Wearable partial discharge detector

A system for detecting a partial discharge from electrical equipment comprising:

• a vest dimensioned for wear by a user;
• an antenna associated with the vest;
• a receiver coupled to the antenna and associated with the vest;
• at least one indicator device associated with the vest;
• circuitry associated with the vest, coupled to the receiver, and configured to:
• monitor ambient radiofrequency energy in real time;
• determine that the partial discharge has occurred as a function of the ambient radiofrequency energy, and
• actuate the at least one indicator device as a function of the determination that the partial discharge has occurred;
• transmit the determination that the partial charge has occurred to a control station via the wireless transmitter

A system for detecting a partial discharge from electrical equipment comprising:

• a wearable device for wearing on a human body comprising:
• a wearable base;
• an antenna carried by the wearable base;
• a receiver coupled to the antenna and carried by the wearable base;
• a wireless transmitter carried by the wearable base;
• at least one indicator device carried by the wearable base;
• circuitry carried by the wearable base, coupled to the receiver, wireless transmitter, and at least one indicator, and configured to:
• monitor ambient radiofrequency energy in real time;
• determine that the partial discharge has occurred as a function of the ambient radiofrequency energy;
• actuate the at least one indicator device as a function of the determination that the partial discharge has occurred;
• transmit the determination that the partial charge has occurred via the wireless transmitter;
• a control station configured to receive the determination that the partial discharge has occurred and to perform at least one function based thereupon.