公开(公告)号：US10365302B2

公开(公告)日：2019-07-30

申请号：US15696750

申请日：2017-09-06

申请人： Joseph R Rostron ,  Josh Keister ,  Jiyuan Fan ,  Karl Fender

发明人： Joseph R Rostron ,  Josh Keister ,  Jiyuan Fan ,  Karl Fender

IPC分类号： G01R15/06 ,  G01R19/25 ,  G01R31/08 ,  G08C17/02 ,  H01G4/14 ,  H02H3/10 ,  G01R31/02 ,  H04Q9/00 ,  G01R1/04 ,  H01G4/38 ,  H01G4/40 ,  H01G2/14

摘要： A capacitor status monitor that attaches across the bushings on the exterior of a capacitor container (commonly referred to as a “can”). The capacitor status monitor, which draws operating power from the power line, detects the internal impedance of the capacitor can to detect internal failures down to the level of a single capacitor pack. The monitor may include a radio transmitter and/or a visual status indicator, such as an electronic flag, indicating the detection of an internal capacitor failure. The monitor may also include a power supply current transformer providing power to the monitor from the power line. Capacitor status monitors throughout the capacitor bank may communicate with a remote transmission unit (RTU), which communicates with a central control station that schedules capacitor maintenance based on the data received from the status monitors.

公开(公告)号：US09052363B2

公开(公告)日：2015-06-09

申请号：US14050476

申请日：2013-10-10

申请人： Joseph R Rostron ,  Raj Anand ,  Brian VanHiel ,  Kirk Charles ,  Andres Rodriguez ,  Brian Berner

发明人： Joseph R Rostron ,  Raj Anand ,  Brian VanHiel ,  Kirk Charles ,  Andres Rodriguez ,  Brian Berner

IPC分类号： G08B21/00 ,  G01R31/327 ,  H01H31/16 ,  H01H31/02 ,  H01H9/16

CPC分类号： G01R31/3275 ,  H01H9/16 ,  H01H9/167 ,  H01H31/026 ,  H01H31/16 ,  H01H2221/01 ,  H01H2221/016 ,  H01H2239/044

摘要： A blade closing detector for an electric power switch includes a blade closing detector and an electronic or visual indicator. A first type of detector uses a gravity switch and a magnetic pickup to detect proper engagement between the blade and the switch. A second type of detector uses a sliding latch with a visual indicator rod to provide a visual indication of proper engagement of the blade within the jaws. A third type of detector uses a magnetic switch with a pivot arm and a dome shaped visual indicator. These detectors may be deployed individually or in combination and may be augmented with communication equipment to transmit switch status to a remote location. It will be understood that specific embodiments may include a variety of features in different combinations, as desired by different users.

摘要翻译： 用于电力开关的叶片关闭检测器包括叶片关闭检测器和电子或视觉指示器。 第一种类型的检测器使用重力开关和磁性拾取器来检测叶片和开关之间的正确啮合。 第二类型的检测器使用具有视觉指示杆的滑动闩锁来提供叶片在夹爪内的适当接合的视觉指示。 第三种类型的检测器使用具有枢转臂和圆顶形视觉指示器的磁性开关。 这些检测器可以单独地或组合地部署，并且可以用通信设备进行扩展，以将开关状态传送到远程位置。 应当理解，具体实施例可以包括不同组合的各种特征，如不同用户所期望的。

公开(公告)号：US08717721B2

公开(公告)日：2014-05-06

申请号：US13217318

申请日：2011-08-25

申请人： Joseph R. Rostron

发明人： Joseph R. Rostron

IPC分类号： H02H3/08

CPC分类号： H02H3/083

摘要： A high impedance fault isolation system for a radially connected three phase electric power line that utilizes three phase current measurements to determine the presence of a fault without the need for any voltage measurements or a battery powered controller. This eliminates the need for costly phase voltage measuring devices conventionally required to detect high impedance faults, which makes it economical to install fault isolation system at a greater number of locations throughout the power system. The system detects faults using current measurements by computing the negative and zero sequence current components and comparing the amplitudes of the negative and zero sequence components. A fault is detected when the ratio of the amplitudes of the negative and zero sequence components falls within a predefined fault detection range, such as the range from 0.5 to 1.5.

摘要翻译： 用于径向连接的三相电力线的高阻抗故障隔离系统，其利用三相电流测量来确定故障的存在而不需要任何电压测量或电池供电的控制器。 这消除了对传统上需要检测高阻抗故障的昂贵的相电压测量装置的需要，这使得在整个电力系统中更多数量的位置安装故障隔离系统是经济的。 该系统通过计算负序和零序电流分量并比较负序和零序分量的振幅来检测故障。 当负序和零序分量的振幅的比值落在预定义的故障检测范围内，例如0.5至1.5的范围时，检测到故障。

公开(公告)号：US20100193474A1

公开(公告)日：2010-08-05

申请号：US12366531

申请日：2009-02-05

申请人： Joseph R. Rostron ,  Bradley J. Schafer ,  Soung Hwan Lyu ,  Brian Roberts ,  Richard Burge

