Instrument for non-contact infrared temperature measurement having current clamp meter functions
First Claim
1. A handheld instrument that accomplishes infrared (IR) temperature measurement and non-contact electrical current measurement, comprising:
- a case having a top and an end;
a current-sensing device coupled to the case comprising a clamp extending outward from said end of the case and operable to be placed around a conductor, for generating an output signal based on the current flowing through the conductor;
an IR detector carried by the case, for sensing IR energy emitted from a surface being measured along a sensing axis that extends from said end of the case, and generating an IR output signal;
means for converting sensed IR energy to a temperature value, and for converting the output signal from the current-sensing device to at least a measured current value; and
a display device in the case and visible at the top of the case, for displaying instrument measurements to the user.
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Abstract
A handheld instrument that accomplishes infrared (IR) temperature measurement and non-contact electrical current measurement. The instrument has a case, a current-sensing device coupled to the case and operable to be placed around a conductor, for generating an output signal based on the current flowing through the conductor, and an IR detector carried by the case, for sensing IR energy emitted from a surface being measured along a sensing axis that extends from the case, and generating an IR output signal. Sensed IR energy is converted to a temperature value, and the output signal from the current-sensing device is converted to at least a measured current value. There is a display device in the case, for displaying instrument measurements to the user.
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20 Claims
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1. A handheld instrument that accomplishes infrared (IR) temperature measurement and non-contact electrical current measurement, comprising:
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a case having a top and an end; a current-sensing device coupled to the case comprising a clamp extending outward from said end of the case and operable to be placed around a conductor, for generating an output signal based on the current flowing through the conductor; an IR detector carried by the case, for sensing IR energy emitted from a surface being measured along a sensing axis that extends from said end of the case, and generating an IR output signal; means for converting sensed IR energy to a temperature value, and for converting the output signal from the current-sensing device to at least a measured current value; and a display device in the case and visible at the top of the case, for displaying instrument measurements to the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A handheld instrument that accomplishes infrared (IR) temperature measurement and non-contact electrical current measurement, comprising:
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a case having a top and an end; a current-sensing device coupled to the case comprising a clamp extending outward from said end of the case and operable to be placed around a conductor, for generating an output signal based on the current flowing through the conductor; an IR detector carried by the case, for sensing IR energy emitted from a surface being measured along a sensing axis that extends from said end of the case, and generating an IR output signal; a laser diode aiming device carried by the case for emitting a visible beam along an aiming axis that extends from said end of the case, to assist the operator in aiming the IR detector; means for converting sensed IR energy to a temperature value using a fixed emissivity, and for converting the output signal from the current-sensing device to at least a measured current value; a display device in the case and visible at the top of the case, for displaying instrument measurements to the user; and a battery power source carried within the case, for supplying power to at least the IR detector, the laser diode, the means for converting, and the display device. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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