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Integrated power and communication device

  • US 8,207,728 B2
  • Filed: 02/01/2006
  • Issued: 06/26/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/28/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A pole-line insulator having an integrated power distribution or control device and a wireless communication device, comprising:

  • a power supply;

    a power distribution or control device, the power distribution or control device having a data output wherein the data is indicative of an operating characteristic of the power distribution or control device or the power distribution network;

    a wireless transceiver coupled to the power distribution or control device to receive the data and to wirelessly communicate the data;

    insulating housing encapsulating the power supply, the power distribution or control device and the wireless transceiver, the insulating housing including a surface for supporting a conductor of a power distribution network such that the conductor is coupled to the power supply, and a yoke secured to the insulating housing and encircling the conductor supported on the surface, a coil disposed within the insulating housing and coupled to the power supply, the coil encircling a permeable core, the yoke coupling with the permeable core.

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