发明人： Joseph R. Rostron ,  Bradley J. Schafer ,  Soung Hwan Lyu ,  Brian Roberts ,  Richard Burge

IPC分类号： H01H33/66

CPC分类号： H01H33/90 ,  H01H33/24 ,  H01H33/7023

摘要： A limited flash-over electric power switch uses a dielectric gas regulator and a flash-over arrestor to greatly diminish the occurrences of high voltage flash-over during operation of a circuit interrupter. The dielectric gas regulator prevents the flow of the dielectric gas into the arc gap during an initial portion of the opening stroke of the interrupter contacts. Once the arc gap is sufficiently wide to greatly diminish the likelihood of a high voltage flash-over, the dielectric gas regulator allows the dielectric gas to flow into the arc gap to extinguish the arc. The flash-over arrestor snubs out incipient flash-over that may occur as the arc attempts to reform across the arc gap. The flash-over arrestor may be a conductive ring located on the interior surface of the nozzle in the region of the orifice.

摘要翻译： 有限的闪光电力开关使用电介质气体调节器和闪光保护器来大大减少在电路断续器的操作期间高压闪络的发生。 电介质气体调节器在断路器触点的打开行程的初始部分期间防止电介质气体流入电弧间隙。 一旦电弧间隙足够宽以大大降低高电压闪络的可能性，则电介质气体调节器允许电介质气体流入电弧间隙以熄灭电弧。 闪电避雷器会缓慢发生，因为电弧试图在电弧间隙内进行改造，这可能会发生。 闪光避雷器可以是位于喷嘴区域内的喷嘴内表面上的导电环。

公开(公告)号：US07683798B2

公开(公告)日：2010-03-23

申请号：US11774955

申请日：2007-07-09

申请人： Joseph R. Rostron

发明人： Joseph R. Rostron

IPC分类号： G08B21/00

CPC分类号： G01R1/04 ,  G01R15/14 ,  G01R19/2513

摘要： A current monitoring device (CMD) with a set of electromagnetic field sensors located within one or more grounded housings positioned within the combined electromagnetic fields generated by one or more electric power lines. The CMD includes electronics, typically located within the grounded housings, defining impedance networks that combine the measurements received from the field sensors to create output signal indicative of electric current values for the phase conductors. The housings can be conveniently attached and to transmission line towers, distribution line poles, and high voltage power line supports in transmission and distribution substations. The CMD controls response equipment, such as a circuit interrupter that responds to current disturbances detected by the CMD. The CMD may also include communication for sending the current values to a remote controller, such as a central control station, that implements a wide range of response equipment.

摘要翻译： 一种具有位于由一个或多个电力线产生的组合电磁场内的一个或多个接地壳体内的一组电磁场传感器的电流监测装置（CMD）。 CMD包括通常位于接地壳体内的电子元件，其定义阻抗网络，其组合从现场传感器接收的测量值，以产生指示相导体的电流值的输出信号。 外壳可以方便地连接到输电和配电变电站中的传输线塔，配电线极和高压电力线支架。 CMD控制响应设备，例如响应CMD检测到的电流干扰的电路断路器。 CMD还可以包括用于将当前值发送到实现各种响应设备的远程控制器（例如中央控制站）的通信。

公开(公告)号：US5900723A

公开(公告)日：1999-05-04

申请号：US919465

申请日：1997-08-28

申请人： Joseph R. Rostron

发明人： Joseph R. Rostron

IPC分类号： H02J3/18 ,  G05F1/70

CPC分类号： H02J3/1878 ,  Y02E40/30

摘要： A VAR generator compensation system wherein the voltage of the capacitor or reactor bank is changed as a means of adjusting the phase angle is taught. Briefly stated a reactive bank such as a capacitor bank is connected to the secondary of an autotransformer such that the voltage of the reactive bank is controlled by the autotransformer. The line and load are connected to the primary of the autotransformer, such that changing the voltage of the autotransformer and hence the secondary voltage connected to the reactive bank, thus changes the VARS generated on the grid or system.

摘要翻译： 教导了一种VAR发生器补偿系统，其中电容器或电抗器组的电压作为调整相位角的方式改变。 简要地说，诸如电容器组的电抗器组连接到自耦变压器的次级，使得反应体的电压由自耦变压器控制。 线路和负载连接到自耦变压器的主要，从而改变自耦变压器的电压，从而改变连接到电抗器组的次级电压，从而改变电网或系统上产生的VARS。

公开(公告)号：US4972055A

公开(公告)日：1990-11-20

申请号：US458933

申请日：1989-12-29

申请人： John R. Perulfi ,  Joseph R. Rostron

发明人： John R. Perulfi ,  Joseph R. Rostron

IPC分类号： H01H33/666

CPC分类号： H01H33/6661

摘要： A circuit breaker utilizes a plurality of vacuum interrupters immersed in oil. A cross-bar with electrically conductive sections completes a series electrical circuit through the circuit breaker and actuates operating mechanisms, to close the contacts of the vacuum interrupters when in the raised position as the cross-bar is lowered, the contacts of the vacuum interrupters are opened by impact forces before isolation gaps which fill with oil are created in the series electrical circuit. Various arrangements of the vacuum interrupters are disclosed for uprating existing oil circuit breakers.

