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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 27, 2010
Filed:
Dec. 27, 2007
Applicant:
Robert W. Lindsey, Washington, IL (US);
Inventor:
Robert W. Lindsey, Washington, IL (US);
Assignee:
Caterpillar Inc, Peoria, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 31/08 (2006.01); H04B 3/46 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of testing a cabling system is disclosed. The method may include discharging an input filter capacitor associated with an accessory component, charging an accessory bus capacitor to a desired voltage level, and connecting the accessory bus capacitor to the input filter capacitor. The method may also include continuously monitoring a voltage waveform associated with the accessory bus capacitor. The method may further include determining a difference between the voltage waveform and a nominal voltage profile, and detecting a fault if the difference is greater than a threshold value.