Electrical sensor with configurable settings and a display
First Claim
1. An electrical sensor comprising:
- an electrical signal input configured to receive an electrical signal, said electrical signal input includes a core configured to define a sensing aperture and said core is configured to generate a current that corresponds to said electrical signal;
an alarm;
one or more inputs configured to set a configuration value;
at least one display configured to display said configuration value;
a monitor coupled with said electrical signal input, said alarm, said at least one display, and said one or more inputs, said monitor configured to determine a characteristic of said electrical signal received on said electrical signal input, said monitor configured to activate said alarm based on said configuration value set by said one or more inputs and said characteristic of said electrical signal, and said monitor configured to generate at least one display signal based on said configuration value to be used by said at least one display to display said configuration value set by said one or more inputs; and
an output coupled with said monitor, said characteristic is a determined current of said electrical signal input, and said monitor is configured to generate an output signal corresponding to a magnitude of the determined current of said electrical signal.
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Abstract
An electrical sensor is described. The electrical sensor including an electrical signal input configured to receive an electrical signal, an alarm, one or more inputs configured to set a configuration value and at least one display configured to display said configuration value. The monitor is coupled with the electrical signal input, the alarm, the display, and the one or more inputs. Further, the monitor is configured to determine a characteristic of the electrical signal received on the electrical signal input. The monitor is configured to activate the alarm based on the configuration value set by the one or more inputs and the characteristic of the electrical signal. And, the monitor configured to generate at least one display signal based on the configuration value to be used by the at least one display to display the configuration value.
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17 Claims
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1. An electrical sensor comprising:
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an electrical signal input configured to receive an electrical signal, said electrical signal input includes a core configured to define a sensing aperture and said core is configured to generate a current that corresponds to said electrical signal; an alarm; one or more inputs configured to set a configuration value; at least one display configured to display said configuration value; a monitor coupled with said electrical signal input, said alarm, said at least one display, and said one or more inputs, said monitor configured to determine a characteristic of said electrical signal received on said electrical signal input, said monitor configured to activate said alarm based on said configuration value set by said one or more inputs and said characteristic of said electrical signal, and said monitor configured to generate at least one display signal based on said configuration value to be used by said at least one display to display said configuration value set by said one or more inputs; and an output coupled with said monitor, said characteristic is a determined current of said electrical signal input, and said monitor is configured to generate an output signal corresponding to a magnitude of the determined current of said electrical signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11)
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10. An apparatus for measuring one or more electrical characteristic comprising:
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an electrical signal input configured to receive an electrical signal, said electrical signal input includes a core configured to define a sensing aperture and said core is configured to generate a current that corresponds to said electrical signal; a plurality of burden resistors coupled with said electrical signal input; at least one input configured to set a configuration value; a display configured to display said configuration value; a monitor circuit coupled with said plurality of burden resistors and coupled with said at least one input, said monitor configured to determine a characteristic of said electrical signal, said monitor configured to select at least one burden resistor of said plurality of burden resistors, and said monitor configured to generate a display signal to be used by said display to display said configuration value set by said at least one input; and an output coupled with said monitor, said characteristic is a determined current of said electrical signal input, and said monitor is configured to generate an output signal corresponding to a magnitude of the determined current of said electrical signal. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method comprising:
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configuring a monitor of an electrical sensor to determine a characteristic of an electrical signal; configuring said monitor to select from a plurality of resistors coupled with said monitor based on said characteristic of an electrical signal; configuring said monitor to activate an alarm coupled with said monitor based on said characteristic of an electrical signal and a position of one or more inputs; configuring said monitor to generate one or more display signals to be used by at least one display to display a configuration value based on said position of one or more inputs; and configuring said monitor to generate one or more display signals includes configuring said monitor to generate one or more display signals in the form of one or more binary-coded decimal numbers. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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