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Date of Patent:
Nov. 23, 2021

Filed:

Oct. 04, 2017
Applicant:

Electric Power Research Institute, Inc., Charlotte, NC (US);

Inventors:

Andrew John Phillips, Harrisburg, NC (US);

James Wu, Pittsburg, PA (US);

Drew Benton McGuire, Trussville, AL (US);

J. Mark Major, San Antonio, TX (US);

Mark C. Webb, San Antonio, TX (US);

Assignee:
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B 21/18 (2006.01); G08B 27/00 (2006.01); G01P 15/18 (2013.01); G08B 25/00 (2006.01); G08B 13/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B 21/182 (2013.01); G01P 15/18 (2013.01); G08B 13/02 (2013.01); G08B 25/00 (2013.01); G08B 27/001 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method of identifying a ballistic impact on a power transmission asset is disclosed. The method includes the steps of deploying a sensor assembly at the power transmission asset; using the sensor assembly to receive and process data at the power transmission asset; using an algorithm to compare the processed data to known data and determine if a ballistic impact has occurred on the power transmission asset; and triggering an alarm if a ballistic impact has occurred and dispatching personnel to the power transmission asset.


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