Electricity: measuring and testing – Conductor identification or location – Inaccessible
Reexamination Certificate
2006-03-07
2006-03-07
Ledynh, Bot (Department: 2862)
Electricity: measuring and testing
Conductor identification or location
Inaccessible
Reexamination Certificate
active
07009375
ABSTRACT:
A constant current termination is provided for cable locating tones on communication and control cables that may be buried or placed in underground duct structures. The constant current termination limits the current on each branch of the cable to that required for cable location, thus ensuring that branches furthest from the tone source have adequate current for location purposes. The termination is the same for each branch, regardless of its position along the cable system. This eliminates the need to calibrate and recalibrate termination distances for a cable on installation and when branches are added. It also allows the location of damaged cables where the tone signal strength on a damaged branch is less than that for which the termination was designed.
REFERENCES:
patent: 3980840 (1976-09-01), Koster
patent: 6411074 (2002-06-01), Kruchowy et al.
Loewen Myron
Sontag Kenneth N.
Vokey David E.
Aurora Reena
Battison Adrian D.
Dupuis Ryan W.
Ledynh Bot
Norscan Instruments Ltd.
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