Patents Assigned to Quanta Associates L.P.
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Patent number: 11545817Abstract: Load-bearing apparatus/systems for location in the vicinity of energized power lines are provided. The apparatus includes a base member. The base member has an upper layer and a backing surface layer. An uppermost surface of the upper layer is adapted to support on it at least power line workers and/or related stringing equipment. At least the uppermost surface of the upper layer is adapted to be electrically conductive. Methods for forming the apparatus are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2018Date of Patent: January 3, 2023Assignee: Quanta Associates, L.P.Inventors: David James Ball, Jody Milton Greer, David Karl Wabnegger, Robert Wayne Palmer
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Patent number: 11499373Abstract: Embodiments and methods relate to pulling and installing a product line along an underground arcuate path beneath an obstacle, including pulling the product line for an extended length (i.e. a length that might otherwise be deemed impracticable) along the underground arcuate path beneath the obstacle. Embodiments also relate to a pulling apparatus for installing a product line using a casing along an underground arcuate path beneath an obstacle, having a casing pull head connected to the casing, a product line pull head assembly connected to the product line, and a pull bracket connected to the product line pull head assembly and to the casing pull head sleeve frame.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2021Date of Patent: November 15, 2022Assignee: Quanta Associates, L.P.Inventors: Ronald G. Halderman, Pablo Esteban Guerra, Richard Neil Smith, John Steven Meaders, James Williams
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Patent number: 11404802Abstract: A grounding clamp includes a safety lock-out which locks the operation of the clamp in the absence of a cooperating hot-stick. The lock-out employs a clutch which prevents the translation of the clamping members relative to one another until the clutch is disengaged. The cooperating hot-stick is required for the disengagement of the clutch.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 2020Date of Patent: August 2, 2022Assignee: Quanta Associates, L.P.Inventors: Daniel Neil O'Connell, Phillip Howard Quaedvlieg, David Karl Wabnegger, Janos Csaba Toth, Ian Edward Trip, Ronald F. Howarth, Jolly Vincent Pangan Nepomuceno, Robert Dale Wicks
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Patent number: 11358717Abstract: A remotely controlled unmanned aerial device for use in proximity or in contact with high voltage powerlines, includes an unmanned aerial vehicle and an electrically conductive shield forming part of or operatively coupled to so as to encapsulate the unmanned aerial vehicle. When in the presence of a high voltage powerline, the unmanned aerial vehicle either when bonded-on or within the corresponding magnetic fields of the powerline, so as to transfer the powerline potential in whole or in part to the unmanned aerial vehicle, electrically energizes the conductive shield around the unmanned aerial vehicle while leaving components of the unmanned aerial vehicle within the shield substantially electrically unaffected by the voltage potential.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2018Date of Patent: June 14, 2022Assignee: Quanta Associates, L.P.Inventors: David Karl Wabnegger, Daniel Neil O'Connell
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Patent number: 11362517Abstract: Determining direct current (DC) leakage current flowing through an insulating structure in a high voltage DC power system wherein the DC leakage current is a composite DC current having one or more high magnitude momentary spikes, and having a DC component and an alternating current (AC) component, wherein the AC component has a first rate of change, and wherein the DC component has a second rate of change less than the first, having (a) providing a waveform separator which is configured to receive the composite DC current flowing through the insulating structure and to separate the composite DC current into the corresponding DC component and AC component, and (i) receive at least one corresponding digital signal and the DC component, ii) analyze the at least one corresponding digital signal and the DC component, (iii) determine a resultant leakage current flowing through the insulating structure, (b) electrically connecting the waveform separator to the insulating structure, (c) separating, in the waveform sType: GrantFiled: October 9, 2020Date of Patent: June 14, 2022Assignee: Quanta Associates, L.P.Inventors: Zoran Bilic, David James Ball
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Patent number: 11339549Abstract: The present invention relates to a gravity based structure 5 with a topside 2 on at least one hollow concrete platform leg 1 with a platform leg wall and a circular cross section. The at least one platform leg, includes an upper leg portion (4) cut off from a lower leg portion 3. The lower leg portion 3 has an upper sloped cut surface 10 inclined at an angle in the range of 1°-10° off a horizontal axis. The upper leg portion 4 has an upper leg sloped cut surface inclined at the same angle as the lower leg sloped cut surface 10 of the lower leg portion 3 whereby the angles are complementary, the sloped cut surfaces forming an inner and an outer obtuse cone with a common vertical longitudinal axis. Furthermore, the invention relates to method of forming a conical cut through a concrete platform leg of a GBS.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2019Date of Patent: May 24, 2022Assignee: Quanta Associates, L.P.Inventor: Harald Ramfjord
