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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 2014
Filed:
May. 31, 2012
Olin Alvin Williams, Jr., Lawrenceville, GA (US);
Michael Jack Swan, Woodstock, GA (US);
Olin Alvin Williams, Jr., Lawrenceville, GA (US);
Michael Jack Swan, Woodstock, GA (US);
Southern Company Services, Inc., Atlanta, GA (US);
Abstract
Various methods and systems are provided for monitoring and analysis of electrical components. In one embodiment, a method includes obtaining raw radio frequency (RF) component data associated with an electrical component, cross-correlating the raw RF component data with a synchronized pseudo-random sequence (PRS) signal injected into the electrical component to determine a correlated impulse response, and determining a condition of the electrical component based at least in part upon the correlated impulse response. In another embodiment, a system includes a signal injection system coupled to an electrical component. The signal injection system injects a synchronized PRS signal into the electrical component. A data capture device obtains raw RF component data synchronized with the PRS signal through a RF antenna. A data analysis device cross-correlates the raw RF component data with the PRS signal to determine characteristics associated with the electrical component.