Abrégé

L1), is indicative of a connectivity fault at one of the first pair of terminals, and to generate at least one output signal based on the results of the comparison.

Classes IPC  ?

• G01R 31/69 - Test de connexions amovibles, p.ex. des raccords montés sur une carte de circuit imprimé de fiches de prises de courant, p.ex. de prises murales ou de prises de courant montées sur des appareils
• H02J 13/00 - Circuits pour pourvoir à l'indication à distance des conditions d'un réseau, p.ex. un enregistrement instantané des conditions d'ouverture ou de fermeture de chaque sectionneur du réseau; Circuits pour pourvoir à la commande à distance des moyens de commutation dans un réseau de distribution d'énergie, p.ex. mise en ou hors circuit de consommateurs de courant par l'utilisation de signaux d'impulsion codés transmis par le réseau
• H01H 47/18 - Circuits autres que ceux appropriés à une application particulière du relais et prévue pour obtenir une caractéristique de fonctionnement donnée ou pour assurer un courant d'excitation donné en vue de modifier le fonctionnement du relais en vue d'introduire un retard dans le fonctionnement du relais
• H02B 1/36 - Baies avec des unités débrochables
• H01H 11/00 - Appareillages ou procédés spécialement adaptés à la fabrication d'interrupteurs électriques
• H01H 71/04 - Moyens pour indiquer l'état du dispositif de commutation

Abrégé

The present invention provides a fault monitoring system for detecting connectivity faults in a device control centre. The fault monitoring system comprising for the or each control section, at least a first pair of temperature sensors, one of the first pair of temperature sensors being adapted to detect the temperature of a of the first pair of terminals (TL1-IN), and the other of the first pair of temperature sensors being adapted to detect the temperature of the other of the first pair of terminals (TL1-OUT)- The system comprises a processor configured to receive the detected temperatures, calculate an IN-OUT difference the IN-OUT difference, being a difference between the temperatures of the first pair of terminals (ΔTL1), compare the calculated IN-OUT difference with a predetermined threshold value (ΔΤ*L1), whereby a calculated difference IN-OUT (ΔΤL1) greater than the predetermined threshold value (ΔT*L1) is indicative of a connectivity fault at one of the first pair of terminals, and to generate at least one output signal based on the results of the comparison.

Classes IPC  ?

• H02J 13/00 - Circuits pour pourvoir à l'indication à distance des conditions d'un réseau, p.ex. un enregistrement instantané des conditions d'ouverture ou de fermeture de chaque sectionneur du réseau; Circuits pour pourvoir à la commande à distance des moyens de commutation dans un réseau de distribution d'énergie, p.ex. mise en ou hors circuit de consommateurs de courant par l'utilisation de signaux d'impulsion codés transmis par le réseau
• G01K 3/14 - Thermomètres donnant une indication autre que la valeur instantanée de la température fournissant des valeurs différenciées par rapport à l'espace
• G01R 31/04 - Essai de connexions, p.ex. de fiches de prises de courant ou de raccords non déconnectables
• H01H 47/18 - Circuits autres que ceux appropriés à une application particulière du relais et prévue pour obtenir une caractéristique de fonctionnement donnée ou pour assurer un courant d'excitation donné en vue de modifier le fonctionnement du relais en vue d'introduire un retard dans le fonctionnement du relais
• H01H 71/04 - Moyens pour indiquer l'état du dispositif de commutation

Produits et services

Apparatus and instruments for conducting, switching, transforming, accumulating, regulating or controlling electricity; apparatus for recording, transmission or reproduction of sound or images; magnetic data carriers; optical data carriers; solid state data carriers; data processing equipment; data processing equipment for use in relation to locating compromised electrical joints; data processing equipment for use in relation to determining the maximum electrical load that can be applied to an electrical joint; data acquisition equipment; data acquisition equipment for use in relation to locating compromised electrical joints; data acquisition equipment for use in relation to determining the maximum electrical load that can be applied to an electrical joint; computers; computers for use in relation to locating compromised electrical joints; computers for use in relation to determining the maximum electrical load that can be applied to an electrical joint; computer hardware; computer hardware for use in relation to locating compromised electrical joints; computer hardware for use in relation to determining the maximum electrical load that can be applied to an electrical joint; computer peripherals; computer peripherals for use in relation to locating compromised electrical joint; computer peripherals for use in relation to determining the maximum electrical load that can be applied to an electrical joint; computer programmes (programs) recorded; computer programmes (programs) recorded for use in relation to locating compromised electrical joints; computer programmes (programs) recorded for use in relation to determining the maximum electrical load that can be applied to an electrical joint; computer programs (downloadable software); computer programs (downloadable software) for use in relation to locating compromised electrical joints; computer programs (downloadable software) for use in relation to determining the maximum electrical load that can be applied to an electrical joint; computer software (recorded); computer software (recorded) for use in relation to locating compromised electrical joints; computer software (recorded) for use in relation to determining the maximum electrical load that can be applied to an electrical joint.

