Medium voltage sensor using a multi-component resistive voltage divider
OwnerMichael Giovannoniinventor
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Abstract
A system configured to measure an electrical property of a power line comprising a first wire and a second wire, the system comprising a sensor unit including a first capacitor, the sensor unit configured to be connected to the first wire, and a second capacitor configured to be connected to the first capacitor and also to the second wire, wherein the second capacitor is larger than the first capacitor.
Claims20
A system configured to measure an electrical property of a power line comprising a first wire and a second wire, the system comprising:
- a sensor unit including a first capacitor, the sensor unit configured to be connected to the first wire;
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- a second capacitor configured to be connected to the first capacitor and also to the second wire,
- wherein the second capacitor is larger than the first capacitor.
A sensor unit configured to measure an electrical property of a power line comprising a first wire and a second wire, the sensor unit comprising:
- a first capacitor configured to be connected to the first wire,
- measurement circuitry connected to the first capacitor at a measurement tap, and
- a power harvesting unit configured to power the measurement circuitry using power drawn from the measurement tap.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.