IP Library Granted Patent US 9,013,170
Granted Patent B2
US 9,013,170 · App. 13/358,209 · Granted Apr 21, 2015

Lightning current detection sensor

Inventors: Kengou Yamaguchi (Tokyo, JP); Tatsufumi Aoi (Tokyo, JP); Takashi Okai (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation
G01R29/0842B64D45/02
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Patent No.
US 9,013,170
App. No.
13/358,209
Granted
Apr 21, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention has an object to provide a lightning current detection sensor that has a configuration resistant to high voltage and high current in a lightning strike and has high sensitivity and high resolution. In a lightning current detection sensor 10 , an insulation-coated wire 22 wound in multiple turns is collectively covered with a base tape 21 and a cover tape 23 . Thus, even when the insulation-coated wire 22 is wound in multiple turns to increase sensitivity, a minute area can be detected to increase resolution. Also, with the base tape 21 and the cover tape 23 covering the insulation-coated wire 22 and also a shield portion 12 made of an insulating material and a gap 40 formed between the shield portion 12 and the coil portion 20 , a sufficient shielding property is ensured and detection with high accuracy can be performed against high current and high voltage without capacitative coupling.

Claims (14)

1. A lightning current detection sensor for detecting a lightning current flowing through an object to be detected in a lightning strike, comprising:

a core made of an insulating material; and

a coil portion wound around an outer peripheral surface of the core,

wherein the coil portion includes an insulation coated wire circumferentially wound around the core in multiple turns, and a shield cover that collectively covers the insulation-coated wire wound in multiple turns, wherein the shield cover includes:

a band-like base tape that is circumferentially provided along an outer peripheral surface of the core and is overlapped at ends thereof via an insulation tape, and

a band-like cover tape that is provided to cover the insulation-coated wire on the base tape and is overlapped at ends thereof via an insulation tape.

2. The lightning current detection sensor according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a base made of an insulating material; and

a spacer that is interposed between the base and the core and forms a gap between the base and the coil portions.

3. The lightning current detection sensor according to claim 2 , wherein a side plate standing upward from the base, and a top plate provided to cover an upper end of the side plate and above the core are provided integrally with the base, and the top plate holds a signal wire connected to the insulation-coated wire.

4. The lightning current detection sensor according to claim 1 , wherein the base tape is made of a conductive material and grounded, and the cover tape is made of a conductive material and grounded.

5. The lightning current detection sensor according to claim 1 , wherein the insulation-coated wire has a diameter of 1 mm or less.

6. The lightning current detection sensor according to claim 1 , wherein the band-like base tape is circumferentially provided on an outer peripheral surface of the core.

7. The lightning current detection sensor according to claim 1 , wherein the insulation-coated wire is wound around an outer peripheral side of the base tape.

Assignments (4)
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Recorded May 22, 2024
From: MSJ ASSET MANAGEMENT COMPANY
To: MSJ ASSET MANAGEMENT COMPANY
Reel/Frame 067488/0058 →
NUNC PRO TUNC ASSIGNMENT Recorded May 22, 2024
From: MSJ ASSET MANAGEMENT COMPANY
To: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
Reel/Frame 067488/0099 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded May 22, 2024
From: MITSUBISHI AIRCRAFT CORPORATION
To: MSJ ASSET MANAGEMENT COMPANY
Reel/Frame 067489/0244 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 26, 2012
From: YAMAGUCHI, KENGOU; AOI, TATSUFUMI; OKAI, TAKASHI
To: MITSUBISHI AIRCRAFT CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 027598/0668 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2011-16183 · Jan 28, 2011 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20120194168A1 · Aug 2, 2012