Systems and methods for break detection

A system for detecting a failure along a transmission line of a cable plant is provided. The system includes a mobile vehicle configured to travel along a pathway substantially proximate to the cable plant along a span of the transmission line, and a transmitter disposed with the mobile vehicle. The...

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Main Author Williams, Thomas Holtzman
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 16.02.2021
Subjects
AEROPLANES
AIRCRAFT
AVIATION
COSMONAUTICS
ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
ELECTRICITY
HELICOPTERS
MEASURING
MEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES
MEASURING MAGNETIC VARIABLES
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
PHYSICS
TESTING
TRANSMISSION
TRANSPORTING
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Summary:A system for detecting a failure along a transmission line of a cable plant is provided. The system includes a mobile vehicle configured to travel along a pathway substantially proximate to the cable plant along a span of the transmission line, and a transmitter disposed with the mobile vehicle. The transmitter is configured to emit (i) a test signal capable of ingressing the transmission line at a location of the failure, and (ii) an information signal containing location and velocity data of the mobile vehicle. The test signal is configured to provide phase shift and Doppler frequency information to a receiver operably connected to the transmission line at a location upstream from the location of the failure.
Bibliography:Application Number: US201816155866