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US 11,908,644 B2Granted
System and method for providing indication of a closed switch
AssigneeHubbell Incorporated
InventorsDavid Rhein, Angelo Rizzo
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Abstract
A system for collecting information related to an electrical switch. The system including a first switch, a second switch, and an external device. The external device is configured to receive the first and second signals corresponding to the first and second switches. Wherein the external device is located remotely from the first switch and the second switch.
Claims21
A system for collecting information related to an electrical switch, the system comprising:
- a first switch including
- a first blade pivotable between an open position and a closed position,
- a first electrical terminal configured to receive the first blade when the first blade reaches the closed blade position, and
- a first sensor on the first electrical terminal, the first sensor configured to sense a position of the first blade;
- a second switch including
- a second blade pivotable between an open position and a closed position,
- a second electrical terminal configured to receive the second blade when the second blade reaches the closed blade position, and
- a second sensor on the second electrical terminal, the second sensor configured to
- sense a position of the second blade;
- and
- a collector configured to receive a first signal indicative of the position of the first blade and a second signal indicative of the position of the second blade, and output information indicative of the position of the first blade and the position of the second blade;
- and
- an external device configured to receive the information, wherein the external device is located remotely from the first switch and the second switch.
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A method of indicating position of a first blade and a second blade of a switch, the method comprising:
- sensing, via a first sensor, a position of the first blade, wherein the first blade is pivotable between an open position and a closed position;
- receiving, via a collector located remotely from the sensor, a first signal indicative of the position of the blade;
- sensing, via a second sensor, a position of a second blade, wherein the second blade is pivotable between an open position and a closed position;
- receiving, via the collector, a second signal indicative of the position of the second blade;
- outputting information indicative of the position of the first blade and the position of the second blade;
- and
- receiving, via an external device located remotely from the sensor, the information.
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A system for collecting information related to an electrical switch, the system comprising:
- a first switch including
- a first blade pivotable between an open position and a closed position,
- a first electrical terminal configured to receive the first blade when the first blade reaches the closed blade position, and
- a first sensor on the first electrical terminal, the first sensor configured to
- sense a position of the first blade, and
- output a first signal corresponding to the position of the first blade;
- a first communicator located proximate the first sensor, the first communicator configured to
- receive the first signal, and
- output a second signal corresponding to the position of the first blade;
- a second switch including
- a second blade pivotable between an open position and a closed position,
- a second electrical terminal configured to receive the second blade when the second blade reaches the closed blade position, and
- a second sensor on the second electrical terminal, the second sensor configured to
- sense a position of the second blade, and
- output a third signal corresponding to the position of the second blade;
- and
- a first communicator located proximate the first sensor, the first communicator configured to
- receive the first signal, and
- output a second signal corresponding to the position of the first blade;
- a collector configured to receive the second signal from the first communicator and the fourth signal from the second communicator, and output information indicative of the position of the first blade and the position of the second blade;
- wherein the information indicative of the position of the first blade and the position of the second blade is received via an external device located remotely from the first sensor, the second sensor, the first communicator, the second communicator, the first collector, and the second collector.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.