Electrical Arc Testing Device
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorsDionel Cadiz, Jason Damazo, Kevin Alexander Paroulek, Carl Roy McIver, Dominic Martinez, James Paananen
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Abstract
A testing device to perform electrical arc testing on a workpiece. The testing device includes an electrode and an actuator mounted to the electrode. The actuator is configured to control a separation distance between the electrode and the workpiece. The actuator is further configured to oscillate the electrode and vary the separation distance to create a low voltage electrical arc when electrical energy is supplied to the electrode.
Claims20
A testing device to perform electrical arc testing on a workpiece, the testing device comprising:
- an electrode;
- an actuator mounted to the electrode, the actuator configured to control a separation distance d between the electrode and the workpiece;
- and
- wherein the actuator is configured to oscillate the electrode and vary the separation distance d to create a low voltage electrical arc when electrical energy is supplied to the electrode.
A testing device to perform electrical arc testing on a workpiece, the testing device comprising:
- an electrode;
- a power source that supplies electrical power to the electrode;
- an actuator that positions the electrode relative to the workpiece, the actuator configured to move the electrode through a motion range that varies a separation distance between the electrode and the workpiece;
- and
- the power source configured to sustain the electrical power to the electrode to maintain an electrical arc between the electrode and the workpiece during the motion range.
A method of performing electrical arc testing on a workpiece, the method comprising:
- attaching an electrode to an actuator;
- providing electrical power to the electrode and moving the electrode through a motion range;
- modulating a separation distance d formed between the electrode and the workpiece;
- and
- sustaining a low voltage arc between the electrode and the workpiece while moving the electrode through the motion range.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.