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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 04, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 18, 2010
Applicants:
Xin Zhou, Franklin Park, PA (US);
Robert Yanniello, Asheville, NC (US);
Dale L. Gass, Brown Deer, WI (US);
Birger Pahl, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Inventors:
Xin Zhou, Franklin Park, PA (US);
Robert Yanniello, Asheville, NC (US);
Dale L. Gass, Brown Deer, WI (US);
Birger Pahl, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Assignee:
Eaton Corporation, Cleveland, OH (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 31/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An acoustic sensor apparatus includes a housing, a fastener structured to fasten together the housing and an electrical power conductor, an acoustic sensor structured to detect acoustic noise from the electrical power conductor and output a signal, and a circuit structured to detect an electrical conductivity fault from the signal.