We required a tool which could be mounted onto hot-sticks so that line workers could replace our sensor without taking an outage. While an initial prototype had been made before I arrived at the company, it had only briefly been looked at. I individually made prototypes and tested to optimize the design. I greatly improved the tool’s retention of the sensor and improved machinability to reduce cost by 10%. It has yet to be machined.
Hot Stick Attachment
Kai Thiessen Schmidt
Project Timeline
Oct 2025 - Current
OVERVIEW
For IFD Technologies, I designed a tool which allows line workers to replace TempPatrol sensors which are mounted on energized transformers. The tool is attached to a hot stick universal socket adapter and uses a garter spring mechanism to retain and replace the sensors.
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Reducing cost by 10%
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ADDITIONAL CONTENTS
Kai Thiessen Schmidt
I am a UBC 3rd year mechanical engineering student, specializing in mechatronics engineering.
Currently, I am working for IFD Technologies as a Product Engineer Co-op. Additionally, I am the Rudder mechanical team lead on UBC Sailbot, a student engineering design team working on designing a fully-autonomous vessel which aims to collect oceanic climate data. I am leading a team of 10 students, working on the design of the rudder and it's actuation system.
I am a UBC 3rd year mechanical engineering student, specializing in mechatronics engineering.
Currently, I am working for IFD Technologies as a Product Engineer Co-op. Additionally, I am the Rudder mechanical team lead on UBC Sailbot, a student engineering design team working on designing a fully-autonomous vessel which aims to collect oceanic climate data. I am leading a team of 10 students, working on the design of the rudder and it's actuation system.
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