ACOUSTIC APPARATUS AND ACOUSTIC SENSOR APPARATUS INCLUDING A CLAMP
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1. An acoustic sensor apparatus comprising:
- a housing;
a clamp structured to clamp together said housing and an electrical power conductor;
an acoustic sensor structured to detect acoustic noise from said electrical power conductor and output a signal; and
a circuit structured to detect an electrical conductivity fault from the signal.
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Abstract
An acoustic sensor apparatus includes a housing; a clamp structured to clamp together the housing and an electrical power conductor; an acoustic sensor structured to detect acoustic noise from the electrical power conductor and output a signal; and a circuit structured to detect an electrical conductivity fault from the signal.
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1. An acoustic sensor apparatus comprising:
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a housing; a clamp structured to clamp together said housing and an electrical power conductor; an acoustic sensor structured to detect acoustic noise from said electrical power conductor and output a signal; and a circuit structured to detect an electrical conductivity fault from the signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. An acoustic apparatus for an electrical power conductor, said acoustic apparatus comprising:
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a housing; a clamp structured to clamp together said housing and said electrical power conductor; and at least one of; (a) an acoustic sensor structured to detect acoustic noise from said electrical power conductor and output a signal, and a circuit structured to detect an electrical conductivity fault from the signal, and (b) an acoustic transmitter structured to generate acoustic noise to mimic acoustic noise induced by an electrical conductivity fault.
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