Apparatus and method for remote electrical cable monitoring
AssigneeNSTAR Electric & Gas Corporation
InventorSwapan Kumar Dey
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for monitoring an electrical cable, wherein a sensor, which is mounted in contact with the electrical cable, monitors at least one characteristic of the electrical cable, and reports an alert when a monitored level of the at least one characteristic satisfies a predetermined condition. A termination unit, which is located within a predetermined distance from the sensor, receives a reported alert from the sensor and transmits the reported alert to a remote user device.
Claims30
An apparatus for remotely monitoring an electrical cable, comprising:
- a sensor, which is mounted in contact with the electrical cable, for monitoring at least one characteristic of the electrical cable, and reporting an alert when a monitored level of the at least one characteristic satisfies a predetermined condition;
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- a termination unit, which is located within a predetermined distance from the sensor, for receiving a reported alert from the sensor and transmitting the reported alert to a remote user device.
A method for remotely monitoring an electrical cable using a sensor that is mounted in contact with the electrical cable and a termination unit that is connected to the sensor, the method comprising:
- monitoring, by the sensor, at least one characteristic of the electrical cable;
- reporting, by the sensor, an alert when a monitored level of the at least one characteristic satisfies a predetermined condition;
- receiving, by the termination unit, a reported alert from the sensor;
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- transmitting, by the termination unit, the reported alert to a remote user device.
An apparatus for remotely monitoring a plurality of electrical cables, comprising:
- a plurality of monitor lines for monitoring at least one characteristic of each of the plurality of electrical cables, respectively;
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- a termination unit, connected to the plurality of monitor lines, for receiving a reported alert from one of the plurality of monitor lines and transmitting the reported alert to a remote user device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.