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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2023
Abb Schweiz Ag, Baden, CH;
Ralf Gitzel, Mannheim, DE;
Marcel Dix, Allensbach, DE;
Holger Kaul, Mannheim, DE;
Tomas Kozel, Brno, CZ;
ABB Schweiz AG, Baden, CH;
Abstract
A system and method for monitoring a switchgear includes an infrared camera, a processing unit, and an output unit. The infrared camera acquires an infrared image of the switchgear, and the processing unit converts it into a binary image. Pixels in the infrared image having a temperature equal to or above a first threshold value are given the same first value. Pixels in the infrared image having a temperature below the first threshold value are given the same second value. The processing unit is configured to implement a Siamese neural network to determine if a hot spot exists in the infrared image.