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Patent number: 11316345Abstract: A voltage stability prediction system is configured to predict voltage stability of a power system under a contingency. The voltage stability prediction system in this regard may execute model-based contingency analysis using a model of the power system to predict, as of a first time, voltage stability of the power system post-contingency. The voltage stability prediction system also obtains, from phasor measurement units (PMUs) in the power system, synchrophasor measurements that indicate, as of a second time later than the first time, phasors in the power system pre-contingency. Further, based on the model-based contingency analysis and the synchrophasor measurements, the voltage stability prediction system predicts, as of the second time, voltage stability of the power system post-contingency.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2018Date of Patent: April 26, 2022Assignee: Quanta Associates, L.P.Inventors: Vahid Madani, Xinyu Tony Jiang, Damir Novosel, Bozidar Avramovic
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Patent number: 11254551Abstract: An apparatus for controlling tension in a pulling rope that is attached to a flying, unmanned aerial device or drone may utilize a cylinder around which the rope is wound, a shaft that longitudinally passes through the cylinder, a disc brake rotor that is mounted to the shaft, a brake caliper that is mounted circumferentially at a periphery of the disc brake rotor, and a brake lever that tensions a cable that is attached to, and movable to control movement of, the brake caliper, which may be hydraulic, against surfaces the disc brake rotor. The brake lever may be hand actuated and mounted to a handlebar. A frame may be part of the apparatus and support apparatus components and may have a protruding hitch portion that inserts into a vehicle's receiver hitch. An adjustable pulling rope guide support through which the rope is threaded, mounts to the frame.Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 2019Date of Patent: February 22, 2022Assignee: Quanta Associates, L.P.Inventors: James Alan Fulk, II, David Wendell Lapham, Timothy Dean Nutz
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Patent number: 11227508Abstract: Disclosed herein are embodiments of a training lab that can be used as a teaching platform for individuals to learn electronic maintenance, such as transformer maintenance. The training lab can be either stationary or mobile, or can switch between the two modes. Modified transformers, or other equipment, can be incorporated into the lab to improve training.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2018Date of Patent: January 18, 2022Assignee: Quanta Associates, L.P.Inventors: Alan Drew, Aaron Howell, Mark Groves, Aaron Marshall Jenkins, Phil Carrillo
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Patent number: 11136266Abstract: The disclosure relates to embodiments of a thixotropic, non-cementitious, thermal grout and applications or methods of use of the grout related to horizontal directional drilling, trenchless technology, trenching, and installation of pipe, conduits, ducts, utility lines, and other product lines which may, e.g., be in trenches, underground, or under obstacles, such as a body of water or roadways.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2020Date of Patent: October 5, 2021Assignee: Quanta Associates, L.P.Inventors: Ronald G. Halderman, Pablo Esteban Guerra
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Patent number: 11095102Abstract: The disclosure relates to the field of electric power infrastructure and repurposing existing oil and gas pipeline, or other pipelines which are no longer in use for their original purpose, for installation of conduits and electrical cables/conduits, typically underground, for electric power transmission.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2020Date of Patent: August 17, 2021Assignee: Quanta Associates, L.P.Inventors: William H. Hastings, John Walter Fluharty, II, Herbert Fluharty, Daniel Henry Tait, Ronald G. Halderman
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Patent number: 11095101Abstract: The disclosure relates to the field of electric power infrastructure and repurposing existing oil and gas pipeline, or other pipelines which are no longer in use for their original purpose, for installation of conduits and electrical cables/conduits, typically underground, for electric power transmission.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2019Date of Patent: August 17, 2021Assignee: Quanta Associates, L.P.Inventors: William H. Hastings, John Walter Fluharty, II, Herbert Fluharty, Daniel Henry Tait, Ronald G. Halderman
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Patent number: 11054372Abstract: A system for non-destructive testing of an overhead energized electrical component. The system has a base, an X-ray source, an X-ray digital imager, and an imager controller. The system also has a removable electrically conductive flexible shield which is adapted to be operatively coupled to, and to encapsulate, at least the base, the X-ray source, the X-ray digital imager and the imager controller so as to form a shrouded system. In a use position, when the shrouded system is positioned adjacent the energized electrical component so as to non-destructively test the energized electrical component, the shield protects at least the base, the X-ray source, the X-ray digital imager and the imager controller from electric fields around the energized electrical component while allowing signal communication between at least the X-ray source and the energized electrical component.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2020Date of Patent: July 6, 2021Assignee: Quanta Associates, L.P.Inventors: James Ronald Hill, Donald Dodds, Jeffrey Victor Rogers, Calvin Edward Stock, Benjamin John William Nesbitt
