System and method for performing online partial discharge testing
AssigneeElectrical Reliability Services, Inc.
InventorsClarence A. Hicks, Wallace Vahlstrom
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Abstract
A partial discharge sensing system and method for conducting testing inside an enclosure includes a partial discharge sensor, an access port, and a signal cable. The partial discharge sensor is permanently installed at a test location inside the enclosure. The access port is configured so that an analyzer can be connected to the access port from an exterior of the enclosure. The signal cable operably connects the partial discharge sensor and the access port to enable an analyzer connected to the access port from outside the enclosure to interface with the partial discharge sensor for generating test data.
Claims9
A partial discharge sensing system for conducting testing inside an enclosure, the system comprising:
- a partial discharge sensor permanently installed at a test location inside the enclosure, wherein the test location is defined proximate to an electrical conductor extending through an interior portion of the enclosure, and wherein the partial discharge sensor is configured to encircle the electrical conductor;
- an access port located on a wall of the enclosure, wherein the access port is configured to provide an electrical connection interface accessible from outside the enclosure to which an analyzer located outside the enclosure is removably connected;
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- a signal cable operably connecting the partial discharge sensor and the access port, enabling the analyzer removably connected to the access port from outside the enclosure to interface with the partial discharge sensor for generating test data.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.