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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 30, 2004
Filed:
Jun. 14, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
Preston Trent Staats, Austin, TX (US);
Assignee:
Genscape, Inc., Louisville, KY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 2/916 ; G01R 2/100 ; G08C 1/916 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 2/916 ; G01R 2/100 ; G08C 1/916 ;
Abstract
A method for remotely monitoring the magnitude and direction of net electrical power and current flow to or from a facility over a prolonged period of time. The method includes detecting and measuring the magnetic field emanating from the monitored line(s), and detecting a signal synchronized to the power system frequency, typically the electric field, emanating from the power lines. The method further includes evaluating, storing, and transmitting the data on the electromagnetic (EM) fields that are recorded.