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US 2013/0294036 A1Published application
Module for use with a monitoring system and method of assembling same
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsMitchell Dean Cohen, Robert Ronald Nikkels, Sean Kelly Summers
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Abstract
A module for use with a monitoring system is provided. The module includes a circuit board that includes a plurality of ground planes. At least two of the plurality of ground planes are coupled using a plurality of vias. The module further includes a copper pour coupled to the circuit board adjacent to the plurality of vias. The module further includes a housing that includes a dam wall that is coupled to the copper pour.
Claims20
A module for use with a monitoring system, said module comprising:
- a circuit board including a plurality of ground planes, wherein at least two of said plurality of ground planes are coupled using a plurality of vias;
- a copper pour coupled to said circuit board adjacent to said plurality of vias;
- and
- a housing including a dam wall that is coupled to said copper pour.
1 more element
A monitoring system comprising:
- a backplane;
- and
- a module comprising:
- a circuit board including a plurality of ground planes, wherein at least two of said plurality of ground planes are coupled using a plurality of vias;
- a copper pour coupled to said circuit board adjacent to said plurality of vias;
- and
- a housing including a dam wall that is coupled to said copper pour.
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A method for assembling a module, said method comprising:
- providing a circuit board that includes a plurality of ground planes;
- providing a copper pour on a surface layer of the circuit board;
- forming a fence using a plurality of vias that couple two or more of the plurality of ground planes;
- and
- coupling a housing adjacent to the circuit board, wherein the housing includes a dam wall.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.