Technology Definitions

The goal of this page is to dive 2-3 points deeper on what SDE is that is not mentioned on the home page.

The Power Quality Rating is a metric represented as a percentage that incorporates harmonic distortion, and power factor on each phase, neutral current and the balance across phases in multiphase systems. The PQR determines how efficient the energy in the electrical network is consumed as the work intended. The complimentary percentage is the amount of waste.

For example, an electrical network with a PQR of 28%, purchases 100% of their energy (in Joules) with 28% consumed as electricity,performing the work intended and 72% getting converted to heat or vibration somewhere in the electrical network.

Power Quality Rating

The Power Quality Rating is a metric represented as a percentage that incorporates harmonic distortion, and power factor on each phase, neutral current and the balance across phases in multiphase systems. The PQR determines how efficient the energy in the electrical network is consumed as the work intended. The complimentary percentage is the amount of waste.

For example, an electrical network with a PQR of 28%, purchases 100% of their energy (in Joules) with 28% consumed as electricity,performing the work intended and 72% getting converted to heat or vibration somewhere in the electrical network.

Digital Multiparametric Measurement

Digital multiparametric measurement of electricity is based on an oversampling methodology to provide a wide, deep, and clear understanding of electricity flow. This is achieved with a data acquisition system acquiring 24 bit resolution on 26 separately identified electrical parameters for each phase of a multiphase system.

Data acquisition at this speed means that every 1/60th of a second (one cycle in 60Hz network), on each phase, 3DFS Technology is measuring an average of 8192 times.

The high fidelity data stream is input for mathematical models which perform multiple analyses for an exact, real time understanding of the electricity flow and providing a subcycle level analysis for a true understanding of the natural actions and reactions of each of the 26 separate electrical parameters. The 3DFS approach to measuring provides a multidimensional view of the electricity.

This resolution and real time analysis of electricity allows the 3DFS Technology to calculate the real time energy losses that exist during the generation, transmission, distribution, storage, conversion or consumption of electricity and represent it in a single metric, Power Quality Rating.

Digital, multiparametric measurement of electricity provides an insurmountable technological advantage for understanding and controlling electricity.

Electrical Correction

Perfect electricity in multiphase systems is clearly defined as unity power factor, no harmonics, ideal reactive power, zero neutral currents and balanced phases. In simple terms, the system knows what the electricity looks like now and knows what it should look like (perfect), and then solves for the answer to that problem.

The mathematical models leverage efficient algorithms to intensely analyze all of the distortions together and calculate the appropriate corrective action resulting in either an injection or extraction of a precise amount of microcurrent at the perfect time in exact patterns to counterbalance the distortions and correct and balance the electricity in real time.

In a rough sense, 3DFS Technology provides noise cancellation for electricity with the result being perfect power transfer.

This instrument allows electricity to be perfectly controlled and maintain its highest efficiency, whether during generation, transmission, distribution, conversion, storage or consumption. This extraordinary feat requires a combination of software and hardware. Parts of the software are programmable including the output (i.e. electricity). The future of electricity will allow users to digitally set, maintain and change electrical parameters in real time from behind a keyboard.

The hardware can scale to nearly any voltage and will deliver incredible value to the Transmission and Distribution markets.

Battery Management System

he 3DFS BMS has the technological advantage of Software-Defined Electricity, so any energy storage system will immediately benefit from the precision control of electricity.

The system analyzes the electricity charging and discharging the storage leveraging the multiparametric measurement and build a mathematical model based on the performance of the battery.

The model is so detailed, that the chemistry inside the storage source is mapped in real time, building a real time chemistry monitor system. This approach to real time battery chemistry analysis allows the system to precisely know the unique maximum and minimum chemical parameters of each battery are, which is the true measurement of battery capacity.

This energy storage performance curve allows the system to identify the moment that charging / discharging disrupts the chemistry of the battery (i.e. identifying the instant a dendrite begins to grow in a cell) and immediately make a corrective action.

With this level of working knowledge of the chemistry, and control of the electricity, batteries are managed individually in parallel and never heat up during charging or discharging. This heat reduction translates into more than two times the number of charge cycles in the field with significantly deeper cycling.

The 3DFS BMS system automatically performs routine maintenance on batteries as they age and restores lost capacity through a proprietary method of charging/discharging.