A condition detecting method and device for a surface insulation layer of an elevator traction belt. The condition detecting method includes: positioning a detecting component adjacent to the surface insulation layer of the elevator traction belt; moving the elevator traction belt relative to the detecting component, so that the detecting component scans the surface insulation layer of the elevator traction belt; applying static electricity to the detecting component through a static electricity generation component; detecting the reaction of the elevator traction belt to the static electricity; and identifying the condition of the surface insulation layer of the elevator traction belt according to the detected reaction of the elevator traction belt to the static electricity.

A lightning strike alarm system using a Bipolar Conventional Air Terminal comprises a sensor electrically connected to a rod element electrified by a ground charge and an electrification plate-cone or an electrification plate-tube electrified by a thunderstorm cloud, and configured to measure electric energy induced in the electrification plate-cone or the electrification plate-tube; and a controller configured to determine that the thunderstorm cloud has approached when the electrical energy is greater than a reference energy; and an alarm device configured to output an alarm signal, based on a result of determining that the thunderstorm cloud has approached, wherein the sensor comprises: a luminescence unit, including a voltage stabilizer preventing induction of a high voltage due to the thunderstorm cloud, configured to emit light by the electric energy; and a light receiver configured to receive the light, convert the light to electric energy, and transfer the electric energy to the controller.

The present disclosure relates to an optical fiber detection device for detecting a discharge fault of a high-voltage bushing, which includes an optical fiber sensing unit, an optical fiber delay unit, a photoelectric conversion unit, and a signal collecting and processing unit. The optical fiber sensing unit includes sensing optical fibers; the optical fiber delay unit includes delay optical fibers, a light source, and couplers; the photoelectric conversion unit includes a photodetector; the signal collecting and processing unit includes a high-pass filter. The delay optical fibers are connected to the couplers; an output end of the light source is connected to the light-splitting coupler; an input end of the photodetector is connected to the light-splitting coupler, and an output end of the photodetector is connected to the signal collecting and processing unit; and the light-combining coupler is connected to the sensing optical fibers.

A lightning strike alarm system using a Bipolar Conventional Air Terminal (BCAT) is provided. The lightning strike alarm system using BCAT including a rod element to which a ground charge is electrified and an electrification plate-cone or an electrification plate-tube electrified by a thunderstorm cloud, includes a luminescence unit to be electrically connected to the rod element and the electrification plate-cone or the electrification plate-tube and emits light by electric energy electrified to the electrification plate-cone or the electrification plate-tube by the thunderstorm cloud. The lightning strike alarm system enables a user to find that an impulse current of the thunderstorm is normally and safely flown to the ground, and thus, the user may have psychological security.

The present invention relates to a film quality inspection method and system for providing a stress evaluation scheme for inspection of film quality of a magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ) cell of spin-transfer torque magnetic random access memory (STT-MRAM), wherein a bipolar signal and a unipolar signal including a unipolar hole (positive polarity) and a unipolar electron (negative polarity) are simultaneously applied to the same MTJ cell, and then according to a result of a comparison of a cycling gap, the quality of a thin film having a thickness of about 1 nm may be inspected.

A discharge detection system includes a plurality of optical fibers having different optical distances from each other and provided to allow discharge light generated from a test object to enter at least one of the optical fibers, an optical sensor configured to detect the discharge light having entered the at least one of the optical fibers and to output a detection signal having a temporal change in an amplitude of the detection signal, the temporal change in the amplitude corresponding to a temporal change in intensity of the discharge light, and a signal processing system configured to identify an area where the discharge light is generated based a point of time of at least one peak in the detection signal.

An insulating substrate inspecting method includes bringing a lower electrode into contact with lower metal of an insulating substrate including an insulating layer, the lower metal in contact with a lower surface of the insulating layer, and upper metal in contact with an upper surface of the insulating layer, and bringing an upper electrode into contact with the upper metal, and applying an AC voltage to the lower electrode and the upper electrode to detect electromagnetic waves generated at a defect in the insulating layer.

A monitoring system includes an array of optical sensors disposed within a transformer tank. Each optical sensor is configured to have an optical output that changes in response to a temperature within the transformer tank. An analyzer is coupled to the array of optical sensors. The analyzer is configured to determine a sensed temperature distribution based on the sensed temperature. The sensed temperature distribution is compared to an expected distribution. Exterior contamination of the transformer tank is detected based on the comparison.

A live detection system, a thermal infrared (IR) imager and a method for power grid equipment are provided. The system includes an environmental parameter module for acquiring environmental temperature, humidity and wind speed data; a ranging module for measuring a linear distance to the power grid equipment; an equipment type recognition module for acquiring an image of the power grid equipment, and recognizing a type of the power grid equipment; an equipment material determination module for determining a material type of the power grid equipment; an emissivity setting module for setting an emissivity; an temperature measurement module for obtaining a temperature of the power grid equipment by focusing on positions of the power grid equipment which need temperature measurement; and a report generation module for selecting a corresponding diagnostic model, displaying a temperature measurement position and a temperature value, drawing a conclusion, and generating a report.

An electrical equipment diagnostic system can include an electrical equipment and a sensor device controlled by a user that takes a first measurement of a first parameter of the electrical equipment while the electrical equipment is operating. The system can also include a controller communicably coupled to the sensor device, where the controller includes a storage repository, where the storage repository includes at least one threshold value and at least one algorithm. The controller can receive the first measurement from the sensor device, and process the at least one first algorithm using the first measurement. The controller can also identify a problem with the electrical equipment based on results of the at least one first algorithm, and instruct the user to perform specific tasks to correct the problem with the electrical equipment.