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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 05, 2022
Filed:
Mar. 23, 2020
Rosemount Aerospace Inc., Burnsville, MN (US);
Magdi A. Essawy, Lakeville, MN (US);
Cuong Tho Huynh, Eagan, MN (US);
Marvin G. Onken, Excelsior, MN (US);
ROSEMOUNT AEROSPACE INC., Burnsville, MN (US);
Abstract
A system and method for monitoring leakage current in a heater connected to a heater power supply by a power cable having a first power lead conducting an inlet current defining an inlet current direction and a second power lead conducting an outlet current defining an outlet current direction that is opposite the inlet current direction. The system includes a differential current electromagnetic sensor having a magnetic core with a center region that the power cable passes through one or more times. The magnetic core has an air gap in which a magnetic flux sensing device is positioned and configured to provide a signal that is representative of magnetic flux across the air gap, which is indicative of a difference between the inlet current and the outlet current. This difference defines the leakage current.