SELF-CONTAINED APPARATUS FOR INSPECTION OF ELECTRICCONDUCTORS
First Claim
1. An apparatus for inspecting electrical conductors, comprising:
- (a) a housing;
(b) at least one transmitter contained within the housing for generating and impinging pulses onto an electrical conductor, such that the pulses travel through and are reflected by the electrical conductor;
(c) at least one receiver contained within the housing for receiving reflected pulses from the electrical conductor;
(d) a controller for determining a condition of the electrical conductor based on an evaluation of the reflected pulses; and
(e) at least one indicator for displaying the condition of the electrical conductor determined by the controller.
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Abstract
A self-contained apparatus for inspecting energized and de-energized conductors. The apparatus includes a housing, at least one transmitter contained within the housing for generating and impinging pulses onto an electrical conductor, such that the pulses travel through and are reflected by the electrical conductor, and at least one receiver contained within the housing for receiving reflected pulses from the electrical conductor. The apparatus further including a controller for determining a condition of the electrical conductor based on an evaluation of the reflected pulses, and at least one indicator for displaying the condition of the electrical conductor determined by the controller.
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35 Claims
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1. An apparatus for inspecting electrical conductors, comprising:
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(a) a housing; (b) at least one transmitter contained within the housing for generating and impinging pulses onto an electrical conductor, such that the pulses travel through and are reflected by the electrical conductor; (c) at least one receiver contained within the housing for receiving reflected pulses from the electrical conductor; (d) a controller for determining a condition of the electrical conductor based on an evaluation of the reflected pulses; and (e) at least one indicator for displaying the condition of the electrical conductor determined by the controller. - 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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24. A self-contained electromagnetic acoustic transducer system for inspecting energized and de-energized electrical conductors, comprising:
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(a) a first transmitter/receiver cartridge releasably secured in a recess of an upper housing portion of a housing and a second transmitter/receiver cartridge releasably secured in a recess of a lower housing portion of the housing, the upper housing portion and lower housing portion being operably attached to each other for movement between an open position for receiving an electrical conductor between the first and second transmitter/receiver cartridges and a closed position where the electrical conductor is clamped between the first and second transmitter/receiver cartridges for testing; (b) at least one transmitter operably connected to the first and second transmitter/receiver cartridges for generating and impinging pulses onto the electrical conductor, wherein the pulses travel through and are reflected by the electrical conductor; (c) at least one receiver operably connected to the first and second transmitter/receiver cartridges for receiving reflected pulses from the electrical conductor; (d) a controller for determining a condition of the electrical conductor based on an evaluation of the reflected pulses; and (e) a plurality of indicators for displaying the condition of the electrical conductor determined by the controller. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A method for inspecting an electrical conductor, comprising the steps of:
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(a) providing an apparatus having; (i) an upper housing portion movably connected to a lower housing portion; (ii) at least one transmitter; (iii) at least one receiver; and (iv) at least one controller; (b) placing the apparatus on an electrical conductor such that the electrical conductor is positioned between the upper housing portion and the lower housing portion; (c) transmitting a signal through the electrical conductor using the at least one transmitter; (d) capturing a reflection of the amplified signal with the at least one receiver; (e) processing and filtering the reflection of the amplified signal in the controller; and (f) providing an indication of a condition of the electrical conductor based on the processed and filtered reflection of the amplified signal. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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