Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Contactor health monitor circuit and method
- Patent Title (中): 接触器健康监测电路及方法
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Application No.: US13655144Application Date: 2012-10-18
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Publication No.: US09267974B2Publication Date: 2016-02-23
- Inventor: Albert Flack
- Applicant: Albert Flack
- Applicant Address: US CA Simi Valley
- Assignee: AeroVironment, Inc.
- Current Assignee: AeroVironment, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Simi Valley
- Agent Christopher R. Balzan; Eric J. Aagaard
- Main IPC: G01R27/08
- IPC: G01R27/08 ; G01R27/20 ; G01R31/04 ; H01R43/00

Abstract:
In one possible implementation, a method is provided for determining contactor health including measuring a differential voltage between a first utility line voltage and a second utility line voltage on a primary side of a contactor and on a secondary side of the contactor. The measuring is performed with both an unloaded current and with a load current. The unloaded and loaded measurements are performed at the primary side and the secondary side, and are made with the contactor closed. It includes determining a difference between a secondary unloaded voltage and a secondary loaded voltage and subtracting a difference between a primary unloaded voltage and a primary loaded voltage to provide a contactor voltage drop. The contactor resistance is determined by dividing the contactor voltage drop by the loaded current.
Public/Granted literature
- US20130038341A1 CONTACTOR HEALTH MONITOR CIRCUIT AND METHOD Public/Granted day:2013-02-14
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