Apparatus and method for detection of hazardously energized objects
US10916116B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 5, 2018 |
| Grant date | Feb 9, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 5, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01R29/0871
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method and apparatus for detecting and identifying hazardous objects in electric fields. In one embodiment, the apparatus comprises two or more sensor probes mounted on a mobile vehicle and spaced apart from one another, wherein each sensor probe of the two or more sensor probes generates a signal corresponding to an electrical field; a processor, coupled to the two or more sensor probes, for processing the signals from the two or more sensor probes to generate at least one processed signal based on a distance between at least two sensor probes of the two or more sensor probes; and an indicator, coupled to the processor for providing, based on the at least one processed signal, an indication of a hazardously energized object in the electric field.
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