Electrical instrument platform for mounting on and removal from an energized high voltage power conductor
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1. An apparatus for monitoring the operation of an electric power conductor, comprising:
- a housing having a toroidal shape and means for mounting on said electric power conductor;
a plurality of electrical instruments in said housing for monitoring various parameters associated with the conductor;
recording means in said housing for recording the various parameters being monitored; and
analyzing means in said housing for analyzing disturbance and fault events based on the various parameters being monitored,wherein said analyzing means produces fault location reports based on the various parameters monitored from one end of the conductor.
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Abstract
An apparatus for monitoring and measuring the electrical, thermal and mechanical operating parameters of high voltage power conductors. A toroidal shaped housing, which can be mounted onto an energized conductor, contains all of the necessary electrical instruments to monitor the parameters associated with the conductor. Moreover, the housing includes the processing capability to analyze disturbance and fault events based on these parameters.
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1. An apparatus for monitoring the operation of an electric power conductor, comprising:
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a housing having a toroidal shape and means for mounting on said electric power conductor; a plurality of electrical instruments in said housing for monitoring various parameters associated with the conductor; recording means in said housing for recording the various parameters being monitored; and analyzing means in said housing for analyzing disturbance and fault events based on the various parameters being monitored, wherein said analyzing means produces fault location reports based on the various parameters monitored from one end of the conductor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An apparatus for monitoring the operation of an electric power conductor, comprising:
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a housing having a toroidal shape and means for mounting on said electric power a plurality of electrical instruments in said housing for monitoring various parameters associated with the conductor; recording means in said housing for recording the various parameters being monitored; and analyzing means in said housing for analyzing disturbance and fault events based on the various parameters being monitored, means for transmitting and receiving the various parameters being monitored to another apparatus at a different location on the conductor, wherein said analyzing means produces fault location reports based on the various parameters monitored from different locations on the conductor.
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