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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 19, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2013
Applicant:
Utilx Corporation, Kent, WA (US);
Inventor:
William R. Stagi, Burien, WA (US);
Assignee:
Novinium, Inc., Kent, WA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 31/02 (2006.01); G01R 31/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 31/021 (2013.01); G01R 31/1272 (2013.01);
Abstract
An injection protocol for a cable includes selecting a cable for testing, selecting a pre-injection electrical discharge test for determining if electrical discharge activity occurs at or about operating voltage of the cable, configuring the cable for the pre-injection electrical discharge test; running the pre-injection electrical discharge test on the cable, and determining whether to inject the cable with a restorative fluid based upon electrical discharge activity detected at or about operating voltage of the cable.