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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 16, 2012
Andrew John Phillips, Harrisburg, NC (US);
Mark Major, San Antonio, TX (US);
Robert Carlton Lynch, Fuquay-Varina, NC (US);
Phillip Nathan Beverly, San Antonio, TX (US);
Sam Harrell, Concord, NC (US);
Andrew John Phillips, Harrisburg, NC (US);
Mark Major, San Antonio, TX (US);
Robert Carlton Lynch, Fuquay-Varina, NC (US);
Phillip Nathan Beverly, San Antonio, TX (US);
Sam Harrell, Concord, NC (US);
Electric Power Research Institute, Inc., Charlotte, NC (US);
Abstract
An apparatus and method for identifying the presence of high conductivity or permittivity conditions in a wide range of electrically insulating materials is disclosed. The apparatus includes a grounded enclosure containing electronics for controlling measurement and communication processes and first and second spaced-apart electrode assemblies for engaging an insulator to be tested. The first and second electrode assemblies are mounted in the enclosure for linear movement such that pressing of the first and second electrodes against an insulator causes the electronics to initiate a measurement.