公开(公告)号：US11087895B2

公开(公告)日：2021-08-10

申请号：US16434672

申请日：2019-06-07

Applicant: ABB Power Grids Switzerland AG

Inventor： Gregory A. Cole ,  William J. Eakins ,  Daniel T. Lasko ,  Harshang Shah ,  Thomas A. Fuhlbrigge ,  Biao Zhang ,  Luiz Cheim ,  Poorvi Patel ,  Gregory F. Rossano ,  Andrew Salm ,  Sanguen Choi

IPC: G21C17/013 ,  G02B23/24 ,  H01F27/04 ,  B63G8/00 ,  G01N9/20 ,  B25J19/02 ,  G01G5/02 ,  G05D1/00 ,  B25J1/00 ,  G01M3/24 ,  G01N9/02 ,  B25J13/00 ,  G01N9/10 ,  G01N9/08 ,  H01F27/12

Abstract: A launching tube for use with a liquid filled tank can be sized to accommodate a submersible vehicle for dispensing into the liquid tank. The tank can be an electrical transformer or any other liquid containing tank such as but not limited to a chemical tank. The launching tube can include a valve for insertion into a launching chamber, and a tank side valve for launching of the submersible into the tank. In one form the launching tube includes an antenna for communication with the submersible and/or a base station. The launching tube can also include a sensor such as a camera, as well as an agitator. The agitator can be used to facilitate bubble removal from the inside of the launching tube.

公开(公告)号：US10860013B2

公开(公告)日：2020-12-08

申请号：US14886597

申请日：2015-10-19

Applicant: ABB Power Grids Switzerland AG

Inventor： Aldo Dagnino ,  Luiz V. Cheim ,  Lan Lin ,  Poorvi Patel ,  Asim Fazlagic

IPC: G05B23/02 ,  G01M99/00

Abstract: Among other things, one or more techniques and/or systems are provided for providing recommendations to address design flaws of power system equipment and/or model design flaws for equipment model types of power system equipment. For example, historical sensor data and/or historical field test data, collected from power system equipment, may be analyzed to identify a design flaw of the power system equipment (e.g., a design flaw of a seal ring). A redesign cost to redesign the power system equipment, a failure impact of a failure from the design flaw, a maintenance repair and/or replacement cost, a manufacture alternative component cost to use an alternative component for manufacturing the power system equipment, and/or other factors may be taken into account to crate and provide a recommendation to address the design flaw.

公开(公告)号：US10802480B2

公开(公告)日：2020-10-13

申请号：US15833916

申请日：2017-12-06

Applicant: ABB Power Grids Switzerland AG

Inventor： Gregory A. Cole ,  William J. Eakins ,  Daniel T. Lasko ,  Harshang Shah ,  Thomas A. Fuhlbrigge ,  Carlos Morato ,  Biao Zhang ,  Luiz V. Cheim ,  Poorvi Patel ,  Andrew Salm

IPC: G05D1/00 ,  H04B1/69 ,  G08C17/02 ,  H04W72/02 ,  B63G8/24 ,  B63G8/00

Abstract: A submersible inspection device used for inspection of, for example, liquid cooled electrical transformers can include a number of separate cameras for imaging the internal structure of the transformer. The submersible can be configured to communicate to a base station using a number of wireless transmitters and receivers. Signals transmitted to the submersible include command signals useful to effect an action on the submersible but also a heartbeat signal to indicate health of the transmitted signal. A redundant channel selection logic is provided to switch from a channel which no longer receives a heartbeat to another channel that includes a current heartbeat. Multiple signals can be received and evaluated in software, and another signal received via a firmware radio.

公开(公告)号：US11360120B2

公开(公告)日：2022-06-14

申请号：US16434610

申请日：2019-06-07

Applicant: ABB Power Grids Switzerland AG

Inventor： Gregory A. Cole ,  William J. Eakins ,  Daniel T. Lasko ,  Harshang Shah ,  Thomas A. Fuhlbrigge ,  Luiz V. Cheim ,  Poorvi Patel ,  Biao Zhang ,  Saumya Sharma ,  Sanguen Choi

IPC: G01R13/02 ,  G01R31/62 ,  G05D1/02

Abstract: A method and system for acquiring, manipulating and displaying inspection data obtained by sensors associated with submersible inspection vehicle within a housing having a liquid medium is disclosed in the present application. A control system including an electronic controller is operably coupled with the inspection vehicle and is configured to display data transmitted from the sensor and overlay input data from an operator on the display to facilitate real time analysis during the inspection event.