Signal transmitting system for extra high voltage transmission line

Claim 3

The combination of claim 1 in which said rod-like member is fabricated of fiber glass reinforced resin and said oscillator is electrically energized.

Claim 4

The combination of claim 1 in which said rod-like member is fabricated of pyrex glass.

Claim 5

The combination of claim 1 in which the power output of said oscillator is upwards of 100 watts and the power output of said second transducer is upwards of 10 watts.

Claim 6

The combination of claim 1 in which said oscillator is tuned to energize said first transducer at the resonant frequency of the combination of said transducers and said rod-like member.

Claim 7

Apparatus for transferring signals from a first location which is in proximity to a member subject to energization at a high potential with respect to earth to a second location which is in proximity to ground potential comprising, an intelligence transmitting device located at said first location and having an intelligence input and a power input and an intelligence output, an intelligence receiving device located at said second location and having an intelligence output, said receiving device having an intelligence input operable to receive intelligence transmitted by said intelligence output of said transmitter and to supply said received intelligence to said output of said receiving device, an oscillator located in proximity to ground potential and having power output terminals, a vibration producing transducer having input terminals connected to said power output terminals of said oscillator for energization by said oscillator, a vibration receiving transducer having power supplying output terminals connected to said power input of said transmitting device for energization thereof with power from said receiving transducer, an elongated insulating material vibration transmitting member connected between said transducers and operable to conduct the vibration produced by said producing transducer to said receiving transducer whereby power for said transmitting device is supplied thereto from said oscillator.

Claim 8

Apparatus for transferring signals from a first location which is in proximity to a member subject to energization at a high potential with respect to earth to a second location which is in proximity to ground potential comprising, an intelligence transmitting device located at said first location and having an intelligence input and a power input and an intelligence output, an intelligence receiving device located at said second location and having an intelligence output, said receiving device having an intelligence input operable to receive intelligence transmitted by said intelligence output of said transmitter and to supply said received intelligence to said output of said receiving device, an oscillator located in proximity to ground potential and having power output terminals, a vibration producing transducer having input terminals connected to said power output terminals of said oscillator for energization by said oscillator, a vibration receiving transducer having power supplying output terminals connected to said power input of said transmitting device for energization thereof with power from said receiving transducer, an elongated insulating material vibration transmitting member connected between said transducers and operable to conduct the vibration produced by said producing transducer to said receiving transducer whereby power for said transmitting device is supplied thereto from said oscillator.

Claim 9

The combination of claim 6 in which said intelligence is transmitted in the form of light and in which said light is transmitted to said receiving device through an elongated light transmitting rod-like member of insulating material.

Claim 10

The combination of claim 7 in which said vibration transmitting member is fabricated of a fiber glass reinforced resin and its length is upwards of 25 feet and the magnitude of the potential difference between said locations is upwards of 500,000 volts.

Claim 11

In protective relaying system for a high voltage power conductor, a sensing device in voltage proximity with said conductor and having an output signal which is representative of an operating characteristic of said conductor, an intelligence transmitting device actuated by said output signal and located in voltage proximity with said conductor, an intelligence receiving device actuated by said transmitting device and located in voltage proximity to earth, a first vibratory transducer having an energizable input connection and an output connection operable to provide a vibrating signal in response to the energization of said input connection and located in voltage proximity with earth, a second vibratory transducer located in voltage proximity to said conductor said second transducer having an energizable input connection and an output connection operable to provide output energy in response to the vibratory energization of its said input connection by said vibrating signal and located in voltage proximity with said conductor, means conducting said output energy to said transmitting device to supply the energy thereto for the transmission of intelligence to said intelligence receiving device, and an elongated vibration transmitting member interconnecting said output connection of said first transducer to said input connection of said second transducer for supplying said vibratory signal is transmitted to said second transducer whereby said second transducer is operable to supply said output energy to said intelligence transmitting device.

Claim 12

In protective relaying system for a high voltage power conductor, a sensing device in voltage proximity with said conductor and having an output signal which is representative of an operating characteristic of said conductor, an intelligence transmitting device actuated by said output signal and located in voltage proximity with said conductor, an intelligence receiving device actuated by said transmitting device and located in voltage proximity to earth, a first vibratory transducer having an energizable input connection and an output connection operable to provide a vibrating signal in response to the energization of said input connection and located in voltage proximity with earth, a second vibratory transducer located in voltage proximity to said conductor said second transducer having an energizable input connection and an output connection operable to provide output energy in response to the vibratory energization of its said input connection by said vibrating signal and located in voltage proximity with said conductor, means conducting said output energy to said transmitting device to supply the energy thereto for the transmission of intelligence to said intelligence receiving device, and an elongated vibration transmitting member interconnecting said output connection of said first transducer to said input connection of said second transducer for supplying said vibratory signal is transmitted to said second transducer whereby said second transducer is operable to supply said output energy to said intelligence transmitting device.

Claim 13

The combination of claim 9 in which said first transducer energizes said elongated transmitting member at an integer multiple of its resonant frequency.

Claim 14

The combination of claim 10 in which said even multiple of said resonant frequency is in the ultrasonic range.