Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Voltage detector
- Patent Title (中): 电压检测器
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Application No.: US11636730Application Date: 2006-12-11
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Publication No.: US07336063B1Publication Date: 2008-02-26
- Inventor: Walter S. Bierer
- Applicant: Walter S. Bierer
- Agency: Nexsen Pruet, LLC
- Agent Michael A. Mann
- Main IPC: G01R17/06
- IPC: G01R17/06

Abstract:
A voltage detector that more accurately measures AC voltage of a voltage conductor by correcting the voltage detected directly by the detector's contact probe to account for the conductor's size and shape. The housing of the detector has plural non-contact electrode sensors spaced apart over its surface for sensing capacitive charging currents in the detector's vicinity. By combining voltages sensed by these electrode sensors to the probe's measured voltage, the detector can correct the contact probe measurement for voltages that bypass the contact probe or other conductors in the vicinity that product their own capacitive charging currents. A microprocessor in the housing of the present detector adds or subtracts sensed voltages depending on whether they are input or output voltages, respectively.
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