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US 7,068,042 B2Granted
Method and apparatus for monitoring integrity of wires or electrical cables
AssigneeCM Technologies, Inc.
InventorsGregory Allan, Rollin Van Alstine
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Abstract
An apparatus for monitoring the integrity of a wire is provided, which includes a TDR instrument for generating a pulse waveform for transmission through the wire. The apparatus also includes a function generator for generating an electrical or non-electrical forcing waveform for transmission through the wire. The pulse waveform is transmitted through the wire in combination with the forcing waveform and a detector measures a change in dissipation factor values along the wire.
Claims20
An apparatus for monitoring integrity of a wire, comprising:
- a pulse generator for generating a pulse waveform for transmission through the wire;
- a generator for generating a non-electrical forcing function for stimulating the wire, wherein the pulse waveform is transmitted through the wire in combination with the non-electrical forcing function;
- and
- a detector adapted to measure the change in dissipation factor values along the wire.
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A method for monitoring integrity of a wire, comprising the steps of:
- generating a pulse waveform for transmission through the wire;
- generating a non-electrical forcing waveform for stimulating the wire;
- transmitting the pulse waveform through the wire in combination with the non-electrical forcing waveform;
- and
- measuring a change in dissipation factor values along the wire.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.