Apparatus and method for mounting an overhead monitoring device
US8760254B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 9, 2011 |
| Grant date | Jun 24, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 6, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01R1/22
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An apparatus is provided for securing to and collecting power from an electrical conductor including a wire clamp that clamps and secures to an electrical conductor, a current transformer (“CT”) that clamps to the electrical conductor and collects power from the electrical conductor, and a housing that supports the wire clamp and the current transformer. According to various aspects, the apparatus may include a wire clamp including a compression post and clamp arms that surround and compress an electrical conductor in a closed position of the wire clamp, where each of the clamp arms includes pivot posts, and the clamp arms pivot between closed and open positions. According to other various aspects, the apparatus may include a split magnetic core that surrounds an electrical conductor in a closed position of the current transformer, where the split magnetic core includes pivot posts, and the split magnetic core pivots between closed and open positions.
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