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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 16, 2010
Filed:
Nov. 05, 2009
John Robert Weber, Jr., Northport, NY (US);
Fritz Heistermann, Hauppauge, NY (US);
John Robert Weber, Jr., Northport, NY (US);
Fritz Heistermann, Hauppauge, NY (US);
DGI Creations, LLC, Raleigh, NC (US);
Abstract
Methods to test the operation of the pick-up coil without having to de-energize the power line serving as the power line carrier in order to perform testing on the pick-up coil. A series of at least one test frequency is introduced and parameters of the pick-up coil can be measured to detect the presence or absence of resonant behavior indicative of the health of the pick-up coil. Testing capabilities may be incorporated into a power line carrier receiver and use the connections between the pick-up coils and the receiver to perform the pick-up coil test. Several methods for evaluating the pick-up coil response to a series of test inputs of different frequencies are presented. These methods could be incorporated in a pick-up coil testing device that is independent of a receiver.