Measures to Solve the Effect of HVDC Grounding Electrode Current on Metal Pipelines

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yongli Liao ◽  
Ruihai Li ◽  
Xiaobo Meng ◽  
Bo Zhang ◽  
Rong Zeng ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Electrode Current ◽  
Grounding Electrode

scholarly journals Frequency and Time Domain Analysis of Influence of the Grounding Electrode Conductivity on Induced Current Distribution

2013 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 137 ◽  
Author(s):  
Silvestar Šesnić ◽  
Dragan Poljak
Keyword(s):  
Current Distribution ◽  
Time Domain ◽  
Current Source ◽  
Time Domain Analysis ◽  
Finite Conductivity ◽  
Significant Discrepancy ◽  
Electrode Current ◽  
Air Interface ◽  
Grounding Electrode ◽  
Time Domain Response

The paper deals with an assessment of the influence of finite conductivity to the current induced along the horizontal grounding electrode. Analysis is performed in frequency and time domain, respectively. Current distribution along the grounding electrode buried in a lossy half-space is determined via analytical solution of the corresponding Pocklington equation in the frequency domain. The corresponding time domain response is obtained by means of Inverse Fast Fourier Transform (IFFT). The electrode is excited via an equivalent current source. Presence of the earth-air interface is taken into account via the simplified reflection coefficient arising from the Modified Image Theory (MIT). The electrode current is calculated for the case of perfectly conducting (PEC) electrode and for the electrodes made of copper and aluminum. Comparison of results shows no significant discrepancy between these electrodes, justifying the use of a PEC electrode approximation.

scholarly journals Common-Mode Voltage Reduction in Capacitive Sensing of Biosignal Using Capacitive Grounding and DRL Electrode

Sensors ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (7) ◽  
pp. 2568
Author(s):  
Tadeas Bednar ◽  
Branko Babusiak ◽  
Michal Labuda ◽  
Milan Smetana ◽  
Stefan Borik
Keyword(s):  
Noise Removal ◽  
Power Line ◽  
Measured Signal ◽  
Common Mode ◽  
Line Frequency ◽  
Electrode Area ◽  
Common Mode Voltage ◽  
Grounding Electrode ◽  
Power Line Noise ◽  
Line Noise

A capacitive measurement of the biosignals is a very comfortable and unobtrusive way suitable for long-term and wearable monitoring of health conditions. This type of sensing is very susceptible to noise from the surroundings. One of the main noise sources is power-line noise, which acts as a common-mode voltage at the input terminals of the acquisition unit. The origin and methods of noise reduction are described on electric models. Two methods of noise removal are modeled and experimentally verified in the paper. The first method uses a passive capacitive grounding electrode, and the second uses an active capacitive Driven Right Leg (DRL) electrode. The effect of grounding electrode size on noise suppression is experimentally investigated. The increasing electrode area reduces power-line noise: the power of power-line frequency within the measured signal is 70.96 dB, 59.13 dB, and 43.44 dB for a grounding electrode area of 1650 cm2, 3300 cm2, and 4950 cm2, respectively. The capacitive DRL electrode shows better efficiency in common-mode noise rejection than the grounding electrode. When using an electrode area of 1650 cm2, the DRL achieved 46.3 dB better attenuation than the grounding electrode at power-line frequency. In contrast to the grounding electrode, the DRL electrode reduces a capacitive measurement system’s financial costs due to the smaller electrode area made of the costly conductive textile.

scholarly journals Measuring implanted patient response to tone pips

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Juan M. Cornejo ◽  
Agar K. Quintana ◽  
Nohra E. Beltran ◽  
Pilar Granados
Keyword(s):  
Auditory Nerve ◽  
Dynamic Range ◽  
Test Procedure ◽  
Electrical Potential ◽  
Electrical Current ◽  
Intensity Level ◽  
Electromyographic Activity ◽  
Variable Intensity ◽  
Electrode Current ◽  
Auditory Behavior

Abstract Background An electrical potential not previously reported—electrical cochlear response (ECR)—observed only in implanted patients is described. Its amplitude and growth slope are a measurement of the stimulation achieved by a tone pip on the auditory nerve. The stimulation and recording system constructed for this purpose, the features of this potential obtained in a group of 43 children, and its possible clinical use are described. The ECR is obtained by averaging the EEG epochs acquired each time the cochlear implant (CI) processes a tone pip of known frequency and intensity when the patient is sleeping and using the CI in everyday mode. The ECR is sensitive to tone pip intensity level, microphone sensitivity, sound processor gain, dynamic range of electrical current, and responsiveness to electrical current of the auditory nerve portion involved with the electrode under test. It allows individual evaluation of intracochlear electrodes by choosing, one at the time, the central frequency of the electrode as the test tone pip frequency, so the ECR measurement due to a variable intensity tone pip allows to establish the suitability of the dynamic range of the electrode current. Results There is a difference in ECR measurements when patients are grouped based on their auditory behavior. The ECR slope and amplitude for the Sensitive group is 0.2 μV/dBHL and 10 μV at 50 dBHL compared with 0.04 μV/dBHL and 3 μV at 50dBHL for the Inconsistent group. The clinical cases show that adjusting the dynamic range of current based on the ECR improved the patient’s auditory behavior. Conclusions ECR can be recorded regardless of the artifact due to the electromyographic activity of the patient and the functioning of the CI. Its amplitude and growth slope versus the intensity of the stimulus differs between electrodes. The relationship between minimum ECR detection intensity level and auditory threshold suggests the possibility of estimating patient auditory thresholds this way. ECR does not depend on the subject’s age, cooperation, or health status. It can be obtained at any time after implant surgery and the test procedure is the same regardless of device manufacturer.

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