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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 31, 2010
Filed:
May. 18, 2007
Applicants:
Marc Aiello, Oakmont, PA (US);
Edward Alan Cheesman, Chicora, PA (US);
Xuan Zhang, Monroeville, PA (US);
Inventors:
Marc Aiello, Oakmont, PA (US);
Edward Alan Cheesman, Chicora, PA (US);
Xuan Zhang, Monroeville, PA (US);
Assignee:
Siemens Industry, Inc., Alpharetta, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for optically detecting an electrical arc in a power supply. The method includes capturing light with a light pipe, transmitting the captured light along at least a portion of a length of the light pipe, optically detecting the transmitted light with a photodetector which is optically coupled to the light pipe, generating a signal indicative of an intensity of the detected light, and determining whether the detected light is associated with an electrical arc.