Patents by Inventor Troy D. LEWIS

Troy D. LEWIS 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).

  • Locating a power line event downstream from a power line branch point
    Patent number: 11416119
    Abstract: Systems and methods to determine an event location on a feeder line segment that is downstream of a feeder line branch. A first indication of an event is received from a sensor located on a feeder line upstream of the feeder line branch. A status of a monitored segment downstream of the feeder line branch is determined based on receiving the indication. The monitored segment is determined to be a particular branch based on locations of the feeder line branch, status sensors downstream of the feeder line branch, and location data of segments downstream of the feeder line branch. The event is determined to have occurred on a determined segment downstream of the feeder line branch based on the status of the monitored segment and on which segment is the monitored segment. An indication that the event occurred on the determined segment is provided based on determining the monitored segment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: Florida Power & Light Company
    Inventors: Ronald A. Capute, Troy D. Lewis, Vignesh Rangaraj
  • LOCATING A POWER LINE EVENT DOWNSTREAM FROM A POWER LINE BRANCH POINT
    Publication number: 20210055839
    Abstract: Systems and methods to determine an event location on a feeder line segment that is downstream of a feeder line branch. A first indication of an event is received from a sensor located on a feeder line upstream of the feeder line branch. A status of a monitored segment downstream of the feeder line branch is determined based on receiving the indication. The monitored segment is determined to be a particular branch based on locations of the feeder line branch, status sensors downstream of the feeder line branch, and location data of segments downstream of the feeder line branch. The event is determined to have occurred on a determined segment downstream of the feeder line branch based on the status of the monitored segment and on which segment is the monitored segment. An indication that the event occurred on the determined segment is provided based on determining the monitored segment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2020
    Publication date: February 25, 2021
    Inventors: Ronald A. CAPUTE, Troy D. LEWIS, Vignesh RANGARAJ