US 12,085,536 B2
Utility pole monitoring system and device
Nathan Spencer, Darra (AU); Abbas Zahedi Kouzani, Waurn Ponds (AU); Michael John Norton, Waurn Ponds (AU); Sui Yang Khoo, Waurn Ponds (AU); Tianhao Wu, Waurn Ponds (AU); Russell Graeme Oliver, Waurn Ponds (AU); Aidin Farzaneh, Waurn Ponds (AU); and Nathan Ian Semianiw, Waurn Ponds (AU)
Assigned to Structural Lines Party Limited, Darra (AU)
Appl. No. 17/278,638
Filed by Structural Lines Party Limited, Darra (AU)
PCT Filed Sep. 20, 2019, PCT No. PCT/AU2019/051009
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Mar. 22, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/061620, PCT Pub. Date Apr. 2, 2020.
Claims priority of application No. 2018903631 (AU), filed on Sep. 26, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2022/0034847 A1, Feb. 3, 2022
Int. Cl. G01N 29/04 (2006.01); B06B 1/10 (2006.01); G01M 5/00 (2006.01); G01P 15/09 (2006.01); G01W 1/00 (2006.01)
CPC G01N 29/045 (2013.01) [B06B 1/10 (2013.01); G01M 5/0066 (2013.01); G01P 15/09 (2013.01); G01W 1/00 (2013.01); G01N 2291/023 (2013.01)] 3 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A utility pole monitoring system, comprising:
a utility pole monitoring device, comprising:
a ring body adapted to mount to a utility pole;
an impact unit integrated with the ring body and configured to generate vibrations within the utility pole by delivering an impact force to the utility pole;
a vibration sensor arranged on the body for measuring the vibrations within the utility pole generated by the impact unit;
a wind sensor arranged on the body for measuring ambient wind conditions in proximity to the utility pole;
a controller for providing an initialization signal to the impact unit, and for receiving and wirelessly communicating measured data from the vibration sensor and the wind sensor; and
a plurality of clips configured with the ring body, the clips being operable to secure the ring body to the utility pole,
wherein the ring body comprises a first ring section and a second ring section attached by a hinge to the first ring section, and
wherein the first and second ring sections are operable to hinge open to locate the ring body around the utility pole and to hinge closed to surround the utility pole.