Electrical wiring safety device for use with electrical wire
First Claim
1. An electrical wiring system, comprising:
- an electrical wire, comprising (i) at least one electrifiable conductor for delivering electrical power, (ii) first and second insulating layers formed on opposing sides of the at least one electrifiable conductor, (iii) first and second return conductors formed on the first and second insulating layers respectively, such that the at least one electrifiable conductor is at least substantially entrapped by the first and second return conductors, (iv) third and fourth insulating layers respectively formed on the first and second return conductors, and (v) first and second grounding conductors respectively formed on the third and fourth insulating layers; and
an electrical safety device coupled to the electrical wire, wherein the electrical safety device tests the electrical wire for at least one of a short or a miswire,wherein the electrical safety device tests the electrical wire prior to the electrification of the electrical wire or subsequent to the electrification of the electrical wire.
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Abstract
An electrical wiring system includes an electrical wire and an electrical safety device. The electrical wire includes at least one electrifiable conductor, first and second insulating layers formed on opposing sides of the at least one electrifiable conductor, first and second return conductors formed on the first and second insulating layers respectively, such that the at least one electrifiable conductor is at least substantially entrapped by the first and second return conductors, third and fourth insulating layers respectively formed on the first and second return conductors, and first and second grounding conductors respectively formed on the third and fourth insulating layers. The electrical safety device is coupled to the electrical wire and is operable to test the electrical wire for at least one of a short or a miswire. The electrical safety device tests the electrical wire prior to the electrification of the electrical wire or subsequent to the electrification of the electrical wire.
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20 Claims
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1. An electrical wiring system, comprising:
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an electrical wire, comprising (i) at least one electrifiable conductor for delivering electrical power, (ii) first and second insulating layers formed on opposing sides of the at least one electrifiable conductor, (iii) first and second return conductors formed on the first and second insulating layers respectively, such that the at least one electrifiable conductor is at least substantially entrapped by the first and second return conductors, (iv) third and fourth insulating layers respectively formed on the first and second return conductors, and (v) first and second grounding conductors respectively formed on the third and fourth insulating layers; and an electrical safety device coupled to the electrical wire, wherein the electrical safety device tests the electrical wire for at least one of a short or a miswire, wherein the electrical safety device tests the electrical wire prior to the electrification of the electrical wire or subsequent to the electrification of the electrical wire. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for testing an electrical wire, comprising:
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providing an electrical wire, comprising (i) at least one electrifiable conductor for delivering electrical power, (ii) first and second insulating layers formed on opposing sides of the at least one electrifiable conductor, (iii) first and second return conductors formed on the first and second insulating layers respectively, such that the at least one electrifiable conductor is at least substantially entrapped by the first and second return conductors, (iv) third and fourth insulating layers respectively formed on the first and second return conductors, and (v) first and second grounding conductors respectively formed on the third and fourth insulating layers; and coupling an electrical safety device to the electrical wire, wherein the electrical safety device is operable to detect, prior to the electrification of the electrical wire, a short between at least one of the first return conductor or the second return conductor and at least one of the first grounding conductor or the second grounding conductor.
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13. An electrical wiring system, comprising:
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an electrical wire, comprising (i) at least one electrifiable conductor for delivering electrical power, (ii) a return conductor formed around the at least one electrifiable conductor, such that the at least one electrifiable conductor is completely entrapped by the return conductor, (iii) a first insulating layer formed between the at least one electrifiable conductor and the return conductor, (iv) a grounding conductor formed around the return conductor, and (v) a second insulating layer formed between the return conductor and the grounding conductor; and an electrical safety device coupled to the electrical wire, wherein the electrical safety device tests the electrical wire for at least one of a short or a miswire, wherein the electrical safety device tests the electrical wire prior to the electrification of the electrical wire or subsequent to the electrification of the electrical wire. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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