摘要翻译： 断路器利用浸入油中的多个真空断路器。 具有导电部分的横杆通过断路器完成串联电路并且致动操作机构，当横杆下降时处于升高位置时关闭真空断路器的触点，真空断路器的触点为 在串联电路中产生填充油的隔离间隙之前由冲击力打开。 公开了真空断路器的各种布置，用于升高现有的油断路器。

公开(公告)号：US4510477A

公开(公告)日：1985-04-09

申请号：US543644

申请日：1983-10-19

申请人： Joseph R. Rostron ,  John R. Perulfi

发明人： Joseph R. Rostron ,  John R. Perulfi

IPC分类号： H01F38/30 ,  H01F27/02

CPC分类号： H01F38/30

摘要： A current transformer characterized by a terminal bushing extending from a tank with a pair of spaced conductors extending through the bushing and into the tank and with the portions of the conductors in the tank being enclosed within tubular means. The assembly of the conductors, bushing, and tubular means being clamped together by resilient (spring) means for holding the conductors in tension and the bushing and tubular means in compression. The transformer also embodies two separate oil systems.

摘要翻译： 一种电流互感器，其特征在于一个端子衬套，其从一个具有一对隔开的导体的槽延伸出来，该导体延伸穿过衬套并进入槽中，并且容器中的导体部分被封闭在管状装置内。 导体，衬套和管状装置的组合通过弹性（弹簧）装置夹紧在一起，用于将导体保持在张紧状态，衬套和管状装置处于压缩状态。 变压器还体现了两个独立的油系统。

公开(公告)号：US11489335B2

公开(公告)日：2022-11-01

申请号：US17382419

申请日：2021-07-22

申请人： Joseph R Rostron ,  Josh Keister ,  Raj Anand

发明人： Joseph R Rostron ,  Josh Keister ,  Raj Anand

IPC分类号： H02H9/04 ,  G01R31/12 ,  G01K1/024 ,  G01K1/14 ,  G08C17/02 ,  H01C7/12 ,  G01J5/00 ,  G01K5/48 ,  G01L1/00 ,  G01R19/00

摘要： An instrumented electric power voltage arrester includes a temperature sensor, wireless transmitter, and a visual over-temperature indicator. A disk shaped module, a replacement varister block, or a dummy block containing the sensor/transmitter is placed between varister blocks inside the arrester housing. A strap-on module is attached to the outside of the arrester housing. The sensor/transmitter utilizes a harvesting power supply that draws electric power for the electronics from the power line protected by the arrester. An ambient temperature sensor may be utilized to enhance accuracy. The temperature sensor/transmitter typically sends arrester monitoring data wirelessly to an RTU or handheld unit located outside the arrester, which relays the monitoring data to an operations control center that scheduled replacement of the arrester based on the monitoring data. A surge counter keeps track of the number of equipment and lightning related temperature surges experienced by the arrester.

公开(公告)号：US20120062239A1

公开(公告)日：2012-03-15

申请号：US13229808

申请日：2011-09-12

申请人： Joseph R. Rostron ,  John H. Brunke ,  Bradley John Schafer ,  Richard Charles Leonhardt ,  David Lester Moore

发明人： Joseph R. Rostron ,  John H. Brunke ,  Bradley John Schafer ,  Richard Charles Leonhardt ,  David Lester Moore

IPC分类号： G01R31/02

CPC分类号： H02H7/26 ,  G01R31/086 ,  H02H3/32

摘要： A directional fault sectionalizing system that utilizes one phase voltage measurement and three phase current measurements to determine the directionality of high impedance faults on a three phase electric power circuit. This eliminates the need for two of the three voltage measuring devices at each monitoring station conventionally required to determine fault directionality, which makes it economical to install at a greater number of distribution tap points. The system is particularly useful for commonly used three-way tap points along distribution lines where three phase voltage measurement is not readily available. The system is capable of identifying faults under challenging circumstances, such faults occurring on unbalanced three phase power lines and faults occurring on tapped line segments where the currents are relatively small compared to the currents flowing in the main line segments.

摘要翻译： 一种方向故障分段系统，利用单相电压测量和三相电流测量来确定三相电力电路上高阻抗故障的方向性。 这消除了对于确定故障方向性通常需要的每个监控站的三个电压测量装置中的两个的需要，这使得在更多数量的分配抽头点安装是经济的。 该系统对于三相电压测量不容易获得的沿配电线路的常用三路分接点特别有用。 该系统能够在具有挑战性的情况下识别故障，这种故障发生在不平衡的三相电力线上，并且在与在主线段中流动的电流相比电流相对较小的抽头线段上发生故障。