DOE Patents title logo U.S. Department of Energy
Office of Scientific and Technical Information

Title: Electrical leakage detection circuit

Abstract

A method is provided for detecting electrical leakage between a power supply and a frame of a vehicle or machine. The disclosed method includes coupling a first capacitor between a frame and a first terminal of a power supply for a predetermined period of time. The current flowing between the frame and the first capacitor is limited to a predetermined current limit. It is determined whether the voltage across the first capacitor exceeds a threshold voltage. A first output signal is provided when the voltage across the capacitor exceeds the threshold voltage.

Inventors:
Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Caterpillar Inc., Deerfield, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1175904
Patent Number(s):
7102356
Application Number:
10/742,884
Assignee:
Caterpillar Inc. (Peoria, IL)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01R - MEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES
DOE Contract Number:  
FC04-00AL67017
Resource Type:
Patent
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 2003 Dec 23
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
42 ENGINEERING

Citation Formats

Wild, Arthur. Electrical leakage detection circuit. United States: N. p., 2006. Web.
Wild, Arthur. Electrical leakage detection circuit. United States.
Wild, Arthur. Tue . "Electrical leakage detection circuit". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1175904.
@article{osti_1175904,
title = {Electrical leakage detection circuit},
author = {Wild, Arthur},
abstractNote = {A method is provided for detecting electrical leakage between a power supply and a frame of a vehicle or machine. The disclosed method includes coupling a first capacitor between a frame and a first terminal of a power supply for a predetermined period of time. The current flowing between the frame and the first capacitor is limited to a predetermined current limit. It is determined whether the voltage across the first capacitor exceeds a threshold voltage. A first output signal is provided when the voltage across the capacitor exceeds the threshold voltage.},
doi = {},
journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {Tue Sep 05 00:00:00 EDT 2006},
month = {Tue Sep 05 00:00:00 EDT 2006}
}