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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 2008
Filed:
Jun. 20, 2006
Brent R. Zitting, Huntsville, AL (US);
Charles William Daley, Olean, NY (US);
Brent R. Zitting, Huntsville, AL (US);
Charles William Daley, Olean, NY (US);
International Broadband Communications, Inc., Huntsville, AL (US);
Abstract
In one embodiment, a system for coupling communications signals onto a medium-voltage power line includes a metal oxide varistor, a disconnect device and a capacitor. The metal oxide varistor is electrically coupled to the medium voltage power line. The disconnect device includes a resistor in parallel with an air gap and is electrically coupled in series between the metal oxide varistor and a communications device. The capacitor is electrically coupled to the metal oxide varistor and the communications device in parallel with the disconnect device.