Moisture monitoring system
AssigneeFranklin Fueling Systems, Inc.
InventorsJohn Eastman, Steven Carl Shaver
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Abstract
A monitoring system for an enclosure having an arc quenching gas includes at least one fluid characteristic sensor in fluid communication with an interior the enclosure, and an electronic controller operatively coupled to the at least one fluid characteristic sensor. The electronic controller forecasts a maintenance event based on values received from the at least one fluid characteristic sensor.
Claims13
A method of monitoring a circuit breaker having a first conductive element and a second conductive element moveable relative to the first conductive element, the first conductive element and the second conductive element cooperating to provide a closed state that permits an electrical current to flow between the first conductive element and the second conductive element and an open state wherein the first conductive element is spaced apart from the second conductive element, the first conductive element and the second conductive element being positioned in an interior of an enclosure including an arc quenching gas, the method comprising the steps of:
- positioning at least one fluid characteristic sensor in fluid communication with the interior of the enclosure;
- monitoring a relative humidity of the interior of the enclosure with the at least one fluid characteristic sensor;
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- forecasting a maintenance event of the circuit breaker based on the relative humidity.
A method of monitoring conditions within an interior of an enclosure of a circuit breaker, the enclosure including a first conductive element and a second conductive element moveable relative to the first conductive element, the method comprising the steps of:
- introducing a fluid containing an arc-quenching gas into the interior of the enclosure;
- monitoring relative humidity of the fluid within the interior of the enclosure;
- comparing the relative humidity of the fluid to a predetermined threshold value;
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- maintaining a flow of the fluid into the interior of the enclosure when the relative humidity of the fluid is less than the predetermined threshold value.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.