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.
Claims20
A system for collecting information related to an electrical switch, the system comprising:
- a first switch including,
- a first blade pivotable between a first open position and a first closed position,
- a first electrical terminal configured to receive the first blade when the first blade reaches the first closed position, and
- a first sensor on the first electrical terminal, the first sensor configured to sense a position of the first blade, and wherein the first sensor is configured to determine when the first blade is fully in the first closed position;
- a second switch including
- a second blade pivotable between a second open position and a second closed position,
- a second electrical terminal configured to receive the second blade when the second blade reaches the second closed 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;
- wherein the information indicative of the position of the first blade and the position of the second blade is sent to an external device located remotely from the first switch and the second switch.
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 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;
- and
- a collector configured to receive the second signal from the first communicator, and output information indicative of the position of the first blade;
- wherein the information indicative of the position of the first blade is sent to an external device located remotely from the first switch.
A method of indicating position of a first 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 first sensor, a first signal indicative of the position of the first blade, the first signal received through a first communication link;
- outputting information indicative of the position of the first blade, the information output via a second communication link that is different than the first communication link;
- and
- sending the information to an external device located remotely from the first sensor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.