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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 29, 2011
Applicant:
Meena Ganesh, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Inventor:
Meena Ganesh, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 31/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A system and device for detecting insulation defects in a cable are provided. The system and device include using signals received from sensors to detect a partial discharge caused by insulation defects in a cable. The system is passive, without signals being injected into system cables, and may use one or more sensors, data acquisition systems, gateway devices, and monitoring stations and is based on detecting partial discharge from insulation defects and reporting the detection when it occurs.