MUMBAI, India, July 24 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202641085931 A) filed by Mlr Institute Of Technology; and Marri Laxman Reddy Institute Of Technology And Management on July 14, 2026, for Suraksha Kawach: An Iot Based Dual-Factor Detection System For Broken Conductor Monitoring And Isolation.
Inventors include Prof. C. Ashok Kumar; Dr. Sumana Das; Mr. Maitreya Egamwar; and Mr. M. Sreekar.
The application for the patent was published on July 17, 2026, under issue no. 29/2026.
Abstract: The current invention is connected to the effective and economical system of the breakage detection in low voltage AC overhead conductors on the distribution and the automatic isolation of the damaged area. The system consists of distributed monitoring units mounted on electric poles and each one of the units has a current sensing module, a microcontroller based processing unit, wireless communication device and relay switching unit, and also Global Positioning System (GPS) device, and a substation unit, which monitors and produces alerts. The system measures the current flowing through the conductor at any point in time, and sends periodic status information over a long-range communication protocol. It uses a dual-factor detection mechanism with conductor breakage being detected by a combination of electrical discontinuity indicated by a drop in current below a predetermined threshold and disruption of periodic communication signals. On detecting a fault condition, the system conducts local isolation by switching on the relay mechanism immediately and also sends an alert, including geographical information of the location to the substation. This invention would allow the real-time monitoring, quick fault detection, and localization of faults thus increasing the safety of the general people and minimizing the chances of electrocution. The system is scalable, low energy consuming and also able to work with existing distribution infrastructure; hence is suitable to large scale implementation in low voltage power distribution networks.
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