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Energy Harvest Split Core Design Elements for Ease of Installation, High Performance, and Long Term Reliability

A power distribution monitoring system is provided that can include a number of features. The system can include a plurality of power line sensing devices configured to attach to individual conductors on a power grid distribution network. In some embodiments, the power line sensors can include a split-core transformer. In some embodiments, a power line sensing device is disposed on each conductor of a three-phase network. The sensing devices can be configured to measure and monitor, among other things, current and electric-field on the conductors. Methods of installing, sealing, and protecting the split-core transformers of the power line sensors are also discussed.
Owner:SENTIENT TECH HLDG LLC

Memory module with obstacle removing terminal structure

A terminal structure in a memory module includes a male connector having a plurality of terminal strips adapted to be engaged with the terminal tongues in the female socket. Each of the terminal strips has an obstacle removal portion defined therein for removing foreign matter present on at least one of the terminal tongues.
Owner:MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORP

Safe and reliable intelligent socket with good using effects

The invention relates to a safe and reliable intelligent socket with good using effects. The safe and reliable intelligent socket with good using effects comprises a main body, and a processing mechanism and a dislocation mechanism are also included; the dislocation mechanism comprises a rotating shaft, a first gear, a first rack, a moving plate and two compression components; and the processing mechanism comprises a fastening component and a dust removal component. In the safe and reliable intelligent socket with good using effects, through the dislocation mechanism, because of the staggeredarrangement of the socket holes and the conductive contacts, the conductive contacts can not contact the children even if the children touch the socket with hands, and the conductive contacts can notcontact with the children, therefore, the children can be effectively prevented from electric shock, which is more safe and intimate; and through the processing mechanism, not only can the electricalplug be fastened, but also the dust and water stains on the plug can be removed, therefore, the poor contact caused by loose plug and conductive contact can be avoided, and the plug can be prevented from falling from the socket and affecting the use of electrical appliances; therefore, the use is more reliable, and the practicability and reliability of the intelligent socket is greatly improved.
Owner:深圳市武智科技有限公司

Connector system

A connector system includes a pass-through connector that includes a housing with a front and a rear opposite the front. The front of the housing has a front opening, and the rear of the housing has a rear opening. The housing also has a cavity between the front opening and the rear opening. The pass-through connector also includes conductors which are held by the housing in the cavity. The system also includes a plug that is received in the cavity through the front opening. The plug has a contact holder that holds plug conductors. The contact holder has a head that is received in the cavity, and the head is configured to push contaminants from the cavity through the rear opening as the plug is loaded into the cavity.
Owner:TYCO ELECTRONICS LOGISTICS AG (CH)

Ultrasonic device for cleaning connectors

A method and apparatus for cleaning a connector. The method includes several steps including: positioning a containment structure on an exposed end of a connector, and injecting a cleaning solvent within a chamber defined by the containment structure and the exposed end. Thereafter, the interior of the chamber containing the cleaning solvent can be exposed to an energetic stimulus, such as ultrasonic acoustic energy. After the ultrasonic energy has been applied, the solvent can be removed from the chamber.
Owner:HARRIS CORP

Flush and fill tool for subsea connectors

A flush and fill tool is configured for releasable mating engagement with a bulkhead mounted connector unit which has an optical contact chamber containing optical fluid. The unit has an outer shell with an open forward end containing a seal assembly designed for sealed engagement with a corresponding seal assembly at the forward end of the mating connector unit. An optical fluid fill reservoir and a capture reservoir for used optical fluid located in the housing are associated with a fill pin and a return pin, respectively, which extend through aligned bores in the seal assemblies into the optical contact chamber in the mated condition. A spring loaded plunger engaged in the fill reservoir injects optical fluid from the fill reservoir through a passageway through the fill pin and into the optical contact chamber, ejecting used oil from the chamber through a passageway in the return pin into the capture reservoir.
Owner:TELEDYNE INSTR INC

