US 12,140,615 B2
Medium voltage sensor using a multi-component resistive voltage divider
Michael Giovannoni, Great Falls, VA (US)
Assigned to Aclara Technologies LLC, St. Louis, MO (US)
Filed by ACLARA TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, St. Louis, MO (US)
Filed on Mar. 8, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/689,505.
Application 17/689,505 is a continuation of application No. 16/530,801, filed on Aug. 2, 2019, granted, now 11,268,991.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/713,966, filed on Aug. 2, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2022/0187346 A1, Jun. 16, 2022
Int. Cl. G01R 19/25 (2006.01); G01R 1/20 (2006.01); G01R 15/06 (2006.01); G01R 15/16 (2006.01); G01R 19/00 (2006.01); G01R 21/06 (2006.01); G01R 35/00 (2006.01)
CPC G01R 19/2513 (2013.01) [G01R 1/203 (2013.01); G01R 15/06 (2013.01); G01R 15/16 (2013.01); G01R 19/0084 (2013.01); G01R 19/0092 (2013.01); G01R 21/06 (2013.01); G01R 35/005 (2013.01); H01L 2924/00 (2013.01); H01L 2924/0002 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A distributed resistance lead for an electronic properties sensor unit comprising:
a first end configured for connection to the electronic properties sensor unit;
a second end configured for connection to a wire of a power line;
an insulative sheath surrounding a dielectric portion;
a high resistance extrusion portion disposed in a dielectric portion;
a connector disposed at the first end and configured to connect to the sensor unit via a mating face, the connector including
an insulative sleeve,
an elongated resistive element,
a first conductive portion disposed in the insulative sleeve and in electrical communication with the elongated resistive element,
a second conductive portion disposed in the insulative sleeve and in electrical communication with the elongated resistive element, and
a resistive spacer portion disposed between the first and second conductive portions.