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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 19, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 18, 2014
Applicant:
Fluke Corporation, Everett, WA (US);
Inventor:
Michael Imhof, Bothell, WA (US);
Assignee:
Fluke Corporation, Everett, WA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 27/28 (2006.01); G01R 31/02 (2006.01); G01R 31/11 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 27/28 (2013.01); G01R 31/021 (2013.01); G01R 31/11 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for detecting failures in electrical cable assemblies is provided. A cable test instrument obtains frequency domain data representing electrical characteristics of a cable link under test. A number of connectors in the cable link under test is determined based on the obtained frequency domain data. An estimated location of each of the connectors along the length of the cable link under test is determined by the cable test instrument. The connectors are ranked in accordance with their respective contribution to detected failures in the cable link under test.