Integrated power and communication device
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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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Abstract
A power distribution system sensor and/or control device is integrated with a wireless communication device in an encapsulating weather resistant housing. The device includes a power supply that is adapted to couple to a conductor of the power distribution network to provide rectified and conditioned power as necessary to operate the distribution and/or control device and the wireless transceiver. The wireless communication device may be a low power packet data radio transceiver operating in accordance with any suitable communication standard.
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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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
- a power supply;
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