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US 2011/0216479 A1Published application
Fallen conductor warning system
AssigneeThe Southerm Company
InventorVan L. Holsomback
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AssigneeThe Southerm Company
InventorVan L. Holsomback
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A system for notifying and/or warning of fallen or downed insulated conductor generally includes a distribution system for distributing a utility, such as power, and a sensor system for sensing whether the distribution system is properly operating. The warning system can include a support structure; an arm carried by the support structure and extending outwardly therefrom; a distribution system providing a utility via at least one wire, the wire held aloft from a below surface via the arm; a communication cable transmitting a signal; a disruption assembly carrying the communication cable and in communication with the support structure. The disruption assembly is loaded with the potential of disrupting the signal transmitted by the communication cable; and a sensor system is adapted to monitor the distribution system based on the signal transmitted by the communication cable.
In a distribution system comprising a support structure carrying at least one conductor, a sensor system comprising:
In a distribution system comprising a support structure carrying at least one conductor, a method of monitoring the status of the at least one conductor to determine if the conductor has fallen, the method comprising:
A disruption assembly for disrupting a signal transmitted through a communication cable to provide notification of a fallen conductor in a distribution system, the disruption assembly comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.