Eaton Intelligent Power Patente

A PFAS-free hose is provided comprising an electrically conductive polyimide or PEEK innermost layer, optionally an adhesive tie layer, and a silicone tube layer. The conductive polyimide or PEEK innermost layer includes an electrically conductive filler and exhibits good electrical conductivity, is compatibility with aerospace fluids, and exhibits thermal stability, flexibility, and compatibility with outer tube layer when co-extruded.

A device bracket (1) for supporting and carrying a data communication device comprises a frame (100) being formed to provide a support for supporting and carrying the data communication device. The frame (100) has a structure (200) for providing cable management for a cable

A shutter assembly includes a slider slidable in a first direction relative to a cassette, and first and second arms coupled the slider and the cassette that are independently slidable in the first direction relative to the slider and the cassette and pivotable relative to the slider and the cassette, and shutter plates coupled to the arms such that are movable between a closed condition and an open condition wherein the apertures of the shutter plates are aligned with one another and the of terminals of the cassette. The slider includes a locking portion structured to enable the slider to be padlocked to a member extending from the top surface of the cassette. The shutter assembly also includes a latching mechanism for latching the shutter assembly in the open condition.

A vandalism detection and alert system (VDAS) is provided for an EV charging network monitored by a charge point operator (CPO). The VDAS is designed for use with a network whose EV charging stations use connector cables that include NTC cables to monitor over-temperature conditions. The VDAS includes an NTC monitoring logic module that continuously monitors each NTC cable in a given charging station. If there is a discontinuity in the communication path between an NTC cable and the NTC monitoring logic, the connector cable has likely been vandalized. The discontinuity causes an alarm to be issued in the specific charging station where the cable was vandalized and also causes an alert to be sent to the CPO. The CPO then issues a Panic Alarm command to all other charging stations associated with the site, causing all charging stations at the site to actuate their alarms.

An improved emergency pedestal includes a lighting projection device to increase visibility and identifiability of the emergency pedestal. The lighting projection device is separate from an illumination lens that provides lighting to illuminate the area around the emergency pedestal. The lighting projection device is configured to project an illuminated image on a nearby ground surface. The illuminated image depicts a fire extinguisher and/or text or other imagery that identifies the emergency pedestal as specifically being an emergency pedestal. Projecting the illuminated image helps a user to clearly differentiate the emergency pedestal from other outdoor pedestals such as power pedestals, especially in low ambient lighting or low visibility conditions.

The optical coupling element (1) comprises a housing (11) and a light guidance element (12) configured to guide light from a light-emitting element (2) to a user interaction element (3). The light-emitting element (2) is arranged on a carrier element (5). The user interaction element (2) is fixedly connected to a mounting adapter (4) via a first clip connection (41) and the carrier element (5) is fixedly connected to the mounting adapter (4) via at least two fastening elements (42). The housing (11) is fixedly connected to the mounting adapter (4) via a second clip connection (43). The light guidance element (12) is directly subordinated to the light-emitting element (2) in a main emission direction (20). The optical coupling element (1) is provided without mechanical fixation to the carrier element (5). The housing (11) and the light guidance element (12) are each formed in one piece, and the housing (11) and the light guidance element (12) comprise different materials.

A thermal management system for uninterruptible power supplies (UPS) is disclosed. The thermal management system can include a plurality of power modules and a cooling assembly operatively coupled to the power modules. The cooling assembly can include a cold plate cooling arrangement configured to circulate a cooling fluid through cold plates in thermal contact with the power modules. The cooling assembly can include a single-phase immersion cooling arrangement configured to submerge the power modules in a dielectric fluid for direct contact with the power modules. The cooling assembly can include a two-phase immersion cooling arrangement configured to immerse the power modules in a dielectric liquid that transitions from liquid to vapor upon heat absorption, with subsequent condensation and recirculation of the dielectric liquid. The system can be configured to accommodate various power densities and UPS configurations.

