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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 19, 2019
Filed:
Feb. 06, 2017
Applicants:
Yilmaz Sozer, Stow, OH (US);
Jose Alexis DE Abreu-garcia, Akron, OH (US);
John Lauletta, Hudson, OH (US);
Inventors:
Yilmaz Sozer, Stow, OH (US);
Jose Alexis De Abreu-Garcia, Akron, OH (US);
John Lauletta, Hudson, OH (US);
Assignee:
The University of Akron, Akron, OH (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 31/08 (2006.01); E04H 12/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 31/085 (2013.01); E04H 12/00 (2013.01); G01R 31/08 (2013.01);
Abstract
System and method for monitoring the condition of electricity conductor support systems, i.e. towers, in a power network distribution system employing a tower structure integrity sensor assemblage. The system allows for identifying particular portions of a structural system for maintenance attention. The tower sensors allow identification of structural failures of electricity transmission towers.