| CPC G01M 5/0041 (2013.01) [G01M 5/0025 (2013.01)] | 44 Claims |
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1. A method for monitoring and predicting power line conductor health comprising the steps of:
providing original manufacturer conductor specifications for a conductor;
installing said conductor in a power line system;
preparing an initially designed conductor health model using said original manufacturer conductor specifications;
continually measuring an in-use temperature and an in-use clearance data of said conductor after installation to provide in-use conductor health data;
calculating a creep of said conductor from said in-use conductor health data;
calibrating said initially designed conductor health model with said in-use conductor health data to provide a calibrated conductor health model;
evaluating a strength of said conductor based on said calibrated conductor health model; and
predicting a remaining strength of the conductor.
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