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US 2014/0174171 A1Published application
Portable self powered line mountable device for measuring and transmitting rainfall measurements
OwnerMurray W. DAVISinventor
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Abstract
A device for attaching to an electric power line conductor an electrically conductive housing with an opening for accepting the power line conductor. The housing is configured to be grounded to the power line conductor. At least one magnetic core is configured to surround the power line conductor and power a power supply electronics module. An infrared optical rain sensor measuring device is located within the housing.
Claims13
A device for attaching to an electric power line conductor comprising:
- an electrically conductive housing including an opening for accepting the power line conductor and configured to be grounded to the power line conductor;
- at least one magnetic core configured to surround the power line conductor and power a power supply electronics module;
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- an infrared optical rain sensor measuring device located within the housing.
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A method of measuring rainfall on a power line conductor comprising:
- signal conditioning measured values of a rate of rainfall;
- sending the signal conditioned measured values to a remote location with a transmitter-receiver unit located within a housing;
- powering a sensor electronics module and the transmitter-receiver unit from current flowing in the power line conductor;
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- processing the measured values to determine a current carrying capacity of the power line conductor.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.