Detection of electric discharges that precede fires in electrical wiring
First Claim
1. A system for detecting electrical discharges that precede electrical fires in electrical wiring, the system comprising:
- one or more sensor devices coupled to a circuit, each sensor device configured todetect a full voltage cycle waveform generated by electrical activity on the circuit, the one or more sensor devices sampling the full voltage cycle waveform at a frequency above 20 MHz upon detecting that the full voltage cycle waveform has reached a threshold value;
identify one or more transient signals within the full voltage cycle waveform; and
generate one or more transient characteristics based upon the identified transient signals;
a server computing device communicably coupled to the one or more sensor devices, the server computing device configured to;
receive the one or more transient characteristics from each sensor device;
analyze the transient characteristics to identify one or more electrical discharge indications; and
generate one or more alert signals when one or more electrical discharge indications are identified.
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Abstract
Described herein are methods and systems for detecting electrical discharges that precede electrical fires in electrical wiring. One or more sensor devices coupled to a circuit detect one or more signal waveforms generated by electrical activity on the circuit. The sensor devices identify one or more transient signals within the one or more signal waveforms, and generate one or more transient characteristics based upon the identified transient signals. A server communicably coupled to the sensor devices receives the one or more transient characteristics. The server analyzes the one or more transient characteristics to identify one or more electrical discharge indications. The server generates one or more alert signals when one or more electrical discharge indications are identified.
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1. A system for detecting electrical discharges that precede electrical fires in electrical wiring, the system comprising:
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one or more sensor devices coupled to a circuit, each sensor device configured to detect a full voltage cycle waveform generated by electrical activity on the circuit, the one or more sensor devices sampling the full voltage cycle waveform at a frequency above 20 MHz upon detecting that the full voltage cycle waveform has reached a threshold value; identify one or more transient signals within the full voltage cycle waveform; and generate one or more transient characteristics based upon the identified transient signals; a server computing device communicably coupled to the one or more sensor devices, the server computing device configured to; receive the one or more transient characteristics from each sensor device; analyze the transient characteristics to identify one or more electrical discharge indications; and generate one or more alert signals when one or more electrical discharge indications are identified. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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