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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 12, 2005
Filed:
May. 06, 2003
Oleg Logvinov, East Brunswick, NJ (US);
Lawrence F. Durfee, Washington, NJ (US);
Dirk Walvis, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Oleg Logvinov, East Brunswick, NJ (US);
Lawrence F. Durfee, Washington, NJ (US);
Dirk Walvis, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Arkados, Inc., North Plainfield, NJ (US);
Abstract
Fault detection and power network quality monitoring are performed for a power line network using power line communications ('PLC') signal transceiving and data processing capabilities. Power line signals are continuously received and processed to obtain signal data representative of power line network operating conditions that are expressed in the received power line signals. The harmonic content and noise signature of the signal data are evaluated with reference to known fault signature data and power line network topology properties for detecting and identifying the location of an existing or anticipated fault in the power line network and assessing power transmission quality of the network.