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Date of Patent:
Jul. 11, 2017

Filed:

Jul. 26, 2013
Applicant:

Alstom Transport SA, Levallois-Perret, FR;

Inventors:

Robert I. Hochman, Pittsford, NY (US);

Bruce Vernon Johnson, Pittsford, NY (US);

Assignee:

ALSTROM TRANSPORT TECHNOLOGIES, Levallois-Perret, FR;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B61L 27/00 (2006.01); B61L 5/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B61L 27/0088 (2013.01); B61L 5/1881 (2013.01);
Abstract

A sensor for monitoring the current flowing in a wire of a circuit is provided. The sensor includes a variable inductance contactless current detector to sense the current flowing in the wire, serially connected to an internal power source and a resistor to form a voltage divider circuit. The sensor also includes a voltage detector to monitor the voltage level across the resistor and generate an output signal. A system is also provided.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Hochman, Robert. (2017). Current sensor for monitoring a wayside signal lamp for a positive train system (U.S. Patent No. 9701327). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/9701327

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