System for detecting the presence of shielding wires in transmission lines by RF scattering

摘要

This paper presents the design and results of laboratory tests of a microcontroller system to perform the detection of shielding wires on a span of a transmission line. An RF transmission system is used to radiate electromagnetic waves on the wires, which scatter the incident signal. Part of the scattered signal is then detected by an RF receiving system which indicates that the wires are present.