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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 22, 2021
Filed:
Sep. 18, 2019
Applicant:
Sentient Technology Holdings, Llc, Wichita, KS (US);
Inventor:
Ronald S. Rumrill, Union City, CA (US);
Assignee:
Sentient Technology Holdings, LLC, Wichita, KS (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 31/58 (2020.01); G01R 19/165 (2006.01); G01R 15/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 31/58 (2020.01); G01R 15/181 (2013.01); G01R 19/16528 (2013.01);
Abstract
A power distribution monitoring system is provided that can include a number of features. The system can include a plurality of monitoring devices configured to attach to individual conductors on a power grid distribution network. In some embodiments, a monitoring device includes a current sensing element comprising a Rogowski coil. The output of the Rogowski coil can be used by a fault detection circuit to determine if a fault or disturbance occurs on the conductor. Methods of using the monitoring devices are also provided.