Patent ID: 11908644
Assignee: HUBBELL INCORPORATED
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 0:
1. A system for collecting information related to an electrical switch, the system comprising:
a first switch including
a first blade pivotable between an open position and a closed position,
a first electrical terminal configured to receive the first blade when the first blade reaches the closed blade position, and
a first sensor on the first electrical terminal, the first sensor configured to sense a position of the first blade;

a second switch including
a second blade pivotable between an open position and a closed position,
a second electrical terminal configured to receive the second blade when the second blade reaches the closed blade position, and
a second sensor on the second electrical terminal, the second sensor configured to
sense a position of the second blade; and

a collector configured to receive a first signal indicative of the position of the first blade and a second signal indicative of the position of the second blade, and output information indicative of the position of the first blade and the position of the second blade; and
an external device configured to receive the information, wherein the external device is located remotely from the first switch and the second switch.