Method, System, and Apparatus to Prevent Electrical or Thermal-Based Hazards in Conduits
OwnerKenneth G. Blemel, Kenneth D. Blemel +5inventors
InventorsKenneth G. Blemel, Kenneth D. Blemel, Benjamin Allen Boone, Jesse Min-Tze Adamczyk, Lara Rose Draelos, Mariana Flores-Olivas, Matthew James Hinton
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Abstract
A method, apparatus, and system for protection from hazards of conductivity is disclosed using non-electrical means to disrupt electrical current with a thermovolumetric substance. The purpose of this invention is to prevent hazardous conditions from occurring by disrupting the flow of electrical current prior to the development of arc fault conditions.
Claims1
An electrical connectivity apparatus for disruption of a current flow in an electrical connector when the temperature exceeds a preset threshold, comprising:
- a cavity (6) that includes conductive guide to conduct a flow of an electrical current;
- a connector assembly comprised of a non-electrically conductive material comprising an end cap (1) and a reservoir piece (2);
- a thermovolumetric substance (5) selected from substances that generate a force when heated to a degree below a temperature resulting in change of state of said thermovolumetric substance (5);
- a cavity within the reservoir piece (2) of the connector assembly for confining the thermovolumetric substance (5);
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- wherein the Ohmic heat generated by the flow of an electrical current heats the thermovolumetric substance (5) sufficiently to generate an amount of the force sufficient to separate conductors within the hollow cavity (6) disrupting the flow of electrical current within the electrical connectivity apparatus.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.