Patents by Inventor William Mack Grady

William Mack Grady 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: 8456176
    Abstract: This invention relates to a hybrid passive agent system impedance monitoring station and method. The method of monitoring impedance of an electrical system includes the steps of providing an impedance monitoring station adapted to test and monitor system impedance, solving for system impedance in a time domain, solving for system impedance in a frequency domain, and determining a time domain driving point impedance and a frequency domain driving point impedance to identify the impedance of the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2013
    Assignee: Electric Power Research Institute, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew Robert Rylander, William Mack Grady, Arshad Mansoor, Frederic Gorgette
  • Publication number: 20100085065
    Abstract: This invention relates to a hybrid passive agent system impedance monitoring station and method. The method of monitoring impedance of an electrical system includes the steps of providing an impedance monitoring station adapted to test and monitor system impedance, solving for system impedance in a time domain, solving for system impedance in a frequency domain, and determining a time domain driving point impedance and a frequency domain driving point impedance to identify the impedance of the system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2009
    Publication date: April 8, 2010
    Applicant: Electric Power Research Institute, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew Robert Rylander, William Mack Grady, Arshad Mansoor, Frederic Gorgette
  • Patent number: 6996483
    Abstract: A disturbance locating system includes a voltage transducer, a current transducer and disturbance energy determination circuitry. The system may also include disturbance power determination circuitry. The voltage transducer couples to an output of a voltage transformer, the output of the voltage transformer representative of a voltage on a line. The current transducer couples to an output of a current transformer, the output of the current transformer representative of the current flowing through the line, the output having a forward reference direction and a behind reference direction. The disturbance energy determination circuitry couples to the voltage transducer and the current transducer. Based upon the inputs received, the disturbance energy determination circuitry determines disturbance energy flowing in the line and estimates a direction of disturbance energy flow with respect to the system as either in front of or behind of the disturbance locating system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2006
    Assignee: Basic Resources, Inc.
    Inventors: Antony Cozart Parsons, William Mack Grady, Edward J. Powers, Jr., Surya Santoso, John Carol Soward
  • Publication number: 20040164743
    Abstract: A disturbance locating system includes a voltage transducer, a current transducer and disturbance energy determination circuitry. The system may also include disturbance power determination circuitry. The voltage transducer couples to an output of a voltage transformer, the output of the voltage transformer representative of a voltage on a line. The current transducer couples to an output of a current transformer, the output of the current transformer representative of the current flowing through the line, the output having a forward reference direction and a behind reference direction. The disturbance energy determination circuitry couples to the voltage transducer and the current transducer. Based upon the inputs received, the disturbance energy determination circuitry determines disturbance energy flowing in the line and estimates a direction of disturbance energy flow with respect to the system as either in front of or behind of the disturbance locating system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2004
    Publication date: August 26, 2004
    Inventors: Antony Cozart Parsons, William Mack Grady, Edward J. Powers, Surya Santoso, John Carol Soward
  • Patent number: 6772075
    Abstract: A disturbance locating system deployed within a power grid to estimate a location of a disturbance in a power system includes a voltage transducer, a current transducer and disturbance energy determination circuitry. The system may also include disturbance power determination circuitry. The voltage transducer couples to an output of a voltage transformer, the output of the voltage transformer representative of a voltage on a line within the power grid. The current transducer couples to an output of a current transformer, the output of the current transformer representative of the current flowing through the line, the output having a forward reference direction and a behind reference direction. The voltage and current transformers may be hard wired to the line. The disturbance energy determination circuitry couples to the voltage transducer and the current transducer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2004
    Inventors: Antony Cozart Parsons, William Mack Grady, Edward J. Powers, Jr., Surya Santoso, John Carol Soward
  • Publication number: 20020072867
    Abstract: A disturbance locating system deployed within a power grid to estimate a location of a disturbance in a power system includes a voltage transducer, a current transducer and disturbance energy determination circuitry. The system may also include disturbance power determination circuitry. The voltage transducer couples to an output of a voltage transformer, the output of the voltage transformer representative of a voltage on a line within the power grid. The current transducer couples to an output of a current transformer, the output of the current transformer representative of the current flowing through the line, the output having a forward reference direction and a behind reference direction. The voltage and current transformers may be hard wired to the line. The disturbance energy determination circuitry couples to the voltage transducer and the current transducer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2002
    Publication date: June 13, 2002
    Inventors: Antony Cozart Parsons, William Mack Grady, Edward J. Powers, Surya Santoso, John Carol Soward
  • Patent number: 6360178
    Abstract: A disturbance locating system deployed within a power grid to estimate a location of a disturbance in a power system includes a voltage transducer, a current transducer and disturbance energy determination circuitry. The system may also include disturbance power determination circuitry. The voltage transducer couples to an output of a voltage transformer, the output of the voltage transformer representative of a voltage on a line within the power grid. The current transducer couples to an output of a current transformer, the output of the current transformer representative of the current flowing through the line, the output having a forward reference direction and a behind reference direction. The voltage and current transformers may be hard wired to the line. The disturbance energy determination circuitry couples to the voltage transducer and the current transducer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2002
    Inventors: Antony Cozart Parsons, William Mack Grady, Edward J. Powers, Jr., Surya Santoso, John Carol Soward