Relay status detection system
US11719751B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 9, 2021 |
| Grant date | Aug 8, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 26, 2041 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01H2231/026
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Systems, devices, and methods including: a relay, the relay including: at least one contact; a reflector attached to at least one contact; a sensor, the sensor including: an emitter configured to emit a pulse; a detector configured to receive a portion of the emitted pulse; where the reflector may be configured to reflect at least a portion of the emitted pulse to be received by the detector when the at least one contact may be in at least one of: an open position and a closed position.
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