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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 01, 2022
Filed:
Sep. 27, 2019
3m Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
David V. Mahoney, Austin, TX (US);
Carl J. Wentzel, Austin, TX (US);
Shuguang Wu, Austin, TX (US);
Laszlo Markos, Austin, TX (US);
Andrew C. Lottes, Austin, TX (US);
James S. McHattie, Austin, TX (US);
Christopher R. Wilson, Austin, TX (US);
Richard D. Twigg, Leander, TX (US);
Pete D. Jordan, Cedar Creek, TX (US);
Sean C. Davis, Austin, TX (US);
3M Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
A device to measure the voltage at a test point, also referred to as a test point voltage sensor, comprises a housing formed from a first material and a second material, wherein the first material comprises an insulating material and the second material comprises a conductive or semiconductive material. The housing includes an opening configured to cover a test point of a cable accessory. The device further includes a pressure pad, disposed in the housing, having a conductive mating surface configured to contact a test point of the basic insulation plug or end plug. The device further includes a low side capacitor embedded in the housing and electrically coupled to the conductive mating surface. The device further includes a signal wire electrically coupled to the low side capacitor.