Power line coupling device and method of using the same
First Claim
1. A device for communicatively coupling with a power line, comprising:
- a housing;
a first fastening member coupled to said housing to attach to the power line;
a second fastening member coupled to said housing to attach to the power line;
an inductor disposed between said first fastening member and said second fastening member;
a first conductor having a first end electrically coupled to said first fastening member; and
a second conductor having a first end electrically coupled to said second fastening member.
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Abstract
The coupling device of the present invention includes a housing, a first fastening member attached to said housing and coupled to the power line, a second fastening member attached to the housing and coupled to the power line, an inductor providing an impedance to data transmissions between the first fastening member and the second fastening member; a first conductor having a first end electrically coupled to the first fastening member; and a second conductor having a first end electrically coupled to the second fastening member. The second ends of the first conductor and second conductor providing data signals to a connector. In addition, the housing may include a transformer secured therein for coupling power transmissions to the connector.
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Citations
42 Claims
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1. A device for communicatively coupling with a power line, comprising:
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a housing;
a first fastening member coupled to said housing to attach to the power line;
a second fastening member coupled to said housing to attach to the power line;
an inductor disposed between said first fastening member and said second fastening member;
a first conductor having a first end electrically coupled to said first fastening member; and
a second conductor having a first end electrically coupled to said second fastening member. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A device for coupling to a power line, comprising:
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a housing having an open configuration and a closed configuration;
a passage disposed in said housing to permit passage of the power line;
an inductor disposed in said housing, said inductor configured to extend substantially around the circumference of the power line extending through said passage;
a transformer disposed in said housing and having a core configured to be coupled to the flux of the power line; and
said transformer comprising a second winding and a first winding, said first winding comprising the power line. - View Dependent Claims (16, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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17. The device of 16, further comprising:
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a first conductor having a first end electrically coupled to the power line and a second end coupled to said connector; and
a second conductor having a first end electrically coupled to the power line and a second end coupled to said connector.
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18. The device of 15, further comprising:
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a first conductor having a first end electrically coupled to the power line at a first connection point;
a second conductor having a first end electrically coupled to the power line at a second connection point; and
whereinsaid inductor is disposed around the power line between said first connection point and said second connection point. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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27. A device for coupling to a power line, comprising:
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a housing;
a passage disposed in said housing to permit passage of the power line;
an inductor disposed in said housing, said inductor configured to extend substantially around the circumference of the power line extending through said passage; and
wherein said housing includes a first housing portion and a second housing portion, said housing having a first end and a second end, said housing having an open configuration and a closed configuration; and
further comprising a handle assembly having a first handle portion and a second handle portion. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30)
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31. A device for coupling to a power line, comprising:
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a housing having a first end and a second end, said housing comprising a first housing portion and a second housing portion pivotally coupled together;
a passage disposed in said housing to permit passage of the power line;
a first fastening member coupled to said first end of said housing to attach to the power line;
a second fastening member coupled to said second end of said housing to attach to the power line;
a first conductor having a first end electrically coupled to said first fastening member; and
a second conductor having a first end electrically coupled to said second fastening member. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A device for coupling to a power line, comprising:
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a housing comprising a first housing portion and a second housing portion, said first housing portion and said second housing portion being pivotally coupled together;
a passage disposed in said housing to permit passage of the power line; and
a first fastening member coupled to said housing to attach to the power line;
a magnetically permeable toroid configured to provide inductance disposed in said housing, said toroid configured to extend substantially around the circumference of the power line extending through said passage;
a transformer disposed in said housing and having a core configured to be coupled to the flux of the power line; and
said transformer comprising a first winding and a second winding, said first winding comprising the power line. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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Specification