Power connector with integrated power monitoring

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11626698-B2
Application number	US-202017123567-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 16, 2020
Priority date	May 11, 2016
Publication date	Apr 11, 2023
Grant date	Apr 11, 2023

Abstract

An electronic power connector including a contact configured to electrically connect a power supply to a load. The electronic power connector further including 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.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electronic power connector comprising:
a contact configured to electrically connect a power supply to a load; and
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.

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

3. 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.

4. 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.

5. 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.

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

7. The electronic power connector of claim 1 , wherein the electronic power connector further comprises a sensor.

8. The electronic power connector of claim 7 , wherein the sensor is a voltage sensor.

9. The electronic power connector of claim 7 , wherein the sensor is a temperature sensor.

10. The electronic power connector of claim 7 , wherein the sensor slot is located at a first end of the contract core.

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

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

13. The power connector of claim 11 , further comprising an antenna located within the sleeve, the antenna configured to transmit an electrical characteristic.

14. The power connector of claim 11 , 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.

15. The power connector of claim 11 , wherein the contact transformer module further includes a sensor slot configure to receive a sensor.

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

17. The power connector of claim 15 , wherein the sensor is a temperature sensor.

18. A method of sensing various characteristics of an electronic power connector, the method comprising:
providing a transformer winding wrapped around a contact core;
sensing, via the transformer, a first characteristic; and
sensing, via a sensor, a second characteristic.

19. The method of claim 18 , wherein the first characteristic is a current.

20. The method of claim 18 , wherein the second characteristic is at least one selected from a group consisting of a voltage and a temperature.

Assignees

• Hubbell Inc

Inventors

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

Classifications

• H01R13/025

  formed by the conductors of a cable end · CPC title

• H01R13/6683 Primary

  with built-in sensor · CPC title

• H01F38/30

  Constructions · CPC title

• G01R19/003

  Measuring mean values of current or voltage during a given time interval · CPC title

• H01F38/38

  for polyphase AC · CPC title