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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 24, 2018
Filed:
Aug. 01, 2011
Applicants:
Mirrasoul J. Mousavi, Cary, NC (US);
Le Tang, Cary, NC (US);
Inventors:
Mirrasoul J. Mousavi, Cary, NC (US);
Le Tang, Cary, NC (US);
Assignee:
ABB Research Ltd., Zurich, CH;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02H 3/00 (2006.01); H02H 3/06 (2006.01); H02H 3/07 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02H 3/066 (2013.01); H02H 3/07 (2013.01);
Abstract
Fault interrupting devices and methods for controlling the same are disclosed. The fault interrupting devices may include a switch on an electrical power line and a controller configured to operate the switch. The methods for controlling fault interrupting devices may include gathering data, determining from the data that a fault has occurred, opening the fault interrupting device to interrupt the fault, analyzing the data, and determining whether the fault interrupting device can be reclosed based at least partially on the analysis of the data.