Power connector with integrated power monitoring

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10873163-B2
Application number	US-201916423542-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 28, 2019
Priority date	May 11, 2016
Publication date	Dec 22, 2020
Grant date	Dec 22, 2020

Abstract

An electronic power connector including a contact and a contact core. The contact is configured to electrically connect a power supply to a load. The contact core is configured to receive the contact. The contact core includes a transformer winding configured to sense a current and a sensor slot configured to receive a sensor. In some embodiments, the sensor is configured to sense a temperature. In some embodiments, the sensor is configured to sense a voltage.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electronic power connector comprising:
a contact configured to electrically connect a power supply to a load;
a contact core configured to receive the contact, the contact core including
a transformer winding wrapped around the contact core, the transformer winding configured to sense a current, and
a sensor slot configured to receive a sensor.

2. The electronic power connector of claim 1 , wherein the sensor is a voltage sensor.

3. The electronic power connector of claim 1 , wherein the sensor is a temperature sensor.

4. The electronic power connector of claim 1 , wherein the sensor slot is located at a first end of the contract core.

5. The electronic power connector of claim 1 , further comprising a sleeve configured to cover the contact and contact core.

6. The electronic power connector of claim 1 , wherein the power supply is a single-phase power supply having a voltage of approximately 100 volts AC to approximately 240 volts AC.

7. The electronic power connector of claim 1 , wherein the power supply has a voltage of at least one selected from the group consisting of approximately 24 volts direct current, approximately 48 volts direct current, and approximately 400 volts direct current.

8. The electronic power connector of claim 1 , wherein the power supply is a three-phase power supply having a voltage of approximately 208 volts AC to approximately 600 volts AC.

9. The electronic power connector of claim 1 , further comprising an antenna configured to transmit an electrical characteristic.

10. A power connector comprising:
a sleeve;
a contact carrier located within the sleeve, the contact carrier includes a contact transformer module having
a connector contact,
a contact core, and
a transformer winding wrapped around the contact core.

11. The power connector of claim 10 , wherein the transformer winding is configured to sense a current.

12. The power connector of claim 10 , further comprising an antenna located within the sleeve, the antenna configured to transmit an electrical characteristic.

13. The power connector of claim 10 , wherein the power supply has a voltage of at least one selected from the group consisting of approximately 24 volts direct current, approximately 48 volts direct current, and approximately 400 volts direct current.

14. The power connector of claim 10 , wherein the contact transformer module further includes a sensor slot configure to receive a sensor.

15. The power connector of claim 14 , wherein the sensor is a voltage sensor.

16. The power connector of claim 14 , wherein the sensor is a temperature sensor.

17. A method of sensing various characteristics of an electronic power connector, the method comprising:
providing a transformer winding wrapped around a contact core;
providing a sensor slot proximate the contact core, the sensor slot configured to receive a sensor;
sensing, via the transformer, a current; and
sensing, via the sensor, a characteristic.

18. The method of claim 17 , wherein the characteristic is a voltage.

19. The method of claim 17 , wherein the characteristic is a temperature.

Assignees

• Hubbell Inc

Inventors

• Abughazaleh Shadi Alex
• Papageorge Ryan Gene
• Scanzillo Thomas Louis

Classifications

• G01R21/06

  by measuring current and voltage (G01R21/08 - G01R21/133 take precedence) · CPC title

• H01R13/6683 Primary

  with built-in sensor · CPC title

• H01F38/30

  Constructions · CPC title

• H01F38/38

  for polyphase AC · CPC title

• H01F2027/406

  Temperature sensor or protection · CPC title