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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 05, 1996
Filed:
Dec. 02, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Yves Bourdet, Saint Cloud, FR;
Christian Girard, Montmagny, FR;
Assignee:
Alcatel Cable, Clichy Cedex, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
324 72 ; 324127 ; 324509 ; 324543 ; 340664 ;
Abstract
The apparatus for measuring pulse energy includes integration means and serves to measure high-current disturbances carried by a cable. The apparatus is characterized in that it further includes a current-to-voltage converter (2) mounted on the cable (1), attenuation means (3, 4) coupling said converter to the integration means (5, 6), and a processing and storage assembly (12) coupled to the integration means and to an output display (20). Application: monitoring lightning protection equipment.