Performance indicating electrical connector
First Claim
1. An electrical connector comprising:
- a connector section comprising a first connection section adapted to connect to a first electrical conductor and a second connection section adapted to connect to a second electrical conductor, wherein the connector section is adapted to electrical connect the first electrical conductor to the second electrical conductor; and
a connector performance indicating section connected to a portion of the connector section, wherein the connector performance indicating section comprises a temperature sensitive indicator adapted to signal occurrence of a temperature of the portion of the connector section above a predetermined temperature, wherein the temperature sensitive indicator comprises a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tag,wherein the RFID tag comprises a chip section and an antenna section, and wherein the connector performance indicating section comprises a temperature sensitive electrical section coupling the chip section to the antenna section, and wherein the temperature sensitive electrical section is adapted to interrupt signal transmission between the chip section and the antenna section when the predetermined temperature is reached.
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Abstract
An electrical connector including a connector section and a connector performance indicating section. The connector section includes a first connection section adapted to connect to a first electrical conductor and a second connection section adapted to connect to a second electrical conductor. The connector section is adapted to electrical connect the first electrical conductor to the second electrical conductor. The connector performance indicating section is connected to a portion of the connector section. The connector performance indicating section includes a temperature sensitive indicator adapted to signal occurrence of a temperature of the portion of the connector section above a predetermined temperature. The temperature sensitive indicator comprises a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tag.
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17 Claims
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1. An electrical connector comprising:
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a connector section comprising a first connection section adapted to connect to a first electrical conductor and a second connection section adapted to connect to a second electrical conductor, wherein the connector section is adapted to electrical connect the first electrical conductor to the second electrical conductor; and a connector performance indicating section connected to a portion of the connector section, wherein the connector performance indicating section comprises a temperature sensitive indicator adapted to signal occurrence of a temperature of the portion of the connector section above a predetermined temperature, wherein the temperature sensitive indicator comprises a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tag, wherein the RFID tag comprises a chip section and an antenna section, and wherein the connector performance indicating section comprises a temperature sensitive electrical section coupling the chip section to the antenna section, and wherein the temperature sensitive electrical section is adapted to interrupt signal transmission between the chip section and the antenna section when the predetermined temperature is reached. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An electrical connector comprising:
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a connector section comprising a first connection section adapted to connect to a first electrical conductor and a second connection section adapted to connect to a second electrical conductor, wherein the connector section is adapted to electrical connect the first electrical conductor to the second electrical conductor; and a connector performance indicating section connected to a portion of the connector section, wherein the connector performance indicating section comprises a temperature sensitive indicator adapted to signal occurrence of a temperature of the portion of the connector section above a predetermined temperature, wherein the temperature sensitive indicator comprises a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tag, wherein the RFID tag comprises at least one antenna and multiple chip sections coupled to the at least one antenna, each chip section comprising a different RFID response signal code.
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11. An electrical connector comprising:
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a connector section comprising a first connection section adapted to connect to a first electrical conductor and a second connection section adapted to connect to a second electrical conductor, wherein the connector section is adapted to electrical connect the first electrical conductor to the second electrical conductor; and a connector performance indicating section connected to a portion of the connector section, wherein the connector performance indicating section comprises a temperature sensitive indicator adapted to signal occurrence of a temperature of the portion of the connector section above a predetermined temperature, wherein the temperature sensitive indicator comprises a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tag, wherein the connector performance indicating section comprises a strain sensing device.
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12. An electrical connector comprising:
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a connector section comprising a first connection section adapted to connect to a first electrical conductor and a second connection section adapted to connect to a second electrical conductor, wherein the connector section is adapted to electrical connect the first electrical conductor to the second electrical conductor; and a connector performance indicating section connected to a portion of the connector section, wherein the connector performance indicating section comprises a temperature sensitive indicator adapted to signal occurrence of a temperature of the portion of the connector section above a predetermined temperature, wherein the temperature sensitive indicator comprises a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tag, wherein the connector performance indication section comprises a humidity sensing device.
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13. An electrical connector comprising:
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a connector section comprising a first connection section adapted to connect to a first electrical conductor and a second connection section adapted to connect to a second electrical conductor, wherein the connector section is adapted to electrical connect the first electrical conductor to the second electrical conductor; a connector performance indicating section connected to a portion of the connector section, wherein the connector performance indicating section comprises a temperature sensitive indicator adapted to signal occurrence of a temperature of the portion of the connector section above a predetermined temperature, wherein the temperature sensitive indicator comprises a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tag; and a protective cover connected to the connector section and covering the RFID tag.
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14. An electrical connector comprising:
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a connector section comprising a first connection section adapted to connect to a first electrical conductor and a second connection section adapted to connect to a second electrical conductor, wherein the connector section is adapted to electrical connect the first electrical conductor to the second electrical conductor; and a connector performance indicating section connected to a portion of the connector section, wherein the connector performance indicating section comprises a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) section comprising at least one RFID chip, wherein the RFID section comprises an RFID chip electrically coupled to the connector section, wherein the connector section is adapted to function as an antenna for the RFID chip. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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17. An electrical connector comprising:
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a connector section comprising a first connection section adapted to connect to a first electrical conductor and a second connection section adapted to connect to a second electrical conductor, wherein the connector section is adapted to electrical connect the first electrical conductor to the second electrical conductor; and a connector performance indicating section connected to a portion of the connector section, wherein the connector performance indicating section comprises a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) section comprising at least one RFID chip, wherein the connector performance indicating section comprises at least one RFID chip and at least one antenna section coupled to the at least one RFID chip by at least one thermocouple.
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Specification