US Patent:
20120038446, Feb 16, 2012
Inventors:
Bruce W. McBee - Brookfield WI, US
Gregg James Haensgen - Menomonee Falls WI, US
John Fredrick Banting - Waukesha WI, US
William J. Kostolni - Crivitz WI, US
Bryan C. Cochran - Lakeville MN, US
International Classification:
H01F 17/06
Abstract:
An apparatus is provided for securing to and collecting power from an electrical conductor including a wire clamp that clamps and secures to an electrical conductor, a current transformer (“CT”) that clamps to the electrical conductor and collects power from the electrical conductor, and a housing that supports the wire clamp and the current transformer. According to various aspects, the apparatus may include a wire clamp including a compression post and clamp arms that surround and compress an electrical conductor in a closed position of the wire clamp, where each of the clamp arms includes pivot posts, and the clamp arms pivot between closed and open positions. According to other various aspects, the apparatus may include a split magnetic core that surrounds an electrical conductor in a closed position of the current transformer, where the split magnetic core includes pivot posts, and the split magnetic core pivots between closed and open positions.