Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Eddy current joint sensor
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Application No.: US15372893Application Date: 2016-12-08
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Publication No.: US10669088B2Publication Date: 2020-06-02
- Inventor: Benjamin Avery Freer , Joseph Michael Manahan
- Applicant: Cooper Technologies Company
- Applicant Address: IE Dublin
- Assignee: EATON INTELLIGENT POWER LIMITED
- Current Assignee: EATON INTELLIGENT POWER LIMITED
- Current Assignee Address: IE Dublin
- Agency: King & Spalding LLP
- Main IPC: G01B7/02
- IPC: G01B7/02 ; B65D81/02 ; G01N27/90

Abstract:
A joint sensing system within an enclosure can include an electrical circuit through which a first current flows, where the first current creates a magnetic field, where the electrical circuit is disposed proximate to a joint of the enclosure. The system can also include a target disposed proximate to the electrical circuit, where the magnetic field induces a plurality of second currents to flow within the target. The system can further include a sensor that measures the plurality of second currents flowing within the target to generate a plurality of measurements. The plurality of measurements can indicate a width of the joint of the enclosure.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170184388A1 EDDY CURRENT JOINT SENSOR Public/Granted day:2017-06-29
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