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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2003
Filed:
Sep. 07, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Yehuda Cern, Brookline, MA (US);
George Kaplun, Jerusalem, IL;
Assignee:
Ambient Corporation, Brookline, MA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 3/102 ; G01R 3/108 ; G01R 1/900 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 3/102 ; G01R 3/108 ; G01R 1/900 ;
Abstract
There is provided a method for identifying one of a plurality of neutral wires of a power transmission cable. The method comprises (a) applying a signal to a selected neutral wire, at a first point on the power transmission cable, (b) sensing a relative magnitude of the signal on each of the plurality of neutral wires at a second point on the power transmission cable that is remote from the first point, and (c) identifying the selected neutral wire from the relative magnitudes. There is also provided a system for identifying one of a plurality of neutral wires of a power transmission cable.