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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.

Date of Patent:
Oct. 05, 2010

Filed:

Sep. 28, 2007
Applicants:

Robert Wayne Lindsey, Washington, IL (US);

Curtis Brian Johnson, Peoria, IL (US);

Inventors:

Robert Wayne Lindsey, Washington, IL (US);

Curtis Brian Johnson, Peoria, IL (US);

Assignee:

Caterpillar Inc, Peoria, IL (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 31/14 (2006.01); H01H 31/12 (2006.01); H02H 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A testing system for a ground fault detection system of an electrical system of a machine is disclosed. The testing system has a low voltage power source, the low voltage power source capable of operation that is independent from a high voltage power source of the machine. The testing system also has a variable current source that is permanently connected to a positive voltage bus or to a negative voltage bus of the electrical system of the machine, where the machine operates self-sufficiently. The testing system also has a controller connected to the variable current source. The testing system also has an input device, where the input device is connected to the controller.


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