Patent ID: 8207728

Claim:
A pole-line insulator having an integrated power distribution or control device and a wireless communication device, comprising: a power supply; a power distribution or control device, the power distribution or control device having a data output wherein the data is indicative of an operating characteristic of the power distribution or control device or the power distribution network; a wireless transceiver coupled to the power distribution or control device to receive the data and to wirelessly communicate the data; insulating housing encapsulating the power supply, the power distribution or control device and the wireless transceiver, the insulating housing including a surface for supporting a conductor of a power distribution network such that the conductor is coupled to the power supply, and a yoke secured to the insulating housing and encircling the conductor supported on the surface, a coil disposed within the insulating housing and coupled to the power supply, the coil encircling a permeable core, the yoke coupling with the permeable core.