Patents by Inventor Timothy P. Tibbals

Timothy P. Tibbals 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: 9363200
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are various systems and methods that may improve the transmission of data over low-bandwidth communication channels in an electric power delivery system. Devices communicating across a low-bandwidth communication channel may implement several approaches, according to various embodiments disclosed herein, to reduce the data transmitted across the low-bandwidth communication channel and to prioritize the transmission of time-sensitive and/or more important information with respect to other data. Various embodiments disclosed herein may inspect packets to be transmitted across a low-bandwidth communication channel in order to identify high priority data. High priority data may be time-sensitive information, and accordingly, transmission of such data may be prioritized over other data in order to reduce transmission latency of the higher priority data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: Bogdan Z. Kasztenny, Timothy P. Tibbals, David J. Dolezilek, Benjamin S. Day, Ryan Bradetich, Jerry J. Bennett, Shankar V. Achanta
  • Publication number: 20150358253
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are various systems and methods that may improve the transmission of data over low-bandwidth communication channels in an electric power delivery system. Devices communicating across a low-bandwidth communication channel may implement several approaches, according to various embodiments disclosed herein, to reduce the data transmitted across the low-bandwidth communication channel and to prioritize the transmission of time-sensitive and/or more important information with respect to other data. Various embodiments disclosed herein may inspect packets to be transmitted across a low-bandwidth communication channel in order to identify high priority data. High priority data may be time-sensitive information, and accordingly, transmission of such data may be prioritized over other data in order to reduce transmission latency of the higher priority data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2014
    Publication date: December 10, 2015
    Inventors: Bogdan Z. Kasztenny, Timothy P. Tibbals, David J. Dolezilek, Benjamin S. Day, Ryan Bradetich, Jerry J. Bennett, Shankar V. Achanta
  • Patent number: 9065763
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are various systems and methods that may improve the transmission of data over low-bandwidth communication channels in an electric power delivery system. Devices communicating across a low-bandwidth communication channel may implement several approaches, according to various embodiments disclosed herein, to reduce the data transmitted across the low-bandwidth communication channel and to prioritize the transmission of time-sensitive and/or more important information with respect to other data. Various embodiments disclosed herein may inspect packets to be transmitted across a low-bandwidth communication channel in order to identify high priority data. High priority data may be time-sensitive information, and accordingly, transmission of such data may be prioritized over other data in order to reduce transmission latency of the higher priority data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignee: Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: Bogdan Z. Kasztenny, Timothy P. Tibbals, David J. Dolezilek, Benjamin S. Day, Ryan Bradetich, Jerry J. Bennett, Shankar V. Achanta
  • Publication number: 20140269736
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are various systems and methods that may improve the transmission of data over low-bandwidth communication channels in an electric power delivery system. Devices communicating across a low-bandwidth communication channel may implement several approaches, according to various embodiments disclosed herein, to reduce the data transmitted across the low-bandwidth communication channel and to prioritize the transmission of time-sensitive and/or more important information with respect to other data. Various embodiments disclosed herein may inspect packets to be transmitted across a low-bandwidth communication channel in order to identify high priority data. High priority data may be time-sensitive information, and accordingly, transmission of such data may be prioritized over other data in order to reduce transmission latency of the higher priority data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: SCHWEITZER ENGINEERING LABORATORIES, INC.
    Inventors: Bogdan Z. Kasztenny, Timothy P. Tibbals, David J. Dolezilek, Benjamin S. Day, Ryan Bradetich, Jerry J. Bennett, Shankar V. Achanta
  • Patent number: 8739178
    Abstract: Provided is a system and method of configuring IEDs to facilitate standardized communication messages among a plurality of IEDs within a power system network based on the IEC 61850 standard. A description file is described for an intelligent electronic device configured in accordance with the IEC-61850 standard. The description file includes a section which indicates which GOOSE message the intelligent electronic device should receive. In yet another embodiment, the description file includes a section which is capable of linking to logic functions of the intelligent electronic device for performing programmable data binding or dynamic data binding. A configuration tool is further provided for editing and creating such description files.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark J. Bosold, Thomas L. Ristine, Benjamin S. Day, David M. Nieuwsma, Ronald L. Baiar, Jason A. Dearien, Timothy P. Tibbals, Edward L. Evans
  • Publication number: 20080127210
    Abstract: Provided is a system and method of configuring IEDs to facilitate standardized communication messages among a plurality of IEDs within a power system network based on the IEC 61850 standard. A description file is described for an intelligent electronic device configured in accordance with the IEC-61850 standard. The description file includes a section which indicates which GOOSE message the intelligent electronic device should receive. In yet another embodiment, the description file includes a section which is capable of linking to logic functions of the intelligent electronic device for performing programmable data binding or dynamic data binding. A configuration tool is further provided for editing and creating such description files.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2007
    Publication date: May 29, 2008
    Inventors: Mark J. Bosold, Thomas L. Ristine, Benjamin S. Day, David M. Nieuwsma, Ronald L. Balar, Jason A. Dearlen, Timothy P. Tibbals, Edward L. Evans
  • Patent number: 5477408
    Abstract: The system includes a blocking counter which is set to 255 quarter cycles and the output contacts of the protective relay are blocked for five quarter cycles if the first order difference between two successive quarter-cycle samples of current is above a selected threshold, referred to as the last previous and the first samples. The first order difference between the first and the next successive (second) samples is compared against a second threshold and the instantaneous value of the current sample is compared against the second threshold. If both comparisons are above the second threshold, then the output contacts are unblocked. If not, such that a constant DC A/D converter output or an A/D spike is indicated, then the outputs remain blocked for the full five quarter cycles, which is sufficient time to permit the A/D spike to disappear and to recognize a constant DC output from the A/D converter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 1993
    Date of Patent: December 19, 1995
    Assignee: Schweitzer Engineering Labs, Inc.
    Inventors: Edmund O. Schweitzer, III, Timothy P. Tibbals