# US 11,592,486 B2 · Electromechanical relay tester > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,592,486 B2 - Document ID: US11592486B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/894,175 - Filed: 2020-06-05 - Published: 2021-12-09 - Granted: 2023-02-28 - Earliest claimed: 2020-06-05 - Assignees: Saudi Arabian Oil Company - Applicants: Saudi Arabian Oil Company - Inventors: Meshari Sulaiman Alnafi - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11592486B2 ## CPC - G01R 31/3278: {of relays, solenoids or reed switches (measuring contact resistance G01R27/205; high voltage magnetic switches G01R31/3271, G01R31/333; testing electric windings G01R31/72; monitoring of fail safe circuits H01H47/002)} - G01R 31/3274: {Details related to measuring, e.g. sensing, displaying or computing; Measuring of variables related to the contact pieces, e.g. wear, position or resistance (measuring contact resistance G01R27/205)} - G05B 19/0428: {Safety, monitoring (G05B19/0423 takes precedence)} - H03K 17/18: Modifications for indicating state of switch - G05B 2219/23278: Program by data flow - G05B 2219/2609: Process control - G01R: MEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES; MEASURING MAGNETIC VARIABLES (indicating correct tuning of resonant circuits H03J3/12) - G05B: CONTROL OR REGULATING SYSTEMS IN GENERAL; FUNCTIONAL ELEMENTS OF SUCH SYSTEMS; MONITORING OR TESTING ARRANGEMENTS FOR SUCH SYSTEMS OR ELEMENTS (systems for controlling or regulating non-electric variables G05D; systems for regulating electric or magnetic variables G05F; control devices or systems insofar as characterised by mechanical features only G05G) - H03K: PULSE TECHNIQUE (measuring pulse characteristics G01R; modulating sinusoidal oscillations with pulses H03C; transmission of digital information H04L; discriminator circuits detecting phase difference between two signals by counting or integrating cycles of oscillation H03D3/04; automatic control, starting, synchronisation or stabilisation of generators of electronic oscillations or pulses where the type of generator is irrelevant or unspecified H03L; coding, decoding or code conversion, in general H03M) ## Abstract A method for automatically testing a relay is provided. The method includes applying power to a testing device for automatically testing the relay, determining a position of a selector switch based on a user selection for testing, selectively energizing the relay based on the position of the selector switch, detecting, by a hardware processor, an energize status signal from the selector switch, testing, by the hardware processor and based at least on the energize status signal, a control coil or a contact of the relay to generate a test result, and displaying, using display, the energize status signal and the test result. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method for automatically testing a relay, the method comprising: applying power to a testing device for automatically testing the relay; determining a position of a selector switch based on a user selection for testing; selectively energizing the relay based on the position of the selector switch, comprising: determining a position of an AC/DC switch based on a further user selection for energizing the relay, and applying a control voltage to the relay based on the position of the AC/DC switch; detecting, by a hardware processor, an energize status signal from the selector switch; testing, by the hardware processor and based at least on the energize status signal, a control coil or a contact of the relay to generate a test result; and displaying, using display, the energize status signal and the test result. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, further comprising: identifying an additional coil or an additional contact of the relay for testing; testing, in response to said identifying, the additional coil or the additional contact to generate an additional test result; and further displaying, contemporaneously with displaying the energize status signal and the test result, the additional test result. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein the relay comprises 11 pins. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein the position of the selector switch comprises an energized test position and a de-energized test position. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein the position of the AC/DC switch comprises an AC control voltage position and a DC control voltage position. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The method according to claim 5, wherein the control voltage comprises a 120 VAC voltage based on the AC control voltage position and a 120 VDC voltage based on the DC control voltage position. ### Claim 7 A testing device for testing a relay, comprising: an ON/OFF switch for applying power to the testing device for automatically testing the relay; an energize test selector switch for selectively energizing the relay based on a position of the energize test selector switch, wherein the position of the energize test selector switch is determined based on a user selection for testing; an AC/DC switch for selectively applying a control voltage to the relay based on a position of the AC/DC switch, wherein the position of the AC/DC switch is determined based on a further user selection for energizing the relay; a processor and a memory coupled to the processor, the memory storing instructions, when executed by the processor, comprising functionality for: detecting an energize status signal from the energize test selector switch; and testing, based at least on the energize status signal, a control coil or a contact of the relay to generate a test result; and a display for displaying the energize status signal and the test result. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The testing device according to claim 7, further comprising: identifying an additional coil or an additional contact of the relay for testing; testing, in response to said identifying, the additional coil or the additional contact to generate an additional test result; and further displaying, contemporaneously with displaying the energize status signal and the test result, the additional test result. ### Claim 9 (depends on 7) The testing device according to claim 7, wherein the relay comprises 11 pins. ### Claim 10 (depends on 7) The testing device according to claim 7, wherein the position of the selector switch comprises an energized test position and a de-energized test position. ### Claim 11 (depends on 7) The testing device according to claim 7, wherein the position of the AC/DC switch comprises an AC control voltage position and a DC control voltage position. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The testing device according to claim 11, wherein the control voltage comprises a 120 VAC voltage based on the AC control voltage position and a 120 VDC voltage based on the DC control voltage position. ### Claim 13 A non-transitory computer readable medium (CRM) storing instructions executable by a computer processor for testing a relay, the instructions, when executed by the computer processor, comprising functionality for: applying power to a testing device for automatically testing the relay; determining a position of a selector switch based on a user selection for testing; selectively energizing the relay based on the position of the selector switch, comprising: determining a position of an AC/DC switch based on a further user selection for energizing the relay; and applying a control voltage to the relay based on the position of the AC/DC switch; detecting an energize status signal from the selector switch; testing, based at least on the energize status signal, a control coil or a contact of the relay to generate a test result; and displaying, using a display, the energize status signal and the test result. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The non-transitory CRM according to claim 13, the instructions, when executed by the computer processor, further comprising functionality for: identifying an additional coil or an additional contact of the relay for testing; testing, in response to said identifying, the additional coil or the additional contact to generate an additional test result; and further displaying, contemporaneously with displaying the energize status signal and the test result, the additional test result. ### Claim 15 (depends on 13) The non-transitory CRM according to claim 13, wherein the relay comprises 11 pins. ### Claim 16 (depends on 13) The non-transitory CRM according to claim 13, wherein the position of the selector switch comprises an energized test position and a de-energized test position. ### Claim 17 (depends on 13) The non-transitory CRM according to claim 13, wherein the position of the AC/DC switch comprises an AC control voltage position and a DC control voltage position, and wherein the control voltage comprises a 120 VAC voltage based on the AC control voltage position and a 120 VDC voltage based on the DC control voltage position. ### Claim 18 A method for automatically testing a relay, the method comprising: applying power to a testing device for automatically testing the relay, wherein the relay comprises 11 pins; determining a position of a selector switch based on a user selection for testing; selectively energizing the relay based on the position of the selector switch; detecting, by a hardware processor, an energize status signal from the selector switch; testing, by the hardware processor and based at least on the energize status signal, a control coil or a contact of the relay to generate a test result; and displaying, using display, the energize status signal and the test result.