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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 28, 2014
Applicant:
Gregory Hubert Piesinger, Cave Creek, AZ (US);
Inventor:
Gregory Hubert Piesinger, Cave Creek, AZ (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 1/00 (2006.01); G01R 31/02 (2006.01); G01R 19/155 (2006.01); G01R 19/165 (2006.01); G01R 27/02 (2006.01); G01R 1/067 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 31/021 (2013.01); G01R 19/155 (2013.01); G01R 19/16533 (2013.01); G01R 27/02 (2013.01); G01R 1/0675 (2013.01);
Abstract
A probe uses a small diameter insulated needle to accurately penetrate the jacket and thin outer semiconductor sheath of URD cable so as to capacitive couple to the high voltage center conductor and determine its energized status (live or dead) and phase attribute. A precision needle depth gauge, mechanical hard stop, and digital display ensures that the needle does not penetrate the thick center conductor insulation material and provides an indication of the center conductor voltage. The probe can be combined with either internal or external phase identification circuitry to determine the phase attribute of the URD cable.