System, method, and apparatus for a safe powerline communications instrumentation front-end
US9404943B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 23, 2014 |
| Grant date | Aug 2, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 23, 2034 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04B2203/5495
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A safe powerline communications instrumentation front end device including a voltage input for receiving a line voltage from a powerline, a voltage reducer for reducing the voltage of the line voltage, a filtering system for extracting a Power Line Communications (PLC) signal from the line voltage, and an analog output for outputting the PLC signal as an analog signal for communications test equipment.
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