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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 26, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 01, 2006
Applicants:
Douglas M. Staszesky, Glenview, IL (US);
David Klein, Glenview, IL (US);
Inventors:
Douglas M. Staszesky, Glenview, IL (US);
David Klein, Glenview, IL (US);
Assignee:
S&C Electric Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 15/18 (2006.01); G08C 15/06 (2006.01); G08C 19/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A power distribution system sensor and/or control device is integrated with a wireless communication device in an encapsulating weather resistant housing. The device includes a power supply that is adapted to couple to a conductor of the power distribution network to provide rectified and conditioned power as necessary to operate the distribution and/or control device and the wireless transceiver. The wireless communication device may be a low power packet data radio transceiver operating in accordance with any suitable communication standard.