The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 25, 2010
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2006
James Norman Blake, Paradise Valley, AZ (US);
Yves Doin, Meylan, FR;
Cataldo Diaferia, Voreppe, FR;
Andrzej Klimek, Surrey, CA;
Frédéric Leclerc, Grenoble, FR;
Farnoosh Rahmatian, Vancouver, CA;
James Norman Blake, Paradise Valley, AZ (US);
Yves Doin, Meylan, FR;
Cataldo Diaferia, Voreppe, FR;
Andrzej Klimek, Surrey, CA;
Frédéric Leclerc, Grenoble, FR;
Farnoosh Rahmatian, Vancouver, CA;
Siemens AG, Munich, DE;
NXTPhase T&D Corporation, Vancouver, British Columbia, CA;
Abstract
An optical sensor configuration contains an optical current sensor and/or an optical voltage sensor. The sensor configuration further contains a first and a second hollow member, preferably ring shaped profiles, which are together disposed to form a hollow section. The sensor configuration further includes an optical fiber of the current sensor disposed in an annular groove, the groove being disposed at the boundary surface between the first hollow member and the second hollow member, and/or an optical fiber of the voltage sensor is disposed in a recess of the second hollow member. The first hollow member has an annular recess into which the second hollow member is disposed whereas the first hollow member is an L-shaped or U-shaped ring with two legs and the recess is formed between the two legs.