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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 24, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2015
Schneider Electric IT Corporation, West Kingston, RI (US);
Stephen Paul Linder, Medford, MA (US);
Bret Alan Orner, Arlington, MA (US);
David E. Reilly, Concord, MA (US);
Jeffrey Stephen Young, Tewksbury, MA (US);
SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC IT CORPORATION, West Kingston, RI (US);
Abstract
According to one aspect, embodiments herein provide an electrical connection sensor comprising at least one transducer configured to be coupled to a power distribution block, to generate ultrasonic pulses in the power distribution block, and to receive ultrasonic signals based on the ultrasonic pulses, and a controller coupled to the at least one transducer and configured to determine a status of at least one electrical connection in the power distribution block based on at least one characteristic of the ultrasonic signals received by the at least one transducer.