Patents by Inventor Simon Ryder

Simon Ryder 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).

  • Patent number: 7034547
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of diagnosing a fault on a transformer winding by using frequency response analysis. The method comprises the steps of: measuring the impedance on said winding as a function of frequency, said measurement being represented in the form of a first voltage gain; comparing said impedance measurement with a reference measurement represented in the form of a second voltage gain, said comparison including a step of calculating three first parameters, each of said three first parameters being a correlation coefficient, between said first and second gains over three different frequency ranges. The method further comprises a step of determining the relative variation of at least a fourth parameter, said fourth parameter being a physical magnitude characteristic of said transformer, said relative variation being obtained by comparing said first and second gains.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2006
    Assignee: Alstom T&D SA
    Inventor: Simon Ryder
  • Publication number: 20050099187
    Abstract: This invention relates to a method of diagnosing one fault on a transformer winding using a Frequency Response Analysis (FRA). This invention is adapted more particularly to power transformers. The method comprises the following steps: measure the impedance of the said winding as a function of the frequency, the said measurement being represented in the form of a first voltage gain k, compare the said impedance measurement with a reference measurement represented in the form of a second voltage gain k?. The method also comprises a step to determine the relative variation of the first resonant frequency exceeding 10 kHz, the said relative variation being obtained by comparing the said first and second gains k and k?.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2004
    Publication date: May 12, 2005
    Applicant: AREVA T&D SA
    Inventor: Simon Ryder
  • Publication number: 20040164745
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of diagnosing a fault on a transformer winding by using frequency response analysis. The method comprises the steps of: measuring the impedance on said winding as a function of frequency, said measurement being represented in the form of a first voltage gain; comparing said impedance measurement with a reference measurement represented in the form of a second voltage gain, said comparison including a step of calculating three first parameters, each of said three first parameters being a correlation coefficient, between said first and second gains over three different frequency ranges. The method further comprises a step of determining the relative variation of at least a fourth parameter, said fourth parameter being a physical magnitude characteristic of said transformer, said relative variation being obtained by comparing said first and second gains.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2003
    Publication date: August 26, 2004
    Applicant: ALSTOM T&D SA
    Inventor: Simon Ryder