In wire processing systems and methods, a wire channel receives a wire. One or more fluid guides flow the fluid into the wire channel to move, along the wire, a component (e.g. a solder sleeve) positioned at least partially in the wire channel and coupled to the wire. Other features are also provided.

Techniques, systems and articles are described for monitoring electrical equipment of a power grid and predicting likelihood failure events of such electrical equipment. In one example, a sensing device is configured to couple to an electrical power cable. The sensing device includes a plurality of concentric layers and a monitoring device. The plurality of concentric layers include a first layer, second layer, and third layer. The first layer is configured to concentrically surround a central conductor of the electrical cable and includes an insulating material. The second layer includes a conducting material. The third layer includes a resistive material configured to resist electrical flow between the second layer and a ground conductor exterior to the third layer. The monitoring device includes a sensor and communication unit configured to output data indicative of the sensor data.

Techniques, systems and articles are described for monitoring electrical equipment of a power grid and predicting likelihood failure events of such electrical equipment. In one example, a sensing device is configured to couple to an electrical power cable. The sensing device includes a plurality of concentric layers and a monitoring device. The plurality of concentric layers include a first layer, second layer, and third layer. The first layer is configured to concentrically surround a central conductor of the electrical cable and includes an insulating material. The second layer includes a conducting material. The third layer includes a resistive material configured to resist electrical flow between the second layer and a ground conductor exterior to the third layer. The monitoring device includes a sensor and communication unit configured to output data indicative of the sensor data.

An object of the present invention is to propose a partial discharge determination device and method that can highly reliably determine the degree of progress of partial discharge occurring in an underground power transmission cable without preparing plural standard patterns. A distribution pattern of a set of the charge amount and the occurrence phase angle of each partial discharge occurring in a period of one or more cycles of an applied voltage of a power transmission cable is sequentially generated, a first classification process in which the pattern is classified into any one of classes on the basis of a standard distribution pattern for each class and a second classification process in which the distribution pattern are executed, a classification result by the first classification process is evaluated on the basis of a classification result by the second classification process, and the degree of progress is determined.

An object of the present invention is to propose a partial discharge determination device and method that can highly reliably determine the degree of progress of partial discharge occurring in an underground power transmission cable without preparing plural standard patterns. A distribution pattern of a set of the charge amount and the occurrence phase angle of each partial discharge occurring in a period of one or more cycles of an applied voltage of a power transmission cable is sequentially generated, a first classification process in which the pattern is classified into any one of classes on the basis of a standard distribution pattern for each class and a second classification process in which the distribution pattern are executed, a classification result by the first classification process is evaluated on the basis of a classification result by the second classification process, and the degree of progress is determined.

A cable deterioration diagnosis device configured to diagnose deterioration of a cable having a plurality of electrical wires including one or more signal wires configured to transmit signals between a first device and a second device, and includes a test signal output unit configured to output a wave-like test signal to a test signal transmitting wire independent of the one or more signal wires among the plurality of electrical wires, a test signal extraction unit configured to extract a received test signal corresponding to the test signal from a signal propagated in a test signal receiving wire independent of the one or more signal wires and the test signal transmitting wire among the plurality of electrical wires, and a deterioration detection unit configured to detect the deterioration of the cable based on the test signal and the received test signal.

A cable deterioration diagnosis device configured to diagnose deterioration of a cable having a plurality of electrical wires including one or more signal wires configured to transmit signals between a first device and a second device, and includes a test signal output unit configured to output a wave-like test signal to a test signal transmitting wire independent of the one or more signal wires among the plurality of electrical wires, a test signal extraction unit configured to extract a received test signal corresponding to the test signal from a signal propagated in a test signal receiving wire independent of the one or more signal wires and the test signal transmitting wire among the plurality of electrical wires, and a deterioration detection unit configured to detect the deterioration of the cable based on the test signal and the received test signal.

A method of using customer premises cable modem equipment to generate a signal that can be used for leakage detection. Various signal types are described which are usable for the purposes of leakage detection.

A method of using customer premises cable modem equipment to generate a signal that can be used for leakage detection. Various signal types are described which are usable for the purposes of leakage detection.

A safety switch input diagnosis device includes a circuit formed from a series connection of an emergency stop switch and a line having a resistor. A connection state of the emergency stop switch and failure modes of the lines are diagnosed on the basis of a voltage value at one end of the circuit. Consequently, an operation of the switch and failure modes of a circuit relating to the switch can be diagnosed.