Produits et services

Apparatus and instruments for conducting, switching, transforming, accumulating, regulating or controlling electricity; apparatus for recording, transmission or reproduction of sound or images; magnetic data carriers; optical data carriers; solid state data carriers; data processing equipment; data processing equipment for use in relation to locating compromised electrical joints; data processing equipment for use in relation to determining the maximum electrical load that can be applied to an electrical joint; data acquisition equipment; data acquisition equipment for use in relation to locating compromised electrical joints; data acquisition equipment for use in relation to determining the maximum electrical load that can be applied to an electrical joint; computers; computers for use in relation to locating compromised electrical joints; computers for use in relation to determining the maximum electrical load that can be applied to an electrical joint; computer hardware; computer hardware for use in relation to locating compromised electrical joints; computer hardware for use in relation to determining the maximum electrical load that can be applied to an electrical joint; computer peripherals; computer peripherals for use in relation to locating compromised electrical joint; computer peripherals for use in relation to determining the maximum electrical load that can be applied to an electrical joint; computer programmes (programs) recorded; computer programmes (programs) recorded for use in relation to locating compromised electrical joints; computer programmes (programs) recorded for use in relation to determining the maximum electrical load that can be applied to an electrical joint; computer programs (downloadable software); computer programs (downloadable software) for use in relation to locating compromised electrical joints; computer programs (downloadable software) for use in relation to determining the maximum electrical load that can be applied to an electrical joint; computer software (recorded); computer software (recorded) for use in relation to locating compromised electrical joints; computer software (recorded) for use in relation to determining the maximum electrical load that can be applied to an electrical joint.

Produits et services

Apparatus and instruments for conducting, switching, transforming, accumulating, regulating or controlling electricity; apparatus for recording, transmission or reproduction of sound or images; pre-recorded magnetic data carriers featuring computer programmes recorded for use in relation to locating compromised electrical joints; pre-recorded magnetic data carriers featuring computer programmes recorded for use in relation to determining the maximum electrical load that can be applied to an electrical joint; pre-recorded optical data carriers featuring computer programmes recorded for use in relation to locating compromised electrical joints; pre-recorded optical data carriers featuring computer programmes recorded for use in relation to determining the maximum electrical load that can be applied to an electrical joint; pre-recorded solid state data carriers featuring computer programmes recorded for use in relation to locating compromised electrical joints; pre-recorded solid state data carriers featuring computer programmes recorded for use in relation to determining the maximum electrical load that can be applied to an electrical joint; data processing equipment; data processing equipment for use in relation to locating compromised electrical joints; data processing equipment for use in relation to determining the maximum electrical load that can be applied to an electrical joint; data acquisition equipment, namely, electrical energy utilization metering devices, electrical energy utilization metering devices complete with related software, sensors for the determination of temperatures, temperature sensors, cable temperature sensors, contact temperature sensors, ambient temperature sensors, temperature differential sensors; data acquisition equipment for use in relation to locating compromised electrical joints, namely, electrical energy utilization metering devices, electrical energy utilization metering devices complete with related software, sensors for the determination of temperatures, temperature sensors, cable temperature sensors, contact temperature sensors, ambient temperature sensors, temperature differential sensors; data acquisition equipment for use in relation to determining the maximum electrical load that can be applied to an electrical joint, namely, electrical energy utilization metering devices, electrical energy utilization metering devices complete with related software, sensors for the determination of temperatures, temperature sensors, cable temperature sensors, contact temperature sensors, ambient temperature sensors, temperature differential sensors; computers; computers for use in relation to locating compromised electrical joints; computers for use in relation to determining the maximum electrical load that can be applied to an electrical joint; computer hardware; computer hardware for use in relation to locating compromised electrical joints; computer hardware for use in relation to determining the maximum electrical load that can be applied to an electrical joint; computer peripherals; computer peripherals for use in relation to locating compromised electrical joint; computer peripherals for use in relation to determining the maximum electrical load that can be applied to an electrical joint; recorded computer programmes, namely, programmes for use in relation to locating compromised electrical joints; recorded computer programmes, namely, programmes for use in relation to determining the maximum electrical load that can be applied to an electrical joint; downloadable computer programs for use in relation to locating compromised electrical joints; downloadable computer programs for use in relation to determining the maximum electrical load that can be applied to an electrical joint; recorded computer software for use in relation to locating compromised electrical joints; recorded computer software for use in relation to determining the maximum electrical load that can be applied to an electrical joint; downloadable computer software for use in relation to locating compromised electrical joints; downloadable computer software for use in relation to determining the maximum electrical load that can be applied to an electrical joint

