Data collecting connection
First Claim
1. An apparatus comprising:
- a first body comprising a first end, a second end opposite the first end, and a middle section between the first end and the second end, wherein the first body further comprises a first conductor receiving area and a recessed cavity, wherein the first conductor receiving area extends from the first end to the second end, and wherein the recessed cavity is at the middle section;
a second body adapted to be removably connected to the first body, wherein the second body comprises a first end, a second end, and a second conductor receiving area, wherein the second end is opposite the first end, wherein the second conductor receiving area extends from the first end of the second body to the second end of the second body, and wherein the apparatus is adapted to receive an electrical conductor between the first conductor receiving area and the second conductor receiving area; and
an electronic circuit at the cavity, wherein the electronic circuit is configured to receive reference information corresponding to the electrical conductor.
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Abstract
Disclosed herein is an apparatus. The apparatus includes a first body, a second body, and an electronic circuit. The first body includes a first end, a second end, and a middle section. The first body further includes a first conductor receiving area and a recessed cavity. The first receiving area extends from the first end to the second end. The cavity is at the middle section. The second body is adapted to be removably connected to the first body. The second body includes a first end, a second end, and a second conductor receiving area. The second conductor receiving area extends from the first end to the second end. The apparatus is adapted to receive an electrical conductor between the first receiving area and the second receiving area. The electronic circuit is at the cavity. The electronic circuit is configured to receive reference information corresponding to the electrical conductor.
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Citations
37 Claims
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a first body comprising a first end, a second end opposite the first end, and a middle section between the first end and the second end, wherein the first body further comprises a first conductor receiving area and a recessed cavity, wherein the first conductor receiving area extends from the first end to the second end, and wherein the recessed cavity is at the middle section; a second body adapted to be removably connected to the first body, wherein the second body comprises a first end, a second end, and a second conductor receiving area, wherein the second end is opposite the first end, wherein the second conductor receiving area extends from the first end of the second body to the second end of the second body, and wherein the apparatus is adapted to receive an electrical conductor between the first conductor receiving area and the second conductor receiving area; and an electronic circuit at the cavity, wherein the electronic circuit is configured to receive reference information corresponding to the electrical conductor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An electrical wedge connector wedge comprising:
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a first conductor groove adapted to receive a first conductor; a second conductor groove opposite the first conductor groove, wherein the second conductor groove is adapted to receive a second conductor; a middle section between the first conductor groove and the second conductor groove; and at least one electronic component at the middle section, wherein the at least one electronic component is configured to monitor an electronic parameter of the first conductor; wherein the electrical wedge connector wedge is adapted to be received by an electrical wedge connector shell. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A conductor suspension clamp comprising:
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a lower section comprising a lower groove portion, wherein the lower section is adapted to be connected to a transmission tower; an upper section comprising a first member and a second member, wherein the first member comprises an upper groove portion and a cavity, wherein the conductor suspension clamp is adapted to receive an electrical conductor between the lower groove portion and the upper groove portion, and wherein at least a portion of the second member is at the cavity; and an electronic component proximate the cavity, wherein the electronic component is configured to monitor a parameter of the electrical conductor. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A method of manufacturing an electrical based apparatus comprising:
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providing a first body having a first end, a second end opposite the first end, and a middle section between the first end and the second end, wherein the first body is adapted to be connected to a second body with a conductor therebetween; providing a first conductor contact surface at a side of the first body between the first end and the second end; forming a cavity at the middle section; installing an electronic component proximate the cavity, wherein the electronic component is configured to monitor a parameter of the conductor; and providing a plate member at the middle section, wherein the plate member covers the cavity. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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