9 Year Product Development Cycle for Line Mounted, Self-Powered Distribution Line Sensor Transmitter Receiver Unit (DSTR)
2013’ -  Series 600 Basic                (10 parameter) 2013’ - Series 600 Option A     (14 Parameter) 2013’ - Series 600 Option B               (23 Parameter)   
First self powered, line mounted device without line shutdown in world (10) parameter including weather station, line current, fault current, lightning current, undisturbed conductor temperature, GPS and transfer trip First self powered, line mounted device without line shutdown in world (14) parameter including weather station, line current, fault current, lightning current, undisturbed conductor temperature, line sag, GPS and transfer trip) First self powered, line mounted device without line shutdown in world (23) parameter including weather station, line current, fault current, lightning current, undisturbed conductor temperature, line sag,  incorporating voltage sensing, all power quantities, GPS and transfer trip
Split magnetic core power supply – “C” cores Split magnetic core power supply – “C” cores Split magnetic core power supply – “C” cores
Powered from line current – threshold current as low as 6.8A with LTPS Powered from line current – threshold current as low as 6.8A with LTPS Powered from line current – threshold current as low as 6.8A with LTPS
“Snap-in” jaws - #6 copper to 1000 kc mil conductor size, or 954 kc mil ACSR conductor “Snap-in” jaws - #6 copper to 1000 kc mil conductor size, or 954 kc mil ACSR conductor “Snap-in” jaws - #6 copper to 1000 kc mil conductor size, or 954 kc mil ACSR conductor
(1) Undisturbed conductor temperature sensor – adjustable for all conductor sizes (1) Undisturbed conductor temperature sensor – adjustable for all conductor sizes (1) Undisturbed conductor temperature sensor – adjustable for all conductor sizes
        (2) Ambient Temperature         (2) Ambient Temperature         (2) Ambient Temperature
        (3) Total Solar Radiation         (3) Total Solar Radiation         (3) Total Solar Radiation
        (4) Humidity         (4) Humidity         (4) Humidity
        (5) Barometric Pressure         (5) Barometric Pressure         (5) Barometric Pressure
        (6) Effective Wind Velocity         (6) Effective Wind Velocity         (6) Effective Wind Velocity
        (7) Line Current & Waveforms         (7) Line Current & Waveforms         (7) Line Current & Waveforms
        (8) Fault Current & Waveforms          (8) Fault Current & Waveforms          (8) Fault Current & Waveforms 
        (9) Fault Current  Direction         (9) Fault Current  Direction         (9) Fault Current  Direction
        (10) Lightning Stroke Current & Waveforms         (10) Lightning Stroke Current & Waveforms         (10) Lightning Stroke Current & Waveforms
Radio Transmitter/Receiver 900 MHz to 1.2 GHz Radio Transmitter/Receiver 900 MHz to 1.2 GHz Radio Transmitter/Receiver 900 MHz to       1.2 GHz
GPS Location GPS Location GPS Location
Transfer Trip Transfer Trip Transfer Trip
          (11) Line Sag & Clearance         (11) Line Sag & Clearance
          (12) Rain Sensor         (12) Rain Sensor
          (13) Ice Thickness         (13) Ice Thickness
          (14) Real Time Thermal Ratings         (14) Real Time Thermal Ratings
            (15) Line Voltage 
            (16) Fault Voltage & Wave Forms
            (17) Lightning Stroke Voltage & Wave Forms
            (18) Total Harmonic Current Distortion THDi
            (19) Total Harmonic Voltage  Distortion THDv
           (20) Power Factor
           (21) kW
           (22) kVAr
           (23) kVA