US 12,292,334 B2
Thermal infrared sensor that can be fixed onto infrared windows
Maarten Van Laere, Heverlee (BE)
Assigned to ALPINCO BV, Zaventem (BE)
Filed by Maarten Van Laere, Heverlee (BE)
Filed on Nov. 14, 2019, as Appl. No. 16/684,556.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/767,187, filed on Nov. 14, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2020/0149971 A1, May 14, 2020
Int. Cl. G01J 5/08 (2022.01); G01J 5/00 (2022.01); G01J 5/0875 (2022.01); G01J 5/10 (2006.01)
CPC G01J 5/0875 (2013.01) [G01J 5/0003 (2013.01); G01J 5/10 (2013.01); G01J 2005/0077 (2013.01)] 10 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An infrared inspection window mountable thermal infrared sensor and mount device for retrofitting an infrared inspection window located on a switchgear enclosure designed to permit infrared inspections of electrical components located within the switchgear enclosure comprising:
a mountable thermal imaging sensor;
a mount;
an infrared inspection window located on a switchgear enclosure designed to permit infrared inspections of electrical components located within the switchgear enclosure;
the mount retrofittingly fixing the thermal imaging sensor to the infrared inspection window located on a switchgear enclosure designed to permit infrared inspections of electrical components located within the switchgear enclosure;
one or more monitoring systems connected to the mountable thermal imaging sensor enabling thermal monitoring of electrical components located specifically within the switchgear enclosure;
the thermal imaging sensor connected to the mount for retrofittingly fixing the thermal imaging sensor to the infrared inspection window located on a switchgear enclosure designed to permit infrared inspections of electrical components located within the switchgear enclosure; and
the thermal imaging sensor making thermal temperature data available over industrial protocols to the one or more monitoring systems providing thermal monitoring of electrical components located specifically within the switchgear enclosure.