LEAK DETECTION IN A CABLE ASSEMBLY

A cable assembly includes a cable having a first end and a second end. The cable has an electric conductor and a cooling conduit, each of which extends from the first end to the second end. The cooling conduit is adapted to convey a fluid that cools the electric conductor. The cable assembly include...

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Main Authors Murphy, Tim, Sukup, Martin, Fortin, Pascal-Andre, Tedjarati, Aria, Chou, Chuen
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 18.05.2023
Subjects
CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTINGELECTRIC POWER
CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
ELECTRIC EQUIPMENT OR PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLEDVEHICLES
ELECTRICITY
ELECTRODYNAMIC BRAKE SYSTEMS FOR VEHICLES, IN GENERAL
GENERATION
MAGNETIC SUSPENSION OR LEVITATION FOR VEHICLES
MEASURING
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
PHYSICS
SYSTEMS FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY
TESTING
TESTING STATIC OR DYNAMIC BALANCE OF MACHINES ORSTRUCTURES
TESTING STRUCTURES OR APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
TRANSPORTING
VEHICLES IN GENERAL
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Summary:A cable assembly includes a cable having a first end and a second end. The cable has an electric conductor and a cooling conduit, each of which extends from the first end to the second end. The cooling conduit is adapted to convey a fluid that cools the electric conductor. The cable assembly includes a leak detection module to detect a leak of the fluid from the cooling conduit. The leak detection module includes a power source to generate an input voltage signal which is applied at a first node contact with the fluid. The leak detection module includes a controller to monitor an output voltage signal at the first node and to detect a leak of the fluid from the cooling conduit based on the output voltage signal.
Bibliography:Application Number: US202318093766