Indirect non-contact high voltage measurement on electrical power line

1. A non-contact electrical power line voltage measurement device comprising:

a probe including an insulated shield supporting an electrode to sense electrostatically induced voltage from the power line, the shield housing a high voltage resistor connected in series with the electrode; and

a meter comprising a housing operatively associated with the shield and enclosing a measurement circuit electrically connected to the high voltage resistor for measuring induced electrode voltage, a calibration circuit for correlating measured electrode voltage to power line voltage and a display driven by the measurement circuit for displaying actual power line voltage responsive to the electrode being a select distance from the power line.

2. The non-contact electrical power line voltage measurement device of claim 1 further comprising a handle portion integrally formed with the housing.

3. The non-contact electrical power line voltage measurement device of claim 1 further comprising a hot stick selectively attached to the housing.

4. The non-contact electrical power line voltage measurement device of claim 1 wherein the measurement circuit comprises a micro-ammeter circuit.

5. The non-contact electrical power line voltage measurement device of claim 1 wherein the calibration circuit comprises a resistor having a value correlated to a particular line voltage at a preselect distance.

6. The non-contact electrical power line voltage measurement device of claim 1 wherein the calibration circuit comprises a variable resistor having a value selectively correlated to a particular line voltage at a preselect distance.

7. The non-contact electrical power line voltage measurement device of claim 1 wherein the calibration circuit comprises a variable resistor having a value selectively correlated to a preselect line voltage at a particular distance.

8. The non-contact electrical power line voltage measurement device of claim 1 wherein the calibration circuit comprises a variable resistor having a value selectively correlated to one of a plurality of power line voltages at a preselect distance.

9. The non-contact electrical power line voltage measurement device of claim 8 wherein the variable resistor has a value selectively correlated to one of a plurality of power line voltages at a first preselect distance, one of another plurality of power line voltages at a second preselect distance, and one of a further plurality of power line voltages at a third preselect distance.

10. The non-contact electrical power line voltage measurement device of claim 1 further comprising an insulated hook having a length of the select distance.

11. A portable non-contact electrical power line voltage measurement device comprising:

a probe including an elongate insulated shield connected to a handle portion at a near end and an electrode at an opposite distal end to sense electrostatically induced voltage from the power line;

a meter housing operatively associated with the probe; and

an electrical circuit comprising a high voltage resistor connected in series with the electrode, a measurement circuit connected to the high voltage resistor for measuring induced electrode voltage, a calibration circuit for correlating measured electrode voltage to power line voltage and a display in the meter housing driven by the measurement circuit for displaying actual power line voltage responsive to the electrode being a select distance from the power line.

12. The portable non-contact electrical power line voltage measurement device of claim 11 wherein the handle portion is integrally formed with the housing.

13. The portable non-contact electrical power line voltage measurement device of claim 11 further comprising a hot stick selectively attached to the housing.

14. The portable non-contact electrical power line voltage measurement device of claim 11 wherein the measurement circuit comprises a micro-ammeter circuit.

15. The portable non-contact electrical power line voltage measurement device of claim 11 wherein the calibration circuit comprises a resistor having a value correlated to a particular line voltage at a preselect distance.

16. The portable non-contact electrical power line voltage measurement device of claim 11 wherein the calibration circuit comprises a variable resistor having a value selectively correlated to a particular line voltage at a preselect distance.

17. The portable non-contact electrical power line voltage measurement device of claim 11 wherein the calibration circuit comprises a variable resistor having a value selectively correlated to a preselect line voltage at a particular distance.

18. The portable non-contact electrical power line voltage measurement device of claim 11 wherein the calibration circuit comprises a variable resistor having a value selectively correlated to one of a plurality of power line voltages at a preselect distance.

19. The portable non-contact electrical power line voltage measurement device of claim 18 wherein the variable resistor has a value selectively correlated to one of a plurality of power line voltages at a first preselect distance one of another plurality of power line voltages at a second preselect distance, and one of a further plurality of power line voltages at a third preselect distance.

20. The portable non-contact electrical power line voltage measurement device of claim 11 further comprising an insulated hook having a length of the select distance.