Mounting system for sensors on electrical power lines

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10666035-B2
Application number	US-201816154251-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 8, 2018
Priority date	Oct 12, 2017
Publication date	May 26, 2020
Grant date	May 26, 2020

Abstract

A system for mounting a sensor to a power line is provided. The sensor configured to simultaneously measure voltage and current. The system includes a first hot line clamp configured to couple with the power line. A first spacer member is provided having a length and is coupled to the first hot line clamp. A plate is coupled to the sensor and the first spacer member. A current clamp is coupled to the plate and operably coupled between the sensor and the power line. Wherein the first hot line clamp, the first spacer member, the plate and the sensor cooperate in operation to measure the line to ground voltage of the power line. Wherein the current clamp and the sensor cooperate in operation to measure the current of the power line.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A system for mounting a sensor to a power line, the sensor configured to simultaneously measure voltage and current, the system comprising:
a first hot line clamp configured to couple with the power line;
a first spacer member having a length coupled to the first hot line clamp;
a plate coupled to the sensor and the first spacer member;
a current clamp coupled to the plate and operably coupled between the sensor and the power line;
a tap wire having a first end and a second end, the first end being electrically coupled to the power line, the second end being configured to couple to a power source;
wherein the first hot line clamp, the first spacer member, the plate and the sensor cooperate in operation to measure the line to ground voltage of the power line;
wherein the current clamp and the sensor cooperate in operation to measure the current of the power line; and
wherein the tap wire is configured to transfer electrical power to the power line from the power source.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the tap wire is operably coupled to the current clamp.

3. The system of claim 2 , further comprising an insulating member covering the tap wire.

4. The system of claim 1 , further comprising a second hot line clamp configured to couple with the power line.

5. The system of claim 4 , further comprising a second spacer member coupled between the second hot line clamp and the plate.

6. The system of claim 5 , wherein the wherein the first hot line clamp, second hot line clamp, the first spacer member, the second spacer member, the plate and the sensor cooperate in operation to measure the line to ground voltage of the power line.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the first hot line clamp and the first spacer member are made from the same material.

8. The system of claim 7 , wherein the material is aluminum.

9. The system of claim 1 , wherein the first spacer member has a length between 8 inches to 16 inches.

10. The system of claim 9 , wherein the first spacer member has a length of 10 inches.

Assignees

• Cons Edison Company Of New York Inc

Inventors

• Laglenne John-Paul
• Colangelo Louis R

Classifications

• H02G1/02 Primary

  for overhead lines or cables · CPC title

• H02G7/053 Primary

  Suspension clamps and clips for electric overhead lines not suspended to a supporting wire · CPC title

• H02G7/12

  Devices for maintaining distance between parallel conductors, e.g. spacer · CPC title

• G01R15/186

  using current transformers with a core consisting of two or more parts, e.g. clamp-on type (G01R15/142 - G01R15/16 take precedence; tong testers G01R1/22) · CPC title

• G01R19/2513

  Arrangements for monitoring electric power systems, e.g. power lines or loads; Logging · CPC title