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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 15, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 23, 2012
Applicant:
Charles J. Kim, Annandale, VA (US);
Inventor:
Charles J. Kim, Annandale, VA (US);
Assignee:
Howard University, Washington, DC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04J 3/14 (2006.01); H04L 1/24 (2006.01); H04L 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 1/24 (2013.01); H04L 2001/0095 (2013.01);
Abstract
Signals are transmitted from at least one transmitter that is positioned in an electrical network. The signals that have been transmitted are received a single receiver positioned within the electrical network. At the single receiver, the received signals are analyzed and a determination from the analyzing the received signals is made as to whether a fault has occurred in the electrical network and the approximate location of the fault.