Patents by Inventor Tom De Rybel

Tom De Rybel 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).

  • High voltage measurement systems
    Patent number: 9759755
    Abstract: Described herein is a method and apparatus for measuring the potential on a modern shielded high-voltage cable such as those used in medium-voltage distribution networks. A capacitive sensor arrangement (100) is constructed on a cable (110) using pre-existing structures (114, 116, 118, 120) within the cable (110). The use of implicit guarding methods is also described that allows the use of the semiconductor layer (116) present in modern cable design to be retained and to form part of the capacitive sensor arrangement (100). Performance of the sensor arrangement (100) can also be improved using temperature compensation techniques.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignees: EANDIS, KATHOLIEKE UNIVERSITEIT LEUVEN
    Inventors: Tom De Rybel, Eric Vandewinckel
  • HIGH VOLTAGE MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS
    Publication number: 20140021965
    Abstract: Described herein is a method and apparatus for measuring the potential on a modern shielded high-voltage cable such as those used in medium-voltage distribution networks. A capacitive sensor arrangement (100) is constructed on a cable (110) using pre-existing structures (114, 116, 118, 120) within the cable (110). The use of implicit guarding methods is also described that allows the use of the semiconductor layer (116) present in modern cable design to be retained and to form part of the capacitive sensor arrangement (100). Performance of the sensor arrangement (100) can also be improved using temperature compensation techniques.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2012
    Publication date: January 23, 2014
    Applicants: KATHOLIEKE UNIVERSITEIT LEUVEN, EANDIS
    Inventors: Tom De Rybel, Eric Vandewinckel