POWERLINE CONTACT MONITORING AND ALERT SYSTEM
A device for monitoring and alerting for contact of an object with a line strung between two upright posts includes a housing having a body and a mounting portion extending from the body. A mount is positioned in the mounting portion. A camera a is positioned on the mounting portion for downward viewing of the line. A processor is positioned in the housing and an accelerometer is position in the housing in operable communication with the processor. The device includes a power supply operably connected to the processor. When the device is positioned on the line and the accelerometer senses movement of the device, the accelerometer generates and transmits a signal to the processor. The processor analyses the signal to determine whether the signal meets a threshold and, if the threshold is met, the processor generates and transmits an alarm signal to a receiving device.
1 . A device for monitoring and alerting for contact of an object with a line strung between two upright posts, the device comprising:
a housing, the housing having a body and a mounting portion extending from the body;
a mount positioned in the mounting portion;
a processor in the housing;
an accelerometer in the housing in operable communication with the processor; and
a power supply operably connected to the processor,
wherein when the device is positioned on the line and the accelerometer senses movement of the device, the accelerometer generates and transmits a signal to the processor, the processor analyzes the signal to determine whether the signal meets a threshold and, if the threshold is met, the processor generates and transmits an alarm signal to a receiving device.
2 . The device of claim 1 , further including a camera, wherein the camera captures an image when the threshold is met, and wherein the image is transmitted to the receiving device.
3 . The device of claim 1 , further including a mount in the mounting portion.
4 . The device of claim 3 , wherein the camera is positioned in the mounting portion spaced from the mount.
5 . The device of claim 1 including a second mounting portion extending from the body, the second mounting portion having a second mount, the mounting portions spaced from each other.
6 . The device of claim 5 , further including a camera positioned in each mounting portion, each camera configured to capture an image when the threshold is met, and wherein the images are transmitted to the receiving device.
7 . The device of claim 6 , wherein the mounts are positioned in their respective mounting portions between the body and the respective cameras.
8 . The device of claim 1 , wherein the power supply is one or more solar cells.
9 . The device of claim 8 , wherein the one or more solar cells are positioned on the housing.
10 . The device of claim 9 , wherein the housing has a generally three-sided cross-section and wherein the one or more solar cells are positioned on two side of the housing.
11 . The device of claim 1 , further including a receiver on the body for receiving an associated installation tool.