Optical Detector For A High-Voltage Cable Accessory And Method Of Optically Measuring Electrical Discharges
AssigneeTyco Electronics Raychem GmbH
InventorsAlexander Eigner, Thomas Kranz
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Abstract
An optical detector for a high-voltage cable accessory includes an optical fiber transmitting a radiation generated by an electrical discharge of the high-voltage cable accessory at a wavelength of the radiation generated by the electrical discharge. The optical detector detects the radiation at the wavelength of the radiation generated by the electrical discharge.
Claims15
An optical detector for a high-voltage cable accessory, comprising:
- an optical fiber transmitting a radiation generated by an electrical discharge of the high-voltage cable accessory at a wavelength of the radiation generated by the electrical discharge, the optical detector detecting the radiation at the wavelength of the radiation generated by the electrical discharge.
A monitoring system, comprising:
- a high-voltage cable accessory;
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- an optical detector detecting a radiation generated by an electrical discharge of the high-voltage cable accessory at a wavelength of the radiation generated by the electrical discharge.
A method of detecting and/or monitoring electrical discharges occurring within an insulating part of a high-voltage cable accessory, comprising:
- optically sensing a radiation generated by an electrical discharge of the high-voltage cable accessory at a wavelength of the radiation generated by the electrical discharge.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.