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US 10,871,527 B2Granted
Electrical connector with sensor
AssigneeHubbell Incorporated
InventorsSeydou Diop, Adrian Beau Candelaria
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Abstract
A connector system includes a connector for connecting a first conductor in electrical communication with a second conductor, and a sensor supported adjacent the connector. The sensor is in electrical communication with the first conductor and in electrical communication with the second conductor. The sensor detects a characteristic of the connection between the first conductor and the second conductor.
Claims23
A connector system comprising:
- a connector for connecting a first conductor in electrical communication with a second conductor, the connector including an elongated body having a first end and a second end, the first conductor being received within the elongated body and extending from the first end, the second conductor being received within the elongated body and extending from the second end;
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- a sensor supported adjacent the connector, the sensor in electrical communication with the first conductor and in electrical communication with the second conductor, the sensor detecting a characteristic of the electrical communication between the first conductor and the second conductor.
A connector system comprising:
- a connector for connecting a first conductor in electrical communication with a second conductor;
- a coil disposed around at least a portion of the connector, a current in the coil being induced by an electric field caused by current passing between the first and second conductors;
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- a sensor in electrical communication with the first conductor and in electrical communication with the second conductor, the sensor detecting a characteristic of the electrical communication between the first conductor and the second conductor, the sensor in electrical communication with the coil.
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A method for monitoring an electrical connection between a first electrical conductor and a second electrical conductor, the method comprising:
- positioning the first electrical conductor within an elongated body of an electrical connector such that the first electrical conductor extends from a first end of the elongated body;
- positioning the second electrical conductor within the elongated body of the electrical connector such that the first electrical conductor extends from a second end of the elongated body;
- placing the first electrical conductor in electrical communication with a sensor positioned adjacent the electrical connector and capable of detecting a characteristic of the electrical connection between the first electrical conductor and the second electrical conductor;
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- placing the second electrical conductor in electrical communication with the sensor.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.