Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Electric leak detector for a vehicle
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Application No.: US14624918Application Date: 2015-02-18
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Publication No.: US09696365B2Publication Date: 2017-07-04
- Inventor: Koichi Yasukawa , Nobuya Toyooka
- Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
- Current Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Sughrue Mion, PLLC
- Agent Richard C. Turner
- Priority: JP2014-195193 20140925
- Main IPC: G01R31/14
- IPC: G01R31/14 ; G01R31/02 ; B60L3/00 ; G01R31/00

Abstract:
An electric leak detector (108) for a vehicle includes a coupling capacitor (210) that has a terminal (A) connected to an on-vehicle high voltage device (110) and a terminal (B) connected to a repetitive signal output circuit (212). The coupling capacitor (210) repeatedly performs a charge operation and a discharge operation in response to a repetitive signal (PLS). Determination thresholds are calculated based on a voltage applied to the terminal (A) of the coupling capacitor (210) and an atmospheric temperature. A detected charge period and a detected discharge period are compared with the determination thresholds, to thereby determine a leakage state.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160091552A1 ELECTRIC LEAK DETECTOR FOR A VEHICLE Public/Granted day:2016-03-31
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