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Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2015

Filed:

Apr. 29, 2010
Applicants:

Paul Alan Alex, Fairfield, CT (US);

Duncan Breese, New Milford, CT (US);

Larry Fish, White Plains, NY (US);

Charles Lipsky, Cortlandt Manor, NY (US);

Chunchuan Xu, Hartsdale, NY (US);

Inventors:

Paul Alan Alex, Fairfield, CT (US);

Duncan Breese, New Milford, CT (US);

Larry Fish, White Plains, NY (US);

Charles Lipsky, Cortlandt Manor, NY (US);

Chunchuan Xu, Hartsdale, NY (US);

Assignee:

UNDERGROUND SYSTEMS, INC., Armonk, NY (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 11/00 (2006.01); G01R 15/14 (2006.01); G01R 19/25 (2006.01); G01R 31/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 15/142 (2013.01); G01R 19/2513 (2013.01); G01R 31/085 (2013.01);
Abstract

A device for monitoring and measuring the electrical and mechanical parameters of a power line conductor. Sensors of the device measure conductor temperature, the angle of inclination of the overhead conductor, current flowing in the conductor, and voltage to ground. The device has a low-power mode in which parameters of the power line conductor are not measured. Upon detecting a change in an electrical or mechanical value of the power line conductor, the device measures parameters of the power line conductor for a predetermined length of time before returning to the low power mode.


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