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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 24, 2012
Jeff Whisenand, Fullerton, CA (US);
Randy Cruz, La Habra, CA (US);
Jeff Whisenand, Fullerton, CA (US);
Randy Cruz, La Habra, CA (US);
Power Probe, Inc., Brea, CA (US);
Abstract
An electrical test device may include a power supply, a conductive probe element, and a spectral analysis block. The conductive probe element may be energized by a power supply. The probe element may be placed in contact with an electrical system under test and apply an input signal containing current for measuring at least one parameter of the electrical system. The spectral analysis block may be connected to the probe element and may receive an output signal from the electrical system in response to the application of the current to the electrical system. The spectral analysis block may analyze frequency spectra of the output signal and detect a broadband increase in energy of the frequency spectra above a predetermined energy threshold. The broadband increase in energy may be representative of the occurrence of arcing in the electrical system.