Electricity: measuring and testing – Measuring – testing – or sensing electricity – per se – Nonquantitative
Patent
1997-12-12
2000-12-05
Metjahic, Safet
Electricity: measuring and testing
Measuring, testing, or sensing electricity, per se
Nonquantitative
324126, G01R 1916
Patent
active
061571849
ABSTRACT:
An indicator for mounting on a power cord (FIG. 3) for almost instantaneously indicating the presence or absence of a single-phase AC voltage potential on a monitored power cord for a grounded AC power distribution system. The indicator comprises a housing (16, 18, 20, 26), an electronic display (10), a static suppression resistor (12), a first conductive element (14) in physical proximity to the monitored power cord, and a second conductive element (22) meant to be touched by a human being to provide a visual indication on the electronic display (10) of the presence or absence of a voltage potential on the monitored conductor or power cord. The hot conductor being part of a power cord is capacitively coupled (FIG. 1) to an electronic display (10) in parallel with a static suppression resistor (12). A current flow due to the capacitive coupling between the hot conductor and first conductive element (14) causes a voltage drop across the display (10) and the resistor (12). This voltage drop energizes the electronic display (10). The current flow from the display (10) and the resistor (12) merge together to return to ground through a human being touching a second conductive element (22). The path of current flow is completed by the power source ground connection. The indicator is electrically insulated from the power cord it monitors due to the insulation on the power cord at the location of the indicator.
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Metjahic Safet
Solis Jose M.
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