G3 Base Station
The concept behind the PhaseID System is very simple: Every GPS second, the Base Station measures a reference phase at a 120V outlet and stores this phase, along with the GPS second at which it was taken, in a data file on the PC.
When the Field Probe touches an energized line, a phase measurement is taken at the next GPS second and encoded, along with the GPS second at which it was taken, into a 9-character sequence.
When this sequence is entered into the Base Station PC, it is decoded, and the 120V outlet reference phase measurement taken at the same GPS second is retrieved from the data file. The readings are then compared. Since the phase attribute at the Base Station location is known, the phase attribute at the field location can be determined.
The G3 Base Station is an updated version of our original base station. It consists of a small desktop Coupler unit with an attached 1 cubic inch GPS antenna box that is either attached or placed near a window using double sided tape.
The Coupler unit contains an embedded Ethernet module which plugs into your Local Area Network (LAN) Ethernet port and into any convenient 50/60 Hz wall outlet. Every GPS second, the instantaneous power phase is transmitted over your LAN to as many Base Station PCs as desired (which can be located anywhere in the world).
The Origo Base Server software is loaded on your PC, which acts as a server, for real-time reference phase for any number of G3 Field Probes.
G4 Base Station
The G4 Base Station is physically identical to the G3 Base Station, except for its software. The G4 Base Station is designed to upload the reference phase to Origo’s worldwide Base Server network.