Facilitating communication of data signals on electric power systems
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1. A method of communicating a data signal on an electric power system, comprising:
- injecting the data signal on a medium voltage line of the electric power system;
bypassing the data signal around a distribution transformer from the medium voltage line onto a low voltage line and transmitting the data signal to a customer premise; and
modifying the transmission characteristics of the electric power system to reduce the data signal transmitted to the distribution transformer.
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Abstract
The invention includes a method, system, and device for communicating a data signal on an electric power system. The inventive method includes communicating the data signal to the electric power system, and modifying the characteristics of the electric power system to reduce the data signal communicated to an electrical component located on the electric power system without substantially reducing a voltage signal. The method further includes communicating the data signal to a customer premise. The electrical component may include, for example, an electrical transformer.
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35 Claims
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1. A method of communicating a data signal on an electric power system, comprising:
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injecting the data signal on a medium voltage line of the electric power system; bypassing the data signal around a distribution transformer from the medium voltage line onto a low voltage line and transmitting the data signal to a customer premise; and modifying the transmission characteristics of the electric power system to reduce the data signal transmitted to the distribution transformer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system for communicating a data signal on an electrical power system, comprising:
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a medium voltage power line; a low voltage power line; a distribution transformer connected to the medium voltage power line and the low voltage power line; a data source in communication with the medium voltage power line, wherein the data source communicates a data signal to the electric power system; a power line bridge that communicates the data signal from the medium voltage power line to the low voltage power line; and a blocking device in communication with the low voltage power line, wherein the blocking device prevents a portion of the data signal from being transmitted to the transformer. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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