Patent ID: 9013189
Filing Date: 2015-04-21
Classification: G01R

Abstract:
1. An electrical joint monitoring device for an electrical joint including a first conductive member and a second conductive member, said device comprising: a mounting assembly including a first conductive contact structured to electrically contact the first conductive member of said electrical joint and a second conductive contact structured to electrically contact the second conductive member of said electrical joint; and a wireless transponder unit including a control unit electrically connected to said first and second conductive contacts and an antenna electrically connected to said control unit, the wireless transponder unit being configured to sense a voltage difference between said first and second conductive contacts, to generate information based on said voltage difference, and to output said information to a wireless reader unit via said antenna, wherein the first conductive member includes a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface, wherein the second conductive member includes a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface, wherein the first surface of the first conductive member is structured to abut against and form an electrical connection with the first surface of the second conductive member, and wherein the first conductive contact is structured to contact the second surface of the first conductive member and the second conductive contact is structured to contact the second surface of the second conductive member.