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Patent number: 11041771Abstract: A method and apparatus for calculating line sag in a span of a conductor is provided. The method includes using a portable smart device having one or more accelerometers and running a line sag application on the processing device. The line sag application enables acceleration data of return waves generated on the conductor to be collected using the smart device and to be plotted as a function of time for display on the smart device. The method further includes placement of time markers on the plotted data displayed on the smart device to determine elapsed time and calculating line sag using the elapsed time.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2019Date of Patent: June 22, 2021Assignee: Quanta Associates, L.P.Inventor: Benjamin James Harvey
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Patent number: 11035185Abstract: Working an underground arcuate path around at least a portion of an obstacle with a casing extending into the underground arcuate path, connecting a rotating control device to the casing; and a Venturi device connected to the rotating control device.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2018Date of Patent: June 15, 2021Assignee: Quanta Associates, L.P.Inventors: Ronald G. Halderman, Pablo Esteban Guerra, Karl D. Quackenbush
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Patent number: 11021847Abstract: A bell hole box with an open bottom for protecting construction workers from wall cave-in when working below a surface of the Earth may utilize two, opposing, generally concave walls with generally straight panels portions. The two walls may be connected using multiple spreaders that are pinned or connected to each of the two, opposing walls. Each longitudinal end of the bell hole box is open to permit passage of a pipeline through it. Numerous vertical guard posts may be connected around a top frame rail and joined together with chains. The bell hole box may be lifted in and out of a hole with mounted lifting hooks.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2017Date of Patent: June 1, 2021Assignee: Quanta Associates, L.P.Inventor: Michael Todd Burleson
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Patent number: 11016127Abstract: An apparatus and method measures and analyzes DC current passing through a substantially insulating member or dielectric material that is electrically connected to, or otherwise conductive, between an energized DC electrical transmission line and an Earth potential or ground. An apparatus may utilize a DC current measuring device, a DC voltage level selection switch, a DC display, a graphical display of momentary leakage current, and an audio speaker. A process may entail extending a substantially insulating member or dielectric material between an energized DC electrical transmission line and an Earth potential, detecting a DC momentary leakage current, using a DC momentary leakage current meter to measure DC current through the member or material, and a computer to analyze and compare the DC current, and deliver results or a warning that the DC current has reached a threshold value.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2019Date of Patent: May 25, 2021Assignee: Quanta Associates, L.P.Inventors: David James Ball, Donald William McLennan
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Patent number: 10992116Abstract: An electrical isolator includes a flexible non-electrically conductive membrane and an inelastic flexible dielectric member journalled in the membrane and extending from the first end of the membrane to the second end of the membrane. First and second couplings are mounted to the ends of the dielectric member. The ends of the membrane are mated in sealed engagement with the couplings so as to fluidically seal the ends of the membrane and the dielectric member within the membrane. The membrane is filled with a dielectric fluid so as to displace any air in the membrane and the dielectric member. The couplings are adapted to couple to objects at opposite ends of the electrical isolator.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2020Date of Patent: April 27, 2021Assignee: Quanta Associates, L.P.Inventors: David Karl Wabnegger, Robert Wayne Palmer, Jody Milton Greer, Daniel Neil O'Connell, Raymond Henry Jodoin, Ian Edward Trip, Michael Howard Boudreau
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Patent number: 10974939Abstract: A system and method using at least one inductor operatively coupled to an electrically insulating structure suppresses transient currents generated during a bond-on process by a human worker with energized electrical equipment so as to inhibit passage of the transient currents through the electrically insulating structure operatively coupled to the energized electrical equipment.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2018Date of Patent: April 13, 2021Assignee: Quanta Associates, L.P.Inventors: Zoran Bilic, David James Ball
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Patent number: 10962170Abstract: A conductor lifter adapted to be mounted to a tower for temporarily supporting an energized conductor comprises a support arm having a base end and an opposite cantilevered end and a crank arm pivotally mounted on the cantilevered end, the crank arm having lower and upper crank arms. A first actuator is coupled to the support arm, and an elongate member is mounted to, so as to extend between, the upper crank arm and a first driver of the first actuator so as to rotate the crank arm about the pivotal coupling when the first actuator is actuated. A lower end of the lower crank arm is selectively elevatable by a second actuator relative to the upper crank arm so as to elevate a conductor when held by a conductor retainer on an insulator mounted to the lower crank arm. A method for using the conductor lifter is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2019Date of Patent: March 30, 2021Assignee: Quanta Associates, L.P.Inventors: David Karl Wabnegger, Daniel Neil O'Connell, Ian Edward Trip