Method, system, and apparatus to prevent arc faults in electrical connectivity
AssigneeManagement Sciences, Inc.
InventorsKenneth G. Blemel, Kenneth D. Blemel, Peter A. Blemel, Todd F. Peterson
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Abstract
A system for protection from fires and electrical shock of components used in construction of electrical systems is disclosed using a sensing degree of characteristic before an arc fault, with the purpose to detect, annunciate, and remove the hazard before an electrical arc occurs.
Claims15
An apparatus for providing protection from unsafe conditions of an electrical connectivity comprising:
- a male electrical connector and a female electrical connector adapted to be mutually operationally connected or disconnected;
- and a monitor to emit an unsafe condition signal based on an unsafe degree of heat in said electrical connectivity.
A method for mitigation of an unsafe condition in electrical connectivity comprising the steps of:
- Placing at least one monitor, said at least one monitor comprising at least one sensor device;
- monitoring with said at least one monitor a change in one or more characteristics of a thermomorphic substance;
- and on detecting a change in said one or more characteristics of said thermomorphic substance, said at least one monitor generates an unsafe condition signal.
A service for providing notification of unsafe condition in electrical connectivity, the service comprising:
- one or more monitors characterized by ability to notify about an unsafe electrical connectivity on receiving an unsafe condition signal from one or more monitors embedded in, or proximal to, electrical connectivity;
- said one or more monitors comprising:
- a thermomorphic substance that exhibits a change of parameter when heated above the thermal rating of an electrical connectivity, and said one or more monitors further characterized by ability to communicate to said service an unsafe condition signal in response to sensing parameter change of said thermomorphic substance.
An apparatus for providing protection from an unsafe condition within electrical connectivity comprising:
- an instrumented device adapted to be connected between a male electrical connector and a female electrical connector;
- said instrumented device further comprising a sensing means configured to produce an unsafe condition signal based on change of one or more parameters of a thermomorphic substance in presence of temperature above the lower of either of the male electrical connector or female electrical connector thermal rating.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.