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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 16, 2012
Filed:
May. 16, 2011
Dantam K. Rao, Schenectady, NY (US);
Dantam K. Rao, Schenectady, NY (US);
Other;
Abstract
An insulation tester for measuring the surface resistivity of a coated electrical steel sheet using a cylindrical electrode that tests the entire surface area of the sheet. A specific voltage is applied across the insulative coating of the electrical steel sheet using the rotatable cylindrical electrode. The cylindrical electrode is roved over the entire surface of the coated electrical steel sheet to detect insulation defects. This roving tester can be used to locate insulation defects in the coating that can cause core failures, or measure the surface resistivity or dielectric strength of the insulative coating. This tester improves over a conventional Franklin tester which uses discrete button electrodes to test only a small portion of the sheet.