Portable self powered line mountable electric power line and environment parameter monitoring transmitting and receiving system
First Claim
1. A device for attaching to an electric power line conductor comprising:
- a housing including an opening for accepting the power line conductor;
a first jaw assembly and a second jaw assembly, the first jaw assembly and the second jaw assembly are located within the housing and are configured to engage the power line conductor, the first jaw assembly is fixed relative to the housing and the second jaw assembly is movable relative to the housing;
a first magnetic core movable relative to the first jaw assembly including a first guide mechanism attached to the opposing sides of the housing configured to move the first magnetic core;
a second magnetic core fixed to the second jaw assembly, the first magnetic core and the second magnetic core are configured to surround the power line, wherein the first magnetic core and the second magnetic core are configured to move in unison when in engagement until the second jaw assembly firmly clamps the power line conductor and the first jaw assembly and the second jaw assembly are configured to clamp onto power line conductors of different diameters while the first magnetic core and the second magnetic core are held together; and
an actuator connected to the second jaw assembly and configured to move the second jaw assembly relative to the first jaw assembly.
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Abstract
A device for attaching to an electric power line conductor includes a housing with an opening for accepting the power line conductor and a first jaw assembly and a second jaw assembly. The first jaw assembly and the second jaw assembly are located within the housing and are configured to engage the power line conductor. The first jaw assembly is fixed relative to the housing and the second jaw assembly is movable relative to the housing. A first magnetic core is movable relative to the first jaw assembly and a second magnetic core is fixed to the second jaw assembly. The first magnetic core and the second magnetic core are configured to surround the power line. An actuator is connected to the second jaw assembly and is configured to move the second jaw assembly relative to the first jaw assembly.
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22 Claims
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1. A device for attaching to an electric power line conductor comprising:
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a housing including an opening for accepting the power line conductor; a first jaw assembly and a second jaw assembly, the first jaw assembly and the second jaw assembly are located within the housing and are configured to engage the power line conductor, the first jaw assembly is fixed relative to the housing and the second jaw assembly is movable relative to the housing; a first magnetic core movable relative to the first jaw assembly including a first guide mechanism attached to the opposing sides of the housing configured to move the first magnetic core; a second magnetic core fixed to the second jaw assembly, the first magnetic core and the second magnetic core are configured to surround the power line, wherein the first magnetic core and the second magnetic core are configured to move in unison when in engagement until the second jaw assembly firmly clamps the power line conductor and the first jaw assembly and the second jaw assembly are configured to clamp onto power line conductors of different diameters while the first magnetic core and the second magnetic core are held together; and an actuator connected to the second jaw assembly and configured to move the second jaw assembly relative to the first jaw assembly. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 19, 20, 21)
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14. A method of attaching a device to a power line conductor comprising the steps of:
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a) resting a first jaw assembly on a power line conductor, the first jaw assembly fixed relative to a housing; b) moving a second jaw assembly toward the first jaw assembly with an actuator; c) moving a second magnetic core toward a first magnetic core with the actuator, wherein the second magnetic core is fixed relative to the second jaw assembly and the first magnetic core is moveable relative to the first jaw assembly, the first magnetic core includes a first pair of distal ends and the second magnetic core includes a second pair of distal ends and the first pair of distal ends are configured to directly contact the second pair of distal ends when the first magnetic core and the second magnetic core move in unison; and d) moving the first magnetic core and the second magnetic core relative to the first jaw assembly until the first jaw assembly and the second jaw assembly firmly clamp the power line conductor, wherein the first jaw assembly and the second jaw assembly can accommodate power line conductors of varying diameter. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 22)
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