Sensor Attachment Assembly for Bus Bar Integration
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Solution Overview
Problem
Electrical systems face challenges in quickly and easily attaching sensors to bus bars, particularly in low or medium voltage systems, requiring solutions that minimize complexity, cost, and ensure secure attachment even in high-temperature environments without using separate fasteners.
Innovation Solution
A sensor attachment assembly featuring an adjustable elongated strap that wraps around a bus bar and secures to a sensor housing using protrusions and holes, providing a resilient and adjustable design that maintains attachment in high temperatures without requiring modifications to the bus bar.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If traditional separate fasteners are used to attach sensors to bus bars, then the attachment is secure, but the device complexity and number of parts increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the sensor housing and fastening member into a single integrated attachment assembly. The fastening member is directly coupled to the sensor housing, eliminating the need for separate fasteners and reducing the total number of parts while maintaining secure attachment functionality.
Solution Approach 2:
The attachment assembly is designed to be universally applicable to different bus bar configurations. The fastening member can wrap around various bus bar shapes and sizes, and the assembly serves multiple functions including mechanical attachment, positioning, and securing in a single integrated unit.
2Reliability
If the attachment assembly uses multiple separate fasteners, then the attachment is more secure, but the ease of manufacture and assembly decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The sensor housing and fastening member are manufactured as an integrated unit or pre-assembled component, simplifying the manufacturing process. This integration reduces the number of assembly steps required during installation while maintaining the security benefits of a robust fastening system.
3Reliability
If the attachment assembly is made rigid to ensure secure attachment, then the attachment security improves, but the adaptability to different bus bar configurations decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The fastening member incorporates adjustable elements that allow it to adapt to different bus bar configurations. The assembly can be adjusted during installation to accommodate various shapes, sizes, and orientations of bus bars while maintaining secure attachment through its rigid fastening mechanism.
4Productivity
If the attachment assembly is designed for quick attachment, then the productivity improves, but the reliability of attachment in high-temperature environments may decrease
Solution Approach 1:
The fastening member is pre-configured with attachment features that enable quick installation while maintaining secure fastening. The design allows for rapid attachment during installation, and the integrated structure ensures that the attachment remains reliable under high-temperature operating conditions without requiring complex adjustment mechanisms.
Data Source
AI summary
A sensor attachment assembly for an electrical system includes a sensor housing at least partially enclosing a sensor, and a fastening member coupled to the sensor housing and being structured to extend from one portion of the sensor housing, around a corresponding electrical conductor of the electrical system and attach to another portion of the sensor housing, in order to removably attach the sensor to the electrical conductor.