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APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETECTING FAULTY CONCENTRIC NEUTRALS IN A LIVE POWER DISTRIBUTION CABLE

  • US 20120126804A1
  • Filed: 05/23/2011
  • Published: 05/24/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/04/2010
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. An apparatus for detecting a faulty concentric neutral wire in a live power distribution cable, the apparatus comprising:

  • a housing for sliding along a surface of a power distribution cable, the power distribution cable comprising a center conductor and a plurality of concentric neutral wires surrounding the center conductor;

    a magnetic sensor coupled to the housing to detect a magnetic field produced by each of the plurality of concentric neutral wires as the housing moves along the surface; and

    a motion device coupled to the housing to detect motion of the housing relative to the power distribution cable.

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