Methods and apparatus for collecting characteristics of a power line a bpl system
OwnerMichael Keselmaninventor
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Abstract
An apparatus for collecting characteristics of a power line in a broadband over power line system that comprises a power line characteristic measuring device for measuring power line characteristics and a collector unit for collecting data from the power line characteristic measuring device and sending the data over the broadband over power line system to a remote location where the collector unit is a regenerator. Further, the apparatus can comprise a coupler, to couple the power line to the power line characteristic measuring device and the collector unit and allows a broadband over power line signal to pass from the power line to the collector unit.
Claims19
An apparatus for collecting characteristics of a power line in a broadband over power line system comprising:
- a power line characteristic measuring device for measuring power line characteristics;
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- a collector unit for receiving data from the power line characteristic measuring device and sending the data over the broadband over power line system to a remote location.
A method of collecting information on characteristics of a power line in a broadband over power line system comprising:
- obtaining information on the characteristics of the power line using a collector unit;
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- sending the information over the broadband over power line system to a remote location.
A broadband over power line system for obtaining characteristic data for a power line comprising:
- a power line characteristic measuring device for measuring characteristic of the power line;
- a regenerator that collects the measurements of the power line characteristic measuring device and sends the measurements over the broadband over power line system to a remote location;
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- a coupler to couple the regenerator to the power line to allow the broadband over power line signal to pass from the power line to the regenerator.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.