Powerline Contact Monitoring and Alert System

A device for monitoring and alerting for contact of an object with a line strung between two upright posts, the device comprising:

• a housing;
• a processor in the housing;
• an accelerometer in the housing in operable communication with the processor, wherein the accelerometer communicates with the processor to generate one or more signals based on a rate of movement of the accelerometer and an orientation or angle of the accelerometer,
• wherein when the device is positioned on the line and the accelerometer senses movement of the device, the processor analyzes the rate of movement of the accelerometer and the orientation or angle of the accelerometer to determine whether the movement meets or exceeds a threshold of movement associated with an alert state and, if the threshold is met or exceeded, the processor generates and transmits an alarm signal to a receiving device.

A method for monitoring and alerting for contact of an object with a line strung between two upright posts, the method comprising:

• mounting a monitoring and altering device on a line;
• detecting movement of the line via at least one accelerometer of the device;
• generating one or more signals based on a rate of movement of the at least one accelerometer and an orientation or angle of the at least one accelerometer;
• determining that the movement of the line meets or exceeds a threshold of movement associated with an alert state based on at least the rate of movement of the at least one accelerometer and an orientation or angle of the at least one accelerometer;
• and
• responsive to determining that the movement of the line meets or exceeds the threshold of movement associated with an alert state, transmitting a notification to a receiving device.