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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 24, 2023
Filed:
Feb. 14, 2020
Applicant:
Siemens Energy Global Gmbh & Co. KG, Bayern, DE;
Inventors:
Thomas Engel, Aalen, DE;
Josef Alois Birchbauer, Seiersberg, AT;
Assignee:
Siemens Energy Global GmbH & Co. KG, Bayern, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 15/14 (2006.01); G01R 15/20 (2006.01); G01R 31/08 (2020.01); G06T 7/00 (2017.01); H04N 7/18 (2006.01); H04N 23/73 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 15/142 (2013.01); G01R 15/202 (2013.01); G01R 15/205 (2013.01); G01R 31/085 (2013.01); G06T 7/0002 (2013.01); H04N 7/188 (2013.01); H04N 23/73 (2023.01); G06T 2207/20212 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30232 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for monitoring a power line that carries electrical current, using a mobile inspection device, the mobile inspection device has a magnetic sensor and a camera, the method includes the following steps: measuring a magnetic field generated by the current, by the magnetic sensor; and capturing an image of the power line by the camera according to the measured magnetic field. A mobile inspection device, a computer program and a machine-readable storage medium implement the method.