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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 23, 2021
Filed:
Jul. 15, 2019
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Christopher Mark Severns, Sammamish, WA (US);
Vyacheslav Khozikov, Bellevue, WA (US);
THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
An electrical system is provided. The electrical system includes an insulated electrical conductor installed in an aircraft and configured to conduct a current over a length of the insulated electrical conductor. The electrical system includes an optical fiber includes a jacket surrounding an optical core, the optical fiber installed adjacent to the insulated electrical conductor. The electrical system includes a photo detector coupled to the optical fiber and configured to detect an electromagnetic signal carried by the optical fiber and at least partially generated as a function of an electrical fault that occurs at a point along the length of the insulated electrical conductor.