Electric motor and transformer load sensing technique
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1. Apparatus for monitoring the current flow in an electrical load, comprising,a Faraday rotator optical sensor means including:
- an optical element operatively coupled to said electrical load;
an input optical fiber means and an output optical fiber means each contacting a first surface of said optical element;
a light reflective coating disposed on an opposite surface of said optical element;
a light energy polarizing element intimately coupling said input optical fiber means and said optical element;
a light energy analyzer element intimately coupling said output optical fiber and said optical element;
a light energy means for introducing light energy through said input optical fiber means and said light energy polarizing means into said optical element, said optical element rotating the polarized light in response to changes in the magnetic field caused by changes in the current flow in said electrical load, said light reflective coating reflecting said polarized light energy through said light energy analyzer means; and
signal processing circuit means coupled to said output optical fiber means at a location remote from said light analyzer means to manifest the current flow in said electrical load in response to the rotation of the polarized light energy by said optical element.
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Abstract
A Faraday rotator optical sensor in combination with optical fiber transmission means is employed to monitor overload current conditions in a high voltage electrical load and transmit this information to a low voltage signal processing circuit while providing desired isolation between the high voltage load and the low voltage signal processing circuit.
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1. Apparatus for monitoring the current flow in an electrical load, comprising,
a Faraday rotator optical sensor means including: -
an optical element operatively coupled to said electrical load; an input optical fiber means and an output optical fiber means each contacting a first surface of said optical element; a light reflective coating disposed on an opposite surface of said optical element; a light energy polarizing element intimately coupling said input optical fiber means and said optical element; a light energy analyzer element intimately coupling said output optical fiber and said optical element; a light energy means for introducing light energy through said input optical fiber means and said light energy polarizing means into said optical element, said optical element rotating the polarized light in response to changes in the magnetic field caused by changes in the current flow in said electrical load, said light reflective coating reflecting said polarized light energy through said light energy analyzer means; and signal processing circuit means coupled to said output optical fiber means at a location remote from said light analyzer means to manifest the current flow in said electrical load in response to the rotation of the polarized light energy by said optical element.
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Current AssigneeWestinghouse Electric Company LLC (Brookfield Asset Management Incorporated)
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Original AssigneeWestinghouse Electric Company LLC (Brookfield Asset Management Incorporated)
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InventorsAnderson, Arthur E., Vaerewyck, Eugene G.
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Primary Examiner(s)Salce, Patrick R.
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Application NumberUS06/412,368Time in Patent Office515 DaysField of Search361/31, 361/93, 361/94, 361/96, 361/23, 361/24, 361/30, 361/35, 361/87, 361/1, 324/96, 307/311, 350/96.13, 350/96.28, 350/96.1, 350/377, 250/231, 250/225, 455/600, 455/602, 455/605, 455/606, 340/870.28US Class Current361/31CPC Class CodesG01R 15/246 based on the Faraday, i.e. ...G01R 19/16571 comparing AC or DC current ...H02H 1/0007 concerning the detecting me...H02H 1/0069 by means of light or heat rays
