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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 2003
Filed:
May. 21, 2002
Damien Lepley, Vichy, FR;
Alain Mure-Ravaud, La Tour de Salvagny, FR;
Alain Trouillet, Saint Geuest Malifaux, FR;
Abstract
The composite electrical insulator comprises an integrated optical fiber sensor placed inside the insulator. The integrated sensor can be a fault sensor constituted by an optical fiber placed on the support rod of the insulator and having optical cladding that melts at a temperature which is critical for the insulator. The integrated sensor can be a sensor for measuring stresses of mechanical or thermal origin acting on the insulator while it is in operation. It is constituted by an optical fiber having a Bragg grating implanted therein. The Bragg grating is placed on the support rod of the insulator or on a metal end-fitting of the insulator.