Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Control system for and method of fault location, isolation and supply restoration
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Application No.: US16761466Application Date: 2018-10-17
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Publication No.: US11309699B2Publication Date: 2022-04-19
- Inventor: Steve Cox
- Applicant: Electricity North West Property Limited
- Applicant Address: GB Stockport
- Assignee: Electricity North West Property Limited
- Current Assignee: Electricity North West Property Limited
- Current Assignee Address: GB Stockport
- Agency: McAfee Taft, A Professional Corporation
- Priority: EP17200688 20171108
- International Application: PCT/EP2018/078455 WO 20181017
- International Announcement: WO2019/091737 WO 20190516
- Main IPC: H02H3/06
- IPC: H02H3/06 ; H02H3/033 ; H02J13/00 ; H02J3/00 ; H02H7/28

Abstract:
A control system for and a method of fault isolation and electrical power restoration on an electrical network are provided and comprise: a plurality of electrical power supply facilities connectable to a region of a network, the region comprising a plurality of segments, and each segment being connectable to one or more neighbouring segments by a respective switching device; and the method including the steps of: detecting a fault condition within the region; operating the plurality of switching devices connecting the segments within the region so as to disconnect those segments from one another; performing a reconnection routine for each of a plurality of reconnection zones, being run concurrently.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200295557A1 CONTROL SYSTEM FOR AND METHOD OF FAULT LOCATION, ISOLATION AND SUPPLY RESTORATION Public/Granted day:2020-09-17
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