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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Oct. 08, 2019

Filed:

Feb. 09, 2016
Applicant:

Thales Holdings Uk Plc, Surrey, GB;

Inventors:

William Saunders, Reading, GB;

Steve Samuels, Reading, GB;

Assignee:

THALES HOLDINGS UK PLC, Reading, GB;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B61L 1/20 (2006.01); G01R 31/34 (2006.01); B61L 27/00 (2006.01); B61L 1/02 (2006.01); B61L 23/04 (2006.01); G01R 1/44 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B61L 1/20 (2013.01); B61L 1/025 (2013.01); B61L 23/042 (2013.01); B61L 27/0088 (2013.01); G01R 1/44 (2013.01); G01R 31/343 (2013.01);
Abstract

A computer-implemented method for alerting a user to the presence of a fault in an electromechanical system in a railway infrastructure, the method comprising: receiving electrical usage data indicative of the value of an electrical usage parameter associated with the electromechanical system; receiving temperature data indicative of the present temperature of the electromechanical system; determining, based on a predetermined relationship between the electrical usage parameter and the temperature, whether or not the value of the electrical usage parameter is indicative of a fault in the electromechanical system and if so, issuing an alert to indicate the presence of the fault.


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