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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 24, 2018
Filed:
Jan. 06, 2016
Sentient Energy, Inc., Burlingame, CA (US);
Peter Baker, Oakland, CA (US);
Dennis Allen Saxby, Los Gatos, CA (US);
James E. Steiner, Burlingame, CA (US);
David P. Knight, Mountain View, CA (US);
Brian Charles Hewett, Los Altos Hills, CA (US);
Mark A. Parsons, Boulder, CO (US);
SENTIENT ENERGY, INC., Burlingame, CA (US);
Abstract
A power distribution monitoring system is provided that can include a number of features. The system can include a plurality of power line sensing devices configured to attach to individual conductors on a power grid distribution network. The sensing devices can be configured to measure and monitor, among other things, current and electric-field on the conductors. The system can further include one or more arc shields positioned near the sensing devices and configured to prevent damage to the conductor or sensing device in the event of a traveling arc. Methods of installing and protecting the system are also discussed.