Apparatus and method of monitoring a power transmission line
First Claim
1. A method of determining a position of a portion of an electrical power transmission line located intermediate a plurality of supports coupled with the electrical power transmission line, the method comprising:
- providing a position determining device;
coupling the position determining device with the portion of the electrical power transmission line located intermediate the plurality of supports coupled with the electrical power transmission line; and
determining the position of the coupled position determining device to determine the position of the portion of the electrical power transmission line.
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Abstract
The present invention includes an apparatus and method of monitoring a power transmission line. According to one embodiment, an apparatus adapted to monitor a power transmission line supported by a plurality of structures includes a first measuring device located at a position in space; and a second measuring device coupled with the power transmission line, the first measuring device and second measuring device being configured to provide position information of the second measuring device relative to the first measuring device.
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25 Claims
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1. A method of determining a position of a portion of an electrical power transmission line located intermediate a plurality of supports coupled with the electrical power transmission line, the method comprising:
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providing a position determining device;
coupling the position determining device with the portion of the electrical power transmission line located intermediate the plurality of supports coupled with the electrical power transmission line; and
determining the position of the coupled position determining device to determine the position of the portion of the electrical power transmission line. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
determining the distance intermediate the position determining devices; and
determining a plurality of angles defined by the position determining devices.
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6. The method according to claim 5 wherein the plurality of angles include a verticle angle and a horizontal angle.
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7. The method according to claim 1 wherein the determining comprises determining sag of the portion of the electrical power transmission line.
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8. The method according to claim 1 wherein the determining comprises determining swing of the portion of the electrical power transmission line.
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9. The method according to claim 1 further comprising:
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communicating information of the position determining device after the determining; and
receiving the information within a base station.
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10. A method of determining a position of a portion of an electrical power transmission line comprising:
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providing a first position determining device and a second position determining device;
coupling one of the first position determining device and the second position determining device with a portion of an electrical power transmission line; and
determining the position of one of the first position determining device and the second position determining device relative to the other one of the first position determining device and the second position determining device to determine the position of the portion of the electrical power transmission line. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
determining the distance intermediate the position determining devices; and
determining a plurality of angles defined by the position determining devices.
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14. The method according to claim 13 wherein the plurality of angles include a verticle angle and a horizontal angle.
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15. The method according to claim 10 wherein the determining comprises determining sag of the portion of the electrical power transmission line.
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16. The method according to claim 10 wherein the determining comprises determining swing of the portion of the electrical power transmission line.
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17. The method according to claim 10 further comprising:
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communicating information from at least one of the first and second position determining devices after the determining; and
receiving the information within a base station.
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18. An electrical power transmission line position monitoring system comprising:
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a first position determining device;
a second position determining device coupled with a portion of an electrical power transmission line and the first position determining device and the second position determining device being configured to provide position information of one of the first and second position determining devices relative to the other of the first and second position determining devices to provide position information of the portion of the electrical power transmission line; and
a base station configured to communicate with at least one of the first and second position determining devices and to receive information from the at least one communicating first and second position determining device. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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