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US 11,909,193 B2Granted
Busway joint integral temperature sensor
AssigneeSchneider Electric USA, Inc.
InventorTimothy O'leary
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Abstract
A busway joint for coupling two segments of an electrical distribution busway to each other comprising, a busway joint including a plurality of fins, a central body connecting each of the plurality of fins, and a bolt within the central body, wherein the bolt includes a cavity housing a sensor lead and an epoxy potting.
Claims16
A busway joint for coupling two segments of an electrical distribution busway to each other, the busway joint comprising:
- a plurality of fins;
- a central body connecting each of the plurality of fins;
- and
- a bolt within the central body, wherein the bolt includes a cavity extending through a bolt head and into a shaft of the bolt and housing a sensor lead, and wherein the bolt further includes an epoxy potting surrounding the sensor lead and filling the cavity along substantially an entire longitudinal length of the cavity.
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A method of measuring health of a busway comprising;
- securing a thermistor within epoxy within a cavity of a bolt of a busway joint, wherein the cavity extends through a bolt head and into a shaft of the bolt and the epoxy surrounds the thermistor and fills the cavity along substantially an entire longitudinal length of the cavity;
- operating the busway;
- measuring an electrical resistance of the thermistor;
- and
- pausing operation of the busway or taking correcting action if the electrical resistance reaches a known threshold.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.