Patents by Inventor Luc Cauchon

Luc Cauchon 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).

  • Geomagnetic storm warning
    Patent number: 10371862
    Abstract: A method of receiving a substorm activity data log from one or more remote sensors, where substorm activity is due to solar activity. The method also includes receiving a harmonic distortion data stream from one or more remote observatories monitoring disturbances on a power grid, where the distortion is due to geomagnetically induced currents. The method also includes applying a mathematical model to the harmonic distortion data stream to create a derived harmonic distortion data log, and comparing phase-to-phase similarity of the three phases from the derived harmonic distortion data log. The method also includes predicting future adverse events due to geomagnetically-induced currents on the power grid based at least in part on the comparison and the substorm activity data log, and creating a warning based on the prediction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignees: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, HYDRO-QUÉBEC
    Inventors: Chumki Basu, Luc Cauchon, Sébastien Guillon, Innocent Kamwa, Manikandan Padmanaban
  • GEOMAGNETIC STORM WARNING
    Publication number: 20180231686
    Abstract: A method of receiving a substorm activity data log from one or more remote sensors, where substorm activity is due to solar activity. The method also includes receiving a harmonic distortion data stream from one or more remote observatories monitoring disturbances on a power grid, where the distortion is due to geomagnetically induced currents. The method also includes applying a mathematical model to the harmonic distortion data stream to create a derived harmonic distortion data log, and comparing phase-to-phase similarity of the three phases from the derived harmonic distortion data log. The method also includes predicting future adverse events due to geomagnetically-induced currents on the power grid based at least in part on the comparison and the substorm activity data log, and creating a warning based on the prediction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2017
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Inventors: Chumki Basu, Luc Cauchon, Sébastien Guillon, Innocent Kamwa, Manikandan Padmanaban