Electrical connector with slotted shield

A connector housing includes a housing and a shield. The housing has an interior chamber extending between housing mating and back ends. The inner surface has loading and transition portions, with the loading portion located proximate to the housing mating end and the transition portion located proximate to the housing back end. The shield is shaped to fit in the interior chamber and extends between a shield mating end and a shield back end. The shield back end includes a ground contact opening. The shield includes a rim protruding from the shield back end that extends around a portion of an outer periphery of the shield back end. The rim includes a plurality of rim ends separated by a gap. The rim engages the transition portion to prevent the shield being removed through the housing mating end and the gap exposes a portion of the transition portion.
Owner:TYCO ELECTRONICS LOGISTICS AG (CH)

Electrical connector

An electrical connector comprises a dielectric spacing element having elongate through holes and a forward end surface; a plurality of parallel, elongate conductive contacts arranged in respective through holes of the spacing element, the conductive contacts providing electrical connections; an outer body arranged about the spacing element and the conductive contacts, the outer body having a longitudinal position fixed relative to the dielectric spacing element and having a forward end for engagement with a mating connector; and a collar slidably mounted about the outer body. The collar has an engagement position in which a forward surface of the collar is positioned in front of the forward end of the outer body for mechanically coupling the connector with the mating connector and a retracted position in which the forward surface of the collar is positioned behind the forward end surface of the spacing element for cleaning access to the conductive contacts. The connector further comprises means, such as a resilient member, for maintaining the collar in the retracted position.
Owner:ITT MFG ENTERPRISES LLC

Multi-function tools

Described are intermediate articles for connecting poles and tools for use in various difficult and / or emergency situations. The intermediate articles comprise a body that includes a first connector for matingly engaging a first mating element disposed on a distal end of a pole at a first angle relative to a longitudinal axis of the pole; opposite the first connector, a second connector for matingly engaging a second mating element disposed on a proximal end of a tool at a second angle relative to a longitudinal axis of the pole; and disposed between the first and second connectors, a receptacle for detachably engaging a removable light source capable of illuminating a tool attached to the pole through the intermediate article. Also described are illuminated tools for use in various difficult and / or emergency situations that comprise a tool portion, which comprises a tool element; an integrated light source, or, alternatively, a receptacle for detachably engaging a removable light source, capable of illuminating the tool portion of the tool; and a connector for matingly engaging a connector disposed on an intermediate article, or for directly matingly engaging an engaging element disposed on a distal end of a pole at an angle relative to a longitudinal axis of the tool portion.
Owner:UNDERWATER KINETICS

Multi-pin fiber connector cleaning apparatus

A multi-pin fiber connector cleaning apparatus and method for cleaning and removal of contamination of multi-pin connectors is disclosed. The apparatus and method includes a handle portion, a tool portion, a specially formulated and disposable foam cleaning pad, a cloth cleaning pad and a cloth cleaning pad container. The apparatus is pushed onto ferrules inside a connector shell wherein the contaminants located on the ferrules adhere to the adhesive nature of the cleaning pads which allows all the ferrules in the connector to be clean in one forward movement on to the ferrules and one withdrawing movement away from the ferrules. The tool portion may have various shapes and sizes such as oval, circular, square or other shapes and sizes in order to accommodate the type of connector to be cleaned.
Owner:ABRAHAMIAN ROBERT +1

Self-maintenance lightning arrester grounding device

The invention discloses a self-maintenance lightning arrester grounding device. The self-maintenance lightning arrester grounding device comprises a grounding rod inserted into the ground surface, a capacitor plate, an electromagnetic relay and a grounding piece, wherein the grounding rod, the capacitor plate, the electromagnetic relay and the grounding piece are sequentially connected to one circuit in series, and the grounding piece is grounded; a rust removal device is arranged at the part, inserted into the ground surface, of the grounding rod; the rust removal device comprises an electromagnet and a plurality of annular scraping groups; each annular scraping group comprises an annular permanent magnet and a first scraping ring; and the first scraping ring is glued and fixed on the inner ring of the corresponding annular permanent magnet. The device has the advantages that during thunder and lightning weather, a lightning rod electrically connected with the grounding rod performs point discharge in the cloud layer to enable the grounding rod to have positive charges, and when an oxidation layer outside the grounding rod is more required to be maintained, the electromagnetic relay works for a short time after the capacitor plate is broken down, and the short-time working of the electromagnetic relay drives the rust removal device to remove the oxidation layer of the grounding rod, so that the purpose of free maintenance of the grounding rod is achieved.
Owner:浙江鸣春纺织股份有限公司

