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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 08, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 08, 2014
Electric Power Research Institute, Inc., Charlotte, NC (US);
Andrew John Philips, Harrisburg, NC (US);
Richard Lordan, Palo Alto, CA (US);
J. Mark Major, San Antonio, TX (US);
Electric Power Research Institute, Inc., Charlotte, NC (US);
Abstract
An apparatus and method for measuring geomagnetically induced currents (GIC) is disclosed. The apparatus is configured to measure GICs temporarily flowing in high-voltage, 60 Hz power transmission conductors, and includes a securing means for securing the apparatus to the power transmission conductor. The apparatus further includes a flux concentrator having a toroidal ferrite core and winding wound around the core configured to capture a magnetic field from the power transmission conductor; a hall-effect sensor assembly configured to receive the magnetic field from the flux concentrator and produce a voltage signal corresponding to the magnetic field; and an electronics module configured to receive the voltage signal from the hall-effect sensor assembly, conduct measurements, and transmit the measurements to a local access point.