Produits et services

Apparatus and instruments for conducting, switching, transforming, accumulating, regulating or controlling electricity; apparatus for recording, transmission or reproduction of sound or images; pre-recorded magnetic data carriers featuring computer programmes recorded for use in relation to locating compromised electrical joints; pre-recorded magnetic data carriers featuring computer programmes recorded for use in relation to determining the maximum electrical load that can be applied to an electrical joint; pre-recorded optical data carriers featuring computer programmes recorded for use in relation to locating compromised electrical joints; pre-recorded optical data carriers featuring computer programmes recorded for use in relation to determining the maximum electrical load that can be applied to an electrical joint; pre-recorded solid state data carriers featuring computer programmes recorded for use in relation to locating compromised electrical joints; pre-recorded solid state data carriers featuring computer programmes recorded for use in relation to determining the maximum electrical load that can be applied to an electrical joint; data processing equipment; data processing equipment for use in relation to locating compromised electrical joints; data processing equipment for use in relation to determining the maximum electrical load that can be applied to an electrical joint; data acquisition equipment, namely, electrical energy utilization metering devices, electrical energy utilization metering devices complete with related software, sensors for the determination of temperatures, temperature sensors, cable temperature sensors, contact temperature sensors, ambient temperature sensors, temperature differential sensors; data acquisition equipment for use in relation to locating compromised electrical joints, namely, electrical energy utilization metering devices, electrical energy utilization metering devices complete with related software, sensors for the determination of temperatures, temperature sensors, cable temperature sensors, contact temperature sensors, ambient temperature sensors, temperature differential sensors; data acquisition equipment for use in relation to determining the maximum electrical load that can be applied to an electrical joint, namely, electrical energy utilization metering devices, electrical energy utilization metering devices complete with related software, sensors for the determination of temperatures, temperature sensors, cable temperature sensors, contact temperature sensors, ambient temperature sensors, temperature differential sensors; computers; computers for use in relation to locating compromised electrical joints; computers for use in relation to determining the maximum electrical load that can be applied to an electrical joint; computer hardware; computer hardware for use in relation to locating compromised electrical joints; computer hardware for use in relation to determining the maximum electrical load that can be applied to an electrical joint; computer peripherals; computer peripherals for use in relation to locating compromised electrical joint; computer peripherals for use in relation to determining the maximum electrical load that can be applied to an electrical joint; recorded computer programmes, namely, programmes for use in relation to locating compromised electrical joints; recorded computer programmes, namely, programmes for use in relation to determining the maximum electrical load that can be applied to an electrical joint; downloadable computer programs for use in relation to locating compromised electrical joints; downloadable computer programs for use in relation to determining the maximum electrical load that can be applied to an electrical joint; recorded computer software for use in relation to locating compromised electrical joints; recorded computer software for use in relation to determining the maximum electrical load that can be applied to an electrical joint; downloadable computer software for use in relation to locating compromised electrical joints; downloadable computer software for use in relation to determining the maximum electrical load that can be applied to an electrical joint

Abrégé

Apparatus for measuring the temperature of a host electrical cable, comprising a sensor; the sensor comprising a first temperature sensing element which communicates readings representative of the temperature of the host electrical cable to a data acquisition device, and a second temperature sensing element which communicates readings representative of ambient air temperature to a data acquisition device which translates the readings of the temperature sensing elements into a value of the rise of the temperature of the host electrical cable over the ambient air temperature.

Classes IPC  ?

• G01K 3/08 - Thermomètres donnant une indication autre que la valeur instantanée de la température fournissant des valeurs différenciées
• G01K 7/02 - Mesure de la température basée sur l'utilisation d'éléments électriques ou magnétiques directement sensibles à la chaleur utilisant des éléments thermo-électriques, p.ex. des thermocouples
• H01B 7/32 - Conducteurs ou câbles isolés caractérisés par la forme avec dispositions pour détecter des défauts, p.ex. ruptures ou fuites
• G01K 7/12 - Dispositions relatives à la jonction froide, p.ex. empêchant l'influence de la température de l'air environnant
• G01K 1/14 - Supports; Dispositifs de fixation; Dispositions pour le montage de thermomètres en des endroits particuliers
• G01K 7/13 - Circuits de compensation de jonction froide