Test point device
In order to provide an environmentally secured voltage testing interface, an electrical enclosure box comprising a front panel is herein-described, into which is mounted a voltage indicator comprising a plurality of LED indicators that indicate a status of one or more circuits coupled thereto and monitored thereby. A test point device is also mounted through the front panel and comprises an interface comprising a plurality of external measurement sockets configured to receive one or more probes for manual measurement of voltages, wherein each external measurement socket is coupled to a voltage divider that is further coupled to each of a plurality of respective wires coupled to respective LED indicators of the voltage indicator.
1. A system that facilitates providing an environmentally secured voltage testing interface comprising;
a front panel of an electrical enclosure box into which is mounted a voltage indicator comprising a plurality of LED indicators that indicate a status of one or more circuits coupled thereto and monitored thereby; and
a test point device that is mounted to the front panel and comprises an interface comprising a plurality of external measurement sockets configured to receive one or more probes for manual measurement of voltages;
wherein each external measurement socket is coupled to a voltage divider that is further coupled to each of a plurality of respective wires coupled to respective LED indicators of the voltage indicator;
wherein the plurality of external measurement sockets includes four sockets coupled via respective voltage dividers to four measured lines, L 1 , L 2 , L 3 , and GND.
2. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the test point device further comprises a front protection cover that protects the external measurement sockets from the environment.
3. The system according to claim 2 , wherein the front protection cover is attached to the front panel.
4. The system according to claim 3 , wherein the front protection cover is attached to the front panel with a hinge.
5. The system according to claim 2 , wherein the front protection cover is attached to the interface of the test point device.
6. The system according to claim 2 , wherein the front protection cover is clear such that the measurement terminals are visible when the front protection cover is in a closed position.
7. The system according to claim 2 , wherein the front protection cover comprises a latch protrusion that mates with a latch receiver positioned on the front panel to lock the front protection cover in a closed position.
8. The system according to claim 7 , wherein the front protection cover comprises a latch release tab that, when actuated, causes the latch protrusion to separate from the latch receiver.
9. The system according to claim 2 , wherein the front protection cover comprises an O-ring that provides a seal between the front protection cover and the front panel when the front protection cover is in a closed position.
10. The system according to claim 1 , further comprising an O-ring seal positioned between the back side of the front panel and a recess on the test point device that receives the O-ring, wherein the O-ring securely seals the test point device against the back side of the front panel.
11. The system according to claim 1 , further comprising a spacing sleeve that presses against an outside of a rear panel of the electrical enclosure box, and a nut that secures the test point device in the electrical enclosure upon tightening.
12. The system according to claim 1 , wherein lines L 1 , L 2 , L 3 , and GND are further coupled to corresponding LED indicators for lines L 1 , L 2 , L 3 , and GND on the voltage indicator.
13. A test point device comprising:
an interface having a plurality of external measurement sockets configured to receive one or more probes for manual measurement of voltages;
wherein each external measurement socket is coupled to a voltage divider that is further coupled to each of a plurality of respective wires coupled to respective LED indicators of a voltage indicator; and
a front protection cover that protects the external measurement sockets from the environment;
wherein the external measurement sockets include four sockets that are coupled via respective voltage dividers to four measured lines, L 1 , L 2 , L 3 , and GND.
14. The test point device according to claim 13 , wherein the front protection cover is attached to a front panel of an electrical housing by a hinge.
15. The test point device according to claim 14 , wherein the front protection cover comprises a latch protrusion that mates with a latch receiver positioned on the front panel to lock the front protection cover in a closed position.
16. The test point device according to claim 15 , wherein the front protection cover comprises a latch release tab that, when actuated, causes the latch protrusion to separate from the latch receiver.
17. The system according to claim 13 , wherein the front protection cover comprises an O-ring that provides a seal between the front protection cover and the front panel when the front protection cover is in a closed position.
18. The test point device according to claim 13 , further comprising an O-ring seal positioned between a back side of a front panel and a recess on the test point device that receives the O-ring, wherein the O-ring securely seals the test point device against the back side of the front panel.
19. A system that facilitates providing an environmentally secured voltage testing interface comprising;
a front panel of an electrical enclosure box into which is mounted a voltage indicator comprising a plurality of LED indicators that indicate a status of one or more circuits coupled thereto and monitored thereby;
a test point device that is mounted to the front panel and comprises an interface comprising a plurality of external measurement sockets configured to receive one or more probes for manual measurement of voltages; and
an O-ring seal positioned between the back side of the front panel and a recess on the test point device that receives the O-ring, wherein the O-ring securely seals the test point device against the back side of the front panel;
wherein each external measurement socket is coupled to a voltage divider that is further coupled to each of a plurality of respective wires coupled to respective LED indicators of the voltage indicator.
20. A test point device comprising:
an interface having a plurality of external measurement sockets configured to receive one or more probes for manual measurement of voltages;
wherein each external measurement socket is coupled to a voltage divider that is further coupled to each of a plurality of respective wires coupled to respective LED indicators of a voltage indicator;
a front protection cover that protects the external measurement sockets from the environment; and
an O-ring seal positioned between a back side of a front panel and a recess on the test point device that receives the O-ring, wherein the O-ring securely seals the test point device against the back side of the front panel.