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Title: Remotely powered line monitor

Abstract

Improved devices, apparatuses, systems, and methods involving the use of field probes with voltage-controlled variable impedance elements and surface-launched acoustic wave devices, including surface acoustic wave (SAW) devices and SAW sensor-tag wireless interface devices to measure voltage and current in current carrying conductors (CCCs) via measurement of the electric fields and magnetic fields around said CCCs are disclosed. The devices, apparatuses, systems, and methods taught in the present invention include a remotely powered line-mounted measurement unit that requires no connection to electrical ground for operation, and that has no internal energy source, no energy harvesting or power conditioning circuitry, no discrete energy storage components, and no radio. The devices, apparatuses, systems, and methods taught in the present invention also provide for determining the phase (leading or lagging) of the current relative to the voltage in AC power systems, and also provide for measurement of temperature of the conductor.

Inventors:
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Issue Date:
Research Org.:
SenSanna Inc., Hanover, MD (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1650770
Patent Number(s):
10620238
Application Number:
15/298,725
Assignee:
SenSanna Incorporated (Hanover, MD)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01R - MEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES
DOE Contract Number:  
EE0007195
Resource Type:
Patent
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 10/20/2016
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
24 POWER TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION

Citation Formats

Hines, Jacqueline H., Hines, Andrew T., and Kirkpatrick, Doug. Remotely powered line monitor. United States: N. p., 2020. Web.
Hines, Jacqueline H., Hines, Andrew T., & Kirkpatrick, Doug. Remotely powered line monitor. United States.
Hines, Jacqueline H., Hines, Andrew T., and Kirkpatrick, Doug. Tue . "Remotely powered line monitor". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1650770.
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