Systems include a prime mover that generates power for a mobile vehicle; a power converter that receives a portion of the generated power, and provides configured electrical power to an aftertreatment heater device configured to selectively heat an exhaust fluid of the prime mover; at least one aftertreatment component positioned downstream of the aftertreatment heater device, and configured to treat a constituent of the exhaust fluid; and a controller including an operating conditions circuit structured to interpret an operating parameter of one of the power converter, the aftertreatment heater device, the prime mover, or the exhaust fluid; a heater management circuit that determines a heating power value in response to the operating parameter; and a heater control circuit that provides a heating command in response to the heating power value; and wherein the power converter is responsive to the heating command to heat the exhaust fluid of the prime mover.

The present disclosure provides a protection apparatus for a battery management system and a battery management system. The protection apparatus includes a primary protection module and a secondary protection module, where the primary protection module is a controllable switch assembly configured to cut off a battery circuit based on abnormal operating signals of a battery, the abnormal operating signals including a first-type abnormal operating signal and a second-type abnormal operating signal; and the secondary protection module includes an active fuse and a passive fuse that are connected in series with each other, and when the primary protection module cannot operate normally, the active fuse cuts off the battery circuit based on the first-type abnormal operating signal, and the passive fuse cuts off the battery circuit based on the second-type abnormal operating signal.

A circuit interrupter structured to electrically connect between a power source and a load, , the circuit interrupter comprising: separable contacts structured to open to provide galvanic isolation between the power source and the load; an operating mechanism structured to open and close the separable contacts; a first position sensor structured to sense a position of the separable contacts; a solid state switch module structured to have a closed state to allow current to flow through the circuit interrupter and an open state to interrupt current flowing through the circuit interrupter; and an electronic trip unit structured to control the solid state switch module to change between the open state and the closed state and to control the operating mechanism to open the separable contacts, wherein, based on an output of the first position sensor, the electronic trip unit is structured to control the solid state switch module to control the solid state switch module to change from the open state to the closed state when the separable contacts are in a closed position.

A fuse monitoring device for monitoring a fuse supported by a fuse block, the fuse monitoring device including a housing. The housing includes a holder attachment mechanism configured to connect the fuse monitoring device to a fuse block. The housing also includes a mounting attachment mechanism configured to connect the fuse monitoring device to a mounting structure and at least one sensor configured to be operably connected to a fuse and configured to measure fuse data associated with the fuse. The monitoring device further includes at least one processor communicatively coupled to the at least one sensor.

According to some aspects of the present disclosure, a power distribution device comprises one or more input terminals, each being connectable to a respective electrical power supply; one or more output terminals, each being connectable to one or more electric devices; and one or more electrical paths, each connecting a respective one of the one or more input terminals and a respective one of the one or more output terminals and comprising one or more solid-state fuses. According to another aspect of the present disclosure, an aircraft comprises an electric power source; an electrical propulsion system; and the power distribution system described above connected to deliver electrical power from the electrical power supply to the electrical propulsion system.

A system (120) includes: an electrical apparatus including a circuit (124); a sensor mount (160) including: a rigid base (162) including a bottom side, an inner side (164) that defines an opening (165), an outer side (163), and a region (166) configured to receive an AC current sensor; and a bushing (140) including: an electrically insulating body (142), and an electrical conductor (144) that passes through a wall (123) of the electrical apparatus and is configured to be electrically connected to the circuit. The rigid base is attached to the wall with the bushing extending through the opening.

A bio-based electrically conductive polymer composite material is provided. The bio-based electrically conductive polymer composite material is useful as a bio-based anti-static inner layer in an aerospace hose.

A system includes: a housing that defines an interior configured to receive an electrically insulating fluid; a transformer including an electrically conductive coil assembly in the interior; a switching assembly in the interior, the switching assembly including: an input side; an output side; and a switch device that electrically connects the input side and the output side in a closed state and electrically isolates the input side and the output side in an opened state; a connection assembly that passes through the housing; a flexible electrical connection that electrically connects the connection assembly and the input side of the switching assembly; a rigid electrically conductive bus electrically connected to the output side of the switching assembly; and electrically conductive cable electrically connected to the rigid electrically conductive bus and the transformer.

