Patents by Inventor Anupam Vinodkumar Sawhney

Anupam Vinodkumar Sawhney has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Directional zone select interlock method
    Patent number: 8207742
    Abstract: An improved method to detect and locate electrical faults is provided. A method of operating a circuit breaker in an electrical circuit configured with at least one of a first main circuit breaker at a first layer of circuit protection having a first direction of current flow, and at least one second circuit breaker downstream of said at least one first main circuit breaker having a second direction of current flow, and at least one third circuit breaker downstream of said at least one second circuit breaker having a third direction of current flow, wherein one of said at least one first, second, or third circuit breakers is in short time pick-up, is provided, and comprises steps to determine the location of the fault and adjust the trip time delay of the circuit breakers according to predetermined criteria.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2012
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Anupam Vinodkumar Sawhney, Sriram Changali, Radoslaw Narel, Marcelo Esteban Valdes
  • DIRECTIONAL ZONE SELECT INTERLOCK METHOD
    Publication number: 20100164503
    Abstract: An improved method to detect and locate electrical faults is provided. A method of operating a circuit breaker in an electrical circuit configured with at least one of a first main circuit breaker at a first layer of circuit protection having a first direction of current flow, and at least one second circuit breaker downstream of said at least one first main circuit breaker having a second direction of current flow, and at least one third circuit breaker downstream of said at least one second circuit breaker having a third direction of current flow, wherein one of said at least one first, second, or third circuit breakers is in short time pick-up, is provided, and comprises steps to determine the location of the fault and adjust the trip time delay of the circuit breakers according to predetermined criteria.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2008
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Inventors: Anupam Vinodkumar Sawhney, Sriram Changali, Radoslaw Narel, Marcelo Esteban Valdes