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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 07, 2013
Applicant:
Electric Power Research Institute, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Inventors:
Gary Charles Sibilant, Charlotte, NC (US);
Andrew John Phillips, Harrisburg, NC (US);
Daniel Clinton Lawry, Alplaus, NY (US);
Assignee:
Electric Power Research Institute, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01K 5/00 (2006.01); G01K 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for measuring the temperature of an electrical conductor, the method comprising (a) providing a clamp comprising a flexible, thermally conductive material in thermal contact with the electrical conductor, wherein the clamp has an outer surface of a known emissivity value, or a coating of a known emissivity value is disposed on the outer surface of the clamp and (b) measuring the infrared (IR) temperature of the clamp to determine the temperature of the electrical conductor.