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Intermittent fault detection system

US5017910A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateAug 24, 1989
Grant dateMay 21, 1991
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Expiry dateAug 24, 2009

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01R31/2834
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A monitoring or control system includes a plurality of senders or sensors which are coupled to a central control unit by separate cables. The control unit includes a microprocessor which executes an intermittent fault detection algorithm while an operator manually flexes each cable in turn. When a cable with a fault is manipulated the algorithm responds by energizing a horn.

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