Electricity: electrical systems and devices – Safety and protection of systems and devices – Feeder protection in distribution networks
Patent
1997-10-23
1999-05-18
Gaffin, Jeffrey
Electricity: electrical systems and devices
Safety and protection of systems and devices
Feeder protection in distribution networks
361 93, H02H3/08
Patent
active
059056150
ABSTRACT:
An electric power distribution system having a number of automatic protection breakers distributed on various levels is disclosed herein. Each protection breaker includes an electronic protection unit to open the breaker, which is controlled based on the amount of current flowing through the breaker and its derivative. Each of the breakers is preferably connected in order to exchange information concerning their respective status. Also disclosed herein is method for controlling the intervention sequence of the mutually interlocked breakers, in which a breaker reports a detected fault condition to its next higher level breaker.
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Carlson Erik
Colombo Serverino
Disselnkotter Rolf
Lorito Fabrizio
Rivetti Giandomenico
ABB Research Ltd.
Gaffin Jeffrey
Huynh Kim
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