Patent ID: 11879911
Assignee: SOLAREDGE TECHNOLOGIES LTD.
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G  H

Claim 13:
14. An apparatus comprising:
a power device comprising an inverter, a wind power generator, or solar panel generator, and a combiner box, the power device further comprising:
an electrical terminal comprising an electrical conductor and a terminal lug;
a conducting probe shaped to couple with the electrical conductor of the electrical terminal,
wherein the conducting probe is configured to enter a recess in the terminal lug,
wherein the conducting probe comprises a recess configured to receive a jumper bridge,
wherein the recess comprises an elongated shape and the conducting probe also comprises the elongated shape,
wherein the electrical terminal is incorporated into a terminal block, wherein the terminal block is mechanically coupled to a DIN rail, and the DIN rail has a shape selected from IEC/EN 60715, AS 2756-1997, EN 50035, BS 5825, or DIN 46277-1;
a sensor in contact with the conducting probe; and
a controller electrically coupled to the sensor, wherein the controller is configured to monitor values of the sensor, and the controller is configured to initiate an action to mitigate a hazardous condition when the values of the sensor comply with a monitoring rule associated with the hazardous condition;
wherein when sensor value exceeds a threshold, the controller sends a message to a host system or user interface indicating the exceeded threshold and an identifier of the electrical terminal for assistance in initiating a repair of the electrical terminal;
wherein the threshold includes an over-temperature threshold, an over-resistance threshold, an over/under-voltage threshold, a overpower dissipation threshold, or an abnormal terminal sensor value threshold.