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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 17, 2010
Filed:
Jul. 22, 2008
Brett R. Zitting, Huntsville, AL (US);
Barry C. Zitting, Huntsville, AL (US);
Brett R. Zitting, Huntsville, AL (US);
Barry C. Zitting, Huntsville, AL (US);
International Broadband Electric Communications, Inc., Huntsville, AL (US);
Abstract
In one embodiment, a system for coupling a communications signal to a medium-voltage power line includes a surge arrester electrically coupled to a medium-voltage power line and a disconnect device electrically coupled to the surge arrester. The disconnect device is electrically coupled in parallel with a communications device and has a resistance of at least one thousand ohms and a capacitance between one picofarad and twelve picofarads. Furthermore, the disconnect device is electrically coupled to a ground without the use of ferrites.