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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 29, 2025
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2022
Electromechanical mechanism for a spark-free electrical connection in an elevated oxygen environment
GE Precision Healthcare Llc, Wauwatosa, WI (US);
Russell James Kuzelka, McFarland, WI (US);
Donald L. Beduhn, Madison, WI (US);
Chetankumar Amrutlal Modi, Bangalore, IN;
GE Precision Healthcare LLC, Wauwatosa, WI (US);
Abstract
A system includes a plurality of electro-mechanical connectors disposed on a first electrical system. The plurality of electro-mechanical connectors includes at least a ground connector, an output power connector, a return power connector, and at least one signal connector. A power supply line in the first electrical system is connected through a current-limiting element to the output power connector. The system further includes a circuit detecting a loopback signal received from a second electrical system via the at least one signal connector indicating presence of a power connection between the first electrical system and the second electrical system, and a switch activable in response to a detected loopback signal to bypass the current-limiting element to pass a full unrestrained current and voltage on the power supply line to the output power connector.