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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 20, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 06, 2013
Schneider Electric Usa, Inc., Schaumburg, IL (US);
Vladimir Cano Rodriguez, Apodaca, MX;
Gerardo Rodriguez Najera, San Nicolas de los Garza, MX;
SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC USA, INC., Andover, MA (US);
Abstract
A temperature sensorA for bolted connectionsA, includes a thermally conductive housinghaving a skirt portionwith an opening shaped to fit on a portion of a bolted connection of a bus bar. The skirt portion of the housing is configured to be in thermal contact with the bolted connection when the skirt portion is fitted on the bolted connection of the bus bar. The temperature sensor further includes a temperature transducerin thermal contact with the housing. The temperature transducer is configured to sense a temperature of the housing which relates to a temperature of the bolted connection and to output signals to a data collectorvia wireless or wireline communication.