Patent ID: 8050002
Filing Date: 2011-11-01
Classification: G01R,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A fault determination apparatus for insertion into an existing electrical system comprising: a housing including a circuit board disposed there within, the housing shaped and dimensioned for non-intrusive placement within an existing electrical system, the circuit board configured to operate as a receiver within the existing electrical system; and a first set of connectors disposed at a first side of the housing and a second set of connectors disposed at the second end of the housing, the first set of connectors and the second set of connectors being coupled to the circuit board and configured so as to be electrically coupled to the existing electrical system, the existing electrical system having multiple electrical branches with a plurality of transmitters disposed therewith, each of the transmitters configured to transmit data packets to the fault determination apparatus; wherein the circuit board includes a controller and the controller is configured to receive the data packets transmitted from the plurality of transmitters, the data packets being received from the transmitters without being reflected within the existing electrical system, the controller being configured to perform a comparison of the received data packets to predetermined data and determine whether an intermittent electrical fault exists within the existing electrical system based upon the comparison, the controller further configured to determine a location of the intermittent electrical fault within the existing electrical system.