Multiple Soft Defect Signature Magnification in Electrical Cables With Binary Time-Domain Reflectometry

Predictive maintenance of electrical cables consists of detecting defects as early as possible. The recently introduced a binary time-domain reflectometry (BTDR) method does not rely on expensive and complex digital-to-analog (DAC) and analog-to-digital (ADC) conversion components. A simple balancing device at the cable's interface enables direct amplification of the very low amplitude peaks of so...