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US 12,658,679 B2Granted
Replacement panels for electrical distribution cabinets for the monitoring of targeted components and connections
AssigneeIRISS Holdings, Inc.
InventorMartin Robinson
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Abstract
Embodiments of the presently disclosed invention may enable electrical components and connections to be monitored within electrical distribution equipment cabinets having a blanking panel. Such an IR/UV-permitting panel may replace the pre-existing blanking panel in order to monitor the adjacent area having the targeted components and connections to be monitored. NFC tags may be utilized in connection with an IR/UV-permitting panel to enable data acquisition and management systems for the monitoring of electrical components in a cabinet.
Claims18
A system, comprising:
- a viewing panel configured to permit the monitoring of electrical components located within an electrical distribution equipment cabinet, wherein the viewing panel comprises a first side that faces away from the electrical distribution equipment cabinet when the viewing panel is mounted to an opening of the electrical distribution equipment cabinet, wherein the viewing panel comprises a second side that faces inside the electrical distribution equipment cabinet when the viewing panel is mounted to the opening of the electrical distribution equipment cabinet;
- and
- a Near Field Communication (NFC) tag configured to receive, store, and transmit information related to the electrical components located within the electrical distribution equipment cabinet, wherein the NFC tag is contained at least partially within the electrical distribution equipment cabinet when the viewing panel is mounted to the opening of the electrical distribution equipment cabinet, wherein the NFC tag is (i) positioned on the second side of the viewing panel, or (ii) embedded in the viewing panel.
A method, comprising:
- removing a blanking panel from an electrical distribution equipment cabinet, wherein the blanking panel is configured to cover an opening of the electrical distribution equipment cabinet;
- and
- mounting a viewing panel to the opening of the electrical distribution equipment cabinet, wherein the viewing panel is configured to permit the monitoring of electrical components located within the electrical distribution equipment cabinet, wherein the viewing panel comprises a first side that faces away from the electrical distribution equipment cabinet when the viewing panel is mounted to the opening of the electrical distribution equipment cabinet, wherein the viewing panel comprises a second side that faces inside the electrical distribution equipment cabinet when the viewing panel is mounted to the opening of the electrical distribution equipment cabinet, wherein a Near Field Communication (NFC) tag is contained at least partially within the electrical distribution equipment cabinet when the viewing panel is mounted to the opening of the electrical distribution equipment cabinet, wherein the NFC tag is configured to receive, store, and transmit information related to the electrical components located within the electrical distribution equipment cabinet, wherein the NFC tag is (i) positioned on the second side of the viewing panel, or (ii) embedded in the viewing panel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.