Rotatable connector device

A rotatable connector device has a rotator including a ring-shaped rotatable-side ring plate and an inner cylindrical section having a cylindrical shape and formed along an inner circumferential edge of the rotatable-side ring plate, and a stator including a ring-shaped fixed-side ring plate and an outer cylindrical section having a cylindrical shape and formed along an outer circumferential edge of the ring-shaped fixed-side ring plate. The rotator and the stator are engaged with each other, so as to be pivotable with respect to each other with a gap being provided between the rotatable-side ring plate and the outer cylindrical section. An accommodation section, defined by the rotatable-side ring plate and the inner cylindrical section of the rotator and the fixed-side ring plate and the outer cylindrical section of the stator, accommodates a cable for electrically connecting the rotator and the stator to each.
Owner:FURUKAWA AUTOMOTIVE SYST +1

Connector assembly and electronic device

A connector assembly adapted to be disposed in a casing of an electronic device is provided. The connector assembly includes a connector and a locking member. The locking member includes a supporting portion and a holding portion connected to the supporting portion. The connector is disposed on the supporting portion. The locking member is adapted to clamp at an end of a substrate disposed in the casing, and the supporting portion and the holding portion lean against an upper side and a lower side of the end of the substrate respectively. An electronic device including the connector assembly aforementioned is also provided.
Owner:HTC CORP

Abrading tool and method for refurbishing electrical connector pin contacts

An abrading tool for refurbishing pin contacts in situ in an electrical connector is provided. The abrading tool includes a bore defined in a first end for receiving the pin contacts therein and a transverse slot which intersects the bore. A removable abrading element is received within the slot and positioned therein in alignment with the bore.
Owner:PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA CORP

Network cable interface with broadband access and dustproof and waterproof mechanism

The invention discloses a network cable interface with broadband access and a dustproof and waterproof mechanism. The network cable interface comprises a fixed box; a limiting groove is formed in one side of the fixed box; multiple sockets are formed in the limiting groove at equal distances; a first sealing cover is hinged on one side of the limiting groove; a lock catch is arranged on the first sealing cover; a lock hole corresponding to the lock catch is formed in one side of the fixed box; sliding grooves are formed in the two sides of the fixed box respectively; a second sealing cover is arranged at the upper end of the fixed box; sliding blocks are arranged at four corners at the lower end of the second sealing cover respectively, and the sliding blocks are positioned in the sliding grooves; a first through hole is formed in the second sealing cover; and second through holes are formed in the sliding blocks. By virtue of the combination of the first sealing cover, a third sealing cover and a reset spring, dual protection on the sockets is performed; and by virtue of the combination of a driving apparatus, rotational rods and blades, dampproof and dustproof properties can be achieved, thereby greatly prolonging the service life of the network cable interface, satisfying the idea of sustainable development and being suitable for popularization.
Owner:河北奥信科技股份有限公司

System and method for determining the current condition of power contacts

A method and apparatus for determining the current condition of power contacts and providing an indication to a preventive maintenance system and / or a user of required power contact replacement. The method includes auxiliary contacts providing a low power binary signal to a processor in response to movements of a contact carrier supporting the movable auxiliary contacts and movable power contacts. The low power binary signals, in combination with physical features of the contact carrier and a signal indicating the state of the power contact, provide information to the processor for determining the current condition of the power contacts, and if the current condition exceeds a predetermined limit, notifying the preventive maintenance system and / or the user.
Owner:SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC USA INC

Power connector with integrated status monitoring

An electrical power system including an electrical power connector, a contact configured to electrically connect a power supply to a load, a first sensor configured to sense a first characteristic of the electrical power connector, a second sensor configured to sense a second characteristic of the electrical power connector, and an electronic controller. The electronic controller configured to receive the first and the second characteristics, analyze the first and second characteristics, and determine an abnormal condition based on the analysis.
Owner:HUBBELL INC
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