Method and apparatus for monitoring and mitigating stray electrical energy

摘要

A system and method for monitoring and mitigating leakage currents. The data acquisition system records data from multiple monitoring locations over extended periods of time to identify stray voltage and/or leakage currents present at the monitoring location. The data is processed to identify trends in the stray voltage and/or leakage currents and to suggest methods for mitigating the same.

主权项

1. A system for reducing stray electrical energy over a geographical region, comprising:
a plurality of sensing devices positioned within the geographical region further comprising:
a sensor generating a signal corresponding to an amplitude of stray electrical energy present at a location of the sensing device, anda communication port configured to transmit the signal; a data acquisition device further comprising:
at least one input configured to receive the signals from the sensing devices,at least one memory device configured to store the signals from the sensing devices, anda processor configured to execute a stored program to compile the signals over the geographical region for a preselected time period and to identify at least one pattern of emission of the stray electrical energy over the time period; and at least one stray electrical energy mitigation device positioned within the geographical region as a function of the pattern of emission of the stray electrical energy.