US Patent Issued to HITACHI ENERGY on June 10 for "Transformer DC magnetization detection and mitigation through vibration measurement" (Swiss, German Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,327,675, issued on June 10, was assigned to HITACHI ENERGY LTD (Zurich, Switzerland).

"Transformer DC magnetization detection and mitigation through vibration measurement" was invented by Daniel Siemaszko (Ste-Croix, Switzerland), Stefanie Heinig (Basel, Switzerland), Juergen Steinke (Albbruck, Germany), Noemi Hubatka (Zurich, Switzerland) and Remo Baumann (Lenzburg, Switzerland).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure relates to a method for detecting a DC magnetization in a transformer and controlling the transformer, the method including: sensing, using at least one vibration sensor, at least one vibration on at least one...