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

Claim 18:
19. 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, and
output a first signal corresponding to the position of the first blade;

a first communicator located proximate the first sensor, the first communicator configured to
receive the first signal, and
output a second signal corresponding to the 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
output a third signal corresponding to the position of the second blade; and

a first communicator located proximate the first sensor, the first communicator configured to
receive the first signal, and
output a second signal corresponding to the position of the first blade;

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