Patents by Inventor Victor Gerez

Victor Gerez 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).

  • Fault detection and location system for power transmission and distribution lines
    Patent number: 5343155
    Abstract: A system for detecting and locating faults on a power system includes the e of fault detection and transmitting devices on each pole of the system. The fault detection apparatus includes detecting coils mounted on the static line on either side of each pole, and a third detecting coil positioned so as to detect an orthogonal magnetic flux due to a phase-to-phase fault. A microprocessor on each pole analyzes the type of fault from the output of the three coils, and transmits the identification of the pole and pertinent fault data, when appropriate, to a repeater system. Thus, fault information from an entire power system can be fed through the repeater system into a central location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 1991
    Date of Patent: August 30, 1994
    Assignee: The Research and Development Institute, Inc. at Montana State University
    Inventors: Murari L. Kejariwal, Baldev Thapar, Victor Gerez, Daniel March