公开(公告)号：US12019108B2

公开(公告)日：2024-06-25

申请号：US17445999

申请日：2021-08-26

Applicant: Cisco Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Madhuri Chandrashekharaiah ,  Rohit Dev Gupta ,  Paolo Sironi ,  Joel R. Goergen ,  Chad M. Jones ,  Jason D. Potterf

IPC: G01R27/20 ,  G01R31/56 ,  H01R4/34 ,  H01R4/64

CPC classification number: G01R27/205 ,  G01R31/56 ,  H01R4/34 ,  H01R4/64

Abstract: Embodiments presented in this disclosure generally relate to a ground device. More specifically, embodiments disclosed herein are directed to a grounding device for indicating whether there is proper grounding for electrical equipment. One embodiment presented in this disclosure provides an apparatus. The apparatus generally includes a lug configured to be coupled to a physical ground node, the lug having one or more bolts for coupling the lug to a surface of a plate such that the physical ground node is electrically coupled to an electrical ground node. The apparatus also includes a sensing circuit configured to detect whether the physical ground node is electrically coupled to the electrical ground node, and provide an indication of whether the physical ground node is electrically coupled to the electrical ground node based on the detection.