Electrical integrity test system for boats
US6265879A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 14, 1999 |
| Grant date | Jul 24, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 14, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01R31/67
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An electrical integrity test system for boats provides circuitry for evaluating the integrity of the boat's galvanic isolator. The integrity test system includes two single reference diodes and a circuit for applying DC voltages across said reference diodes and said galvanic isolator. Another micro-controller stores the values of the voltage drops across the galvanic isolator and the voltage drops across each reference diode and subsequently determines if the voltage drop across the galvanic isolator is that to be normally expected. If it is not, then the system informs the operator that the boat's galvanic isolator is not operating properly.
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