Method and apparatus for detecting the existence of a safety ground
First Claim
1. An apparatus for assessing a quality of a safety ground, the apparatus comprising:
- a test device including a filter and an amplifier circuit and being configured to;
receive an energy signal from a power source for charging a vehicle;
generate a first filtered output with the filter in response to the energy signal;
generate a first amplified filtered output with the amplifier circuit in response to the first filtered output;
measure a voltage of the first amplified filtered output;
provide a test signal after measuring the voltage of the first amplified filtered output;
generate a second filtered output with the filter in response to the test signal;
generate a second amplified filtered output with the amplifier circuit in response to the second filtered output;
measure a voltage of the second amplified filtered output; and
assess the quality of a safety ground in at least one of the power source and the vehicle based on the voltage of the first amplified filtered output, the voltage of the second amplified filtered output, and a threshold.
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Abstract
An apparatus including a test device for assessing the quality of a safety ground is provided. The test device is configured to receive an energy signal from a power source for charging a vehicle and to generate a first output signal in response to the first energy signal. The test device is further configured to measure a characteristic of the first output signal and to provide a test signal. The test device is further configured to generate a second output signal in response to providing the test signal and to measure a characteristic of the second output signal. The test device is further configured to assess the quality of a safety ground in at least one of the power source and the vehicle based on a difference between the characteristic of the first output signal and the characteristic of the second output signal.
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1. An apparatus for assessing a quality of a safety ground, the apparatus comprising:
a test device including a filter and an amplifier circuit and being configured to; receive an energy signal from a power source for charging a vehicle; generate a first filtered output with the filter in response to the energy signal; generate a first amplified filtered output with the amplifier circuit in response to the first filtered output; measure a voltage of the first amplified filtered output; provide a test signal after measuring the voltage of the first amplified filtered output; generate a second filtered output with the filter in response to the test signal; generate a second amplified filtered output with the amplifier circuit in response to the second filtered output; measure a voltage of the second amplified filtered output; and assess the quality of a safety ground in at least one of the power source and the vehicle based on the voltage of the first amplified filtered output, the voltage of the second amplified filtered output, and a threshold. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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