Method For Remotely Monitoring Failed Surge Arrester Disconnectors and Energy Harvester For Autonomous Power Supply Of Monitoring Devices Installed On Surge Arresters

    公开(公告)号:US20200303950A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-09-24

    申请号:US16900107

    申请日:2020-06-12

    Abstract: A method of remotely monitoring a status of a surge arrester disconnector includes providing a long-range wireless mesh communication system including a plurality of disconnectors organized in a plurality of clusters. Each cluster includes a plurality of disconnectors that are physically located within a same cluster area. At least one of the disconnectors in each cluster is coupled to a communication device of a predetermined communication range. The method includes transmitting, from a first cluster, a status signal indicative of a status of a first disconnector in the first cluster to a second cluster located within the predetermined communication range, and consecutively transmitting the status signal from the second cluster to a third cluster within the predetermined communication range, until reaching an end cluster. The method includes transmitting, from the end cluster, the status signal to a monitoring station, and monitoring the status of the first disconnector at the monitoring station based on a result of transmission of the status signal.

    ELECTRICAL POWER CONNECTOR SYSTEM
    3.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240250459A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-07-25

    申请号:US18157974

    申请日:2023-01-23

    CPC classification number: H01R12/727 H01R12/732 H01R2201/06

    Abstract: An electrical power connector includes a connector housing having a slot at a mating end of the connector housing configured to receive a power distribution assembly. The electrical power connector includes power contacts received in the connector housing configured to be is coupled to a power distribution contact of the power distribution assembly. The electrical power connector includes a monitoring device having a monitoring circuit, a monitoring sensor coupled to the monitoring circuit, and a monitoring transmitter coupled to the monitoring circuit. The monitoring sensor is coupled to the power contact to monitor an operating characteristic of the power contact. The monitoring circuit receives sensor signals from the monitoring sensor and the monitoring transmitter transmits monitoring signals from the monitoring circuit based on the operating characteristic of the power contact to a monitoring network remote from the electrical power connector.

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