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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Apr. 04, 2017

Filed:

Jul. 18, 2013
Applicant:

San Diego Gas & Electric Company, San Diego, CA (US);

Inventors:

Girolamo Rosselli, Lakeside, CA (US);

Phil A. Patton, San Diego, CA (US);

William J. Cook, San Diego, CA (US);

Assignee:

San Diego Gas & Electric, San Diego, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 27/14 (2006.01); G01R 27/20 (2006.01); G01R 31/02 (2006.01); G01R 19/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 31/025 (2013.01); G01R 19/0084 (2013.01);
Abstract

Ground Potential Rise (GPR) systems and methods with depth sensing measure the GPR between the ground grid and the remote earth. Methods and systems described herein may provide a GPR measurement to an existing distance protection. A GPR system may comprise a set of potential transformers. The set of potential transformers may be coupled to different ground rods driven into the earth at different depths, respectively. One wire of the high voltage side of the potential transformer may be coupled to the ground grid of a substation, and the second wire of the potential transformer may be coupled to an insulated wire that is coupled to a ground rod or multiple of ground rods bonded together. The low voltage side of the potential transformer is used to connect Distance Relays, Voltage Relays, DFR or Alarms.


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