicates that a leakage phenomenon occurs at this time, and controls the switching circuit 1024 to turn off to cut off the power supply to the live conductor G.
In the above-mentioned scheme, the voltage conditioning circuit 1021, the comparison circuit 1022, the warning circuit 1023 and the switch circuit 1024 have various implementation forms, and the present invention does not limit the specific structures of the voltage conditioning circuit 1021, the comparison circuit 1022, the warning circuit 1023 and the switch circuit 1024, and any structure capable of implementing the above-mentioned scheme is within the protection scope of the present invention.
In the scheme, the pressure measuring reference point E is respectively connected with the live conductor G and the zero line N in a double-capacitor mode, and the second coupling capacitor C2 and the third coupling capacitor C3 are arranged, so that when the voltage at two ends of the sampling resistor R1 is detected, the reference point E and a reference potential point F of the ground form stronger and more stable coupling, the reference point E of the voltage acquisition circuit becomes a reliable reference, and the situations of electric leakage failure or false leakage failure cannot occur.
In another embodiment, the earth leakage protection circuit 10 may include the warning circuit 1023 and the switch circuit 1024. The specific working process is as described above and will not be described in detail.
The invention also provides a household appliance which comprises the leakage detection circuit 101 and/or the leakage protection circuit 10.
In detail, the leakage detection circuit 101 and/or the leakage protection circuit 10 may be used in a safety detection function module of a household appliance, so as to improve leakage detection efficiency and safety performance of the household appliance.
Further, the household appliance is a gas water heater, an electric water heater or a heat pump water heater.
In detail, the shells of the gas water heater, the electric water heater and the heat pump water heater mostly adopt metal structures, so that the safety performance of the gas water heater, the electric water heater and the heat pump water heater can be greatly improved by adopting the electric leakage detection circuit 101 and/or the electric leakage protection circuit 10.
Although the present invention has been described with reference to a preferred embodiment, it should be understood that various changes, substitutions and alterations can be made herein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.