Method for monitoring power and current flow
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1. A method for measuring electrical power dynamics of a facility, comprising:
- placing at least one apparatus comprising a magnetic transducer and an electric transducer in proximity to and not connected to at least one electrical line connected to the facility;
receiving electric and magnetic fields of said at least one electrical line with said at least one apparatus;
processing said electric and magnetic fields to obtain information representative of magnitude and relative phase of said electric and magnetic fields;
transmitting said information to a central computing site;
determining said electrical power dynamics of said facility from said information at said central computing site; and
relaying data regarding said electrical power dynamics to an end-user.
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Abstract
A method for remotely monitoring the magnitude and direction of net electrical power and current flow to or from a facility over a prolonged period of time. The method includes detecting and measuring the magnetic field emanating from the monitored line(s), and detecting a signal synchronized to the power system frequency, typically the electric field, emanating from the power lines. The method further includes evaluating, storing, and transmitting the data on the electromagnetic (EM) fields that are recorded.
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1. A method for measuring electrical power dynamics of a facility, comprising:
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placing at least one apparatus comprising a magnetic transducer and an electric transducer in proximity to and not connected to at least one electrical line connected to the facility;
receiving electric and magnetic fields of said at least one electrical line with said at least one apparatus;
processing said electric and magnetic fields to obtain information representative of magnitude and relative phase of said electric and magnetic fields;
transmitting said information to a central computing site;
determining said electrical power dynamics of said facility from said information at said central computing site; and
relaying data regarding said electrical power dynamics to an end-user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for remotely delivering real-time information regarding operational status of a power system, said method comprising:
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converting magnetic field of current at a location remote to a plurality of electrical lines of said power system into magnetically transduced signals;
conditioning said magnetically transduced signals into conditioned magnetically transduced signals;
conditioning a reference signal for each of said conditioned magnetically transduced signals into conditioned reference signals;
measuring magnitude of each of said conditioned magnetically transduced signals;
measuring a phase angle between respective said conditioned magnetically transduced signals and said conditioned reference signals;
transmitting said magnitudes and said phase angles to a central facility;
determining said real-time information from said magnitudes and said phase angles, at said central facility;
relaying said real-time information to an end user. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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11. A method for providing information relating to current in an electrical line to a remote end user, comprising:
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placing an apparatus comprising a magnetic transducer in proximity of and not connected to said electrical line;
receiving magnetic field emanating from said electrical line with said magnetic transducer;
receiving an electrical signal synchronized to power system frequency with said apparatus;
processing said magnetic field and said electrical signal to determine said information relating to said current in the line; and
transmitting said information to said remote end user. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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