System and Method for Electrical Power Line Failure Detection
AssigneeTrackonomy Systems, Inc.
InventorsHendrik J Volkerink, Ajay Khoche, Lawrence William Mcgary, Jr.
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Abstract
A wireless tracking device includes circuit components, a battery, and a circuit connecting the circuit components and the battery. The circuit components include a first wireless communication system, a processor, a memory or storage, and a first sensor operable to measure conditions of the wireless tracking device. The wireless tracking device is configured to attach to an overhead electrical line and detect failure events that are experienced by the overhead electrical line based on sensor data monitored by the wireless tracking device.
Claims20
A wireless tracking device comprising:
- circuit components comprising:
- a first wireless communication system,
- a processor,
- a memory or storage, and
- a first sensor operable to measure conditions of the wireless tracking device,
- a battery;
- a circuit connecting the circuit components and the battery, wherein
- the wireless tracking device is configured to attach to an overhead electrical line and detect failure events that are experienced by the overhead electrical line based on sensor data monitored by the wireless tracking device.
A system comprising:
- a first plurality of failure detecting wireless tracking devices each attached to a respective overhead electrical line of an electrical grid and configured to detect failure events of the respective overhead electrical lines based on sensor data collected by the first plurality of failure detecting wireless tracking devices,
- a second plurality of failure detecting wireless tracking devices each attached to a respective transmission tower or electrical pole of the electrical grid and configured to detect failure events of the respective transmission tower or electrical pole based on sensor data collected by the second plurality of failure detecting wireless tracking devices;
- a third plurality of failure detecting wireless tracking devices each attached to a transformer of the electrical grid configured to detect failure events of the respective transformer based on sensor data collected by the third plurality of failure detecting wireless tracking devices;
- and
- a server which executes a server application that communicates with and collects data from the first, second, and third plurality of failure detecting wireless tracking devices, wherein the server maintains a database storing data for the system.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.