Patents by Inventor Benjamin T. Rowland

Benjamin T. Rowland 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).

  • Publication number: 20240312688
    Abstract: A current transformer (CT) isolation clamp is mounted to a phase conductor and includes a step-down CT transformer and a passive isolation transformer. A three-phase power-harvesting sensor system includes a plurality of CT isolation clamps mounted to phase conductors in a three-phase power system. An electronics module is connected to the CT isolation clamps. The electronics module may include a sensing circuit to determine power characteristics of the three-phase power system based on the outputs of the CT isolation clamps. The electronics module may include a communication subsystem to transmit the determined power characteristics to local or remote devices. Additionally, the electronics module may include a power harvesting circuit to harvest power to operate the sensing circuit and the communication subsystem.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2023
    Publication date: September 19, 2024
    Applicant: Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy M. Minteer, David Kenny, Johnny J. Moore, Raymond W. Rice, Benjamin T. Rowland, Lyssa W. Blood, Brett Taggart
  • Patent number: 11397198
    Abstract: The present disclosure pertains to systems and methods for measuring electrical parameters in an electric power system. In one embodiment, a system may include a line-mounted wireless current sensor comprising a current monitoring subsystem to generate a current measurement of an alternating current flow through an electrical conductor. The line-mounted wireless current sensor may harvest power from the electrical conductor. A processing subsystem may generate a message comprising the current measurement, and the message may be transmitted at a synchronization point using a wireless communication subsystem. An intelligent electronic device (IED) may receive the message. The IED may further generate a voltage and generate a phasor based on the current measurement and the voltage measurement. A control action subsystem may implement a control action (e.g., selectively connecting or disconnecting a capacitor bank) based on the phasor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: Raymond W. Rice, Benjamin T. Rowland, James Mobley, Shankar V. Achanta
  • Publication number: 20210055332
    Abstract: The present disclosure pertains to systems and methods for measuring electrical parameters in an electric power system. In one embodiment, a system may include a line-mounted wireless current sensor comprising a current monitoring subsystem to generate a current measurement of an alternating current flow through an electrical conductor. The line-mounted wireless current sensor may harvest power from the electrical conductor. A processing subsystem may generate a message comprising the current measurement, and the message may be transmitted at a synchronization point using a wireless communication subsystem. An intelligent electronic device (IED) may receive the message. The IED may further generate a voltage and generate a phasor based on the current measurement and the voltage measurement. A control action subsystem may implement a control action (e.g., selectively connecting or disconnecting a capacitor bank) based on the phasor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2019
    Publication date: February 25, 2021
    Applicant: Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: Raymond W. Rice, Benjamin T. Rowland, James Mobley, Shankar V. Achanta