An apparatus for use in an electrical switching device including an operating mechanism having an energy storing device, a cam assembly, a pole shaft, and separable contacts. The apparatus includes a holding device; a discharge detector structured to be disposed adjacent to the cam assembly and detect discharging status of the energy storage device based on the position of the cam assembly; a pole shaft position detector structured to be coupled to the pole shaft and detect open and close state of the separable contacts based on the position of the pole shaft; and a switching device monitor coupled to the detectors and structured to receive data from the detectors, analyze the data and perform control and/or diagnostics on the electrical switching device based on the analysis, the data including the detected discharging status and the detected open and close state.

A method for locating a high impedance fault event location in a distribution system is provided. The method includes determining a topology ranking for sensors in a distribution system. The topology refers to the arrangement of sensors with respect to one another in network. The topology ranking represents a number of steps from a power source to a sensor with respect to the direction of current flow The method further includes receiving an alarm at a central processor indicating a high impedance fault event, transmitting a request for data associated with the high impedance fault event to the plurality of sensors and a plurality of edge processing devices in the distribution system, receiving the requested data from the edge processing devices and determining a relative location of the high impedance fault event with respect to one of the plurality of sensors using the requested data and the topology ranking.

A rotary system includes a bearing arrangement disposed within a housing (e.g., a pressure plate housing of a variable displacement pump). The bearing arrangement supports a shaft that rotates within the housing. The bearing arrangement includes a bearing sealed to the housing and a journal insert that supports the shaft at a single location along a length of the journal insert. Part of the outer circumference of the bearing is removed at a particular axial and circumferential location to conform to the deflection of the journal insert during rotating of the shaft.

An electrical conductor monitoring system for single or multi-phase conductors is described. The monitoring system may be configured to monitor the health of a conduction system based on multi-phase sequences and/or current magnitude and angle vectors of multiphase or single-phase current. In one example, the monitoring system includes an insulation health monitoring system having an input and output measurement devices, the input measurement device disposed at an input end of the electrical distribution system and structured to measure three-phase input currents, the output measurement device disposed at an output end of the electrical distribution system and structured to measure three-phase output currents; and a monitoring device communicatively coupled to the measurement devices and structured to receive the three-phase input and output currents from the measurement devices and determine a state of the insulation system based on the three-phase input and output currents. Other embodiments are described.

A seat restraint system (110) holds a user to a seating rig (100) using multiple restraints (112). These restraints can be released simultaneously using a release actuation system (140), thereby quickly freeing the user from the seating rig. Certain types of restraints are extendable relative to the seating rig between retracted and extended positions to facilitate freedom of movement of the user. The release actuation system allows the restraints to extend without unintentional actuation of the release mechanism (130). The release actuation system allows the restraints to be released regardless of the position (e.g., retracted, extended, therebetween) of the extendable restraints.

A circuit interrupter includes an inductor module connected in series with a hybrid interrupter switch between a power source and a load. The inductor module includes a coupled inductor comprising a primary winding connected in series between the power source and the interrupter module, and a secondary winding connected at its line side to the power source. The secondary winding load side is connected to a first stage switching device, with the first stage switching device forming a switch between the secondary winding and the interrupter module. The first stage switching device and the hybrid interrupter switch are kept closed under normal current conditions. During a fault, the first stage switching device is opened first, which significantly increases flux in the inductor module and impedance of the circuit, and consequently decreases current through the interrupter module. The hybrid switch is opened second to complete interruption.

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For a circuit breaker system (3) comprising a first circuit breaker (1) and a second circuit breaker (2), the first circuit breaker (1) having a first trip unit, a first control unit and a first electrical sensor, said first control unit controlling said first trip unit, the second circuit breaker (2) having a second trip unit, a second control unit and a second electrical sensor, said second control unit controlling said second trip unit, the circuit breaker system (3) further comprising means for the communication of the first control unit with the second control unit, it is suggested, that the first control unit monitors via said means for communication if there is an internal device failure in the second circuit breaker (2), wherein the first control unit is adapted to change its standard tripping characteristics to emergency tripping characteristics when the internal device failure of the second circuit breaker (2) is detected.

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