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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 26, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2009
John Fredrick Banting, Waukesha, WI (US);
Bruce W. Mcbee, Brookfield, WI (US);
John Fredrick Banting, Waukesha, WI (US);
Bruce W. McBee, Brookfield, WI (US);
Cooper Technologies Company, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A current transforming harvester ('CTH') is capable of producing power from a conductor on a preexisting power grid without alteration of the conductor or the preexisting power grid. The CTH includes a current transformer ('CT') that captures energy via magnetic flux from the conductor. The CT is substantially circular and includes two halves called a “split core,” which allow the CT to easily attach to the conductor without opening the circuit in which the conductor operates. A clamping mechanism of the CTH may secure the CTH to the conductor via a pair of spring-biased clamp pads. The CTH includes circuitry that converts the magnetic flux energy captured by the CT into electrical energy suitable for consumption by an electrical device.