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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 28, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 01, 2013
Applicant:
Eaton Corporation, Cleveland, OH (US);
Inventors:
Xin Zhou, Franklin Park, PA (US);
Thomas J. Schoepf, Whitefish Bay, WI (US);
Assignee:
Eaton Corporation, Cleveland, OH (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01H 5/00 (2006.01); G06G 7/48 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An acoustic sensor system includes a first plurality of acoustic sensors, and an acoustic transmitter structured to generate acoustic noise to mimic acoustic noise induced by an electrical conductivity fault. A smaller second number of acoustic sensors of the first plurality of acoustic sensors are structured to identify a plurality of locations in an electrical distribution system having a plurality of electrical joints, in order that the smaller second number of acoustic sensors can monitor the plurality of electrical joints of the electrical distribution system.