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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 11, 2018
Filed:
Jan. 30, 2017
Savannah River Nuclear Solutions, Llc, Aiken, SC (US);
Matthew D. Folsom, Aiken, SC (US);
Klaehn W. Burkes, Wagener, SC (US);
Savannah River Nuclear Solutions, LLC, Aiken, SC (US);
Abstract
Devices, systems and methods for use of an autonomously powered inductive time domain reflectometer sensor device are provided. A sensor device for a power line can include a first induction coil and a second induction coil coupled to the power line and a control device. The first induction coil can be configured to inject a first signal on a power line by inducing a first current on the power line. The second induction coil can be configured to inject a second signal on the power line by inducing a second current on the power line. The control device can be configured to control the second induction coil to inject the second signal to cancel a portion of the first signal. As a result of the second signal cancelling a portion of the first signal, the first signal can be configured to propagate in a single direction on the power line.