Insulation integrity determination
AssigneeBoom Technology, Inc.
InventorJames Senerth
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Abstract
A device may include a switch having a first position in which the switch connects a voltage source to the conductor segment and a second position in which the conductor segment is connected to operational electronics. A device may include a switch controller configured to change the switch between the first position and the second position. A device may include a current sensor configured to detect a leakage current from the conductor segment when the switch controller causes the switch to be in the first position.
Claims30
A device for determining an insulation integrity of a conductor segment, the device comprising:
- a switch having a first position in which the switch connects a voltage source to the conductor segment and a second position in which the conductor segment is connected to operational electronics;
- a switch controller configured to change the switch between the first position and the second position;
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- a current sensor configured to detect a leakage current from the conductor segment when the switch controller causes the switch to be in the first position.
A method for determining an insulation integrity of a conductor segment, the method comprising:
- toggling, via a switch controller, a switch to a first position connecting the conductor segment to a voltage source, the switch further having a second position connecting the conductor segment to operational electronics;
- measuring a leakage current from the conductor segment using a current sensor positioned between the voltage source and the operational electronics;
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- toggling the switch to the second position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.