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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 31, 2022
Filed:
Oct. 29, 2020
Applicant:
Centerpoint Energy, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Eric D. Easton, Humble, TX (US);
Kevin J. Bryant, Sugarland, TX (US);
Assignee:
CenterPoint Energy, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02B 5/00 (2006.01); H05K 9/00 (2006.01); H02B 1/04 (2006.01); H02B 1/26 (2006.01); H02B 7/06 (2006.01); H04B 10/25 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K 9/0007 (2013.01); H02B 1/04 (2013.01); H02B 1/26 (2013.01); H02B 5/00 (2013.01); H02B 7/06 (2013.01); H04B 10/25 (2013.01);
Abstract
An electric power substation includes one or more primary relay panels located at a substation site and susceptible to damage caused by radiated or coupled electromagnetic energy, and an electromagnetic pulse mitigation module located at the substation site and comprising a continuous conductive enclosure that is impervious to the radiated or coupled electromagnetic energy. One or more backup relay panels are housed within the electromagnetic pulse mitigation module and capable of assuming operation of the one or more primary relay panels.