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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 28, 2017
Applicant:
Florida Power & Light Company, Juno Beach, FL (US);
Inventor:
Justin D. Klocman, Boca Raton, FL (US);
Assignee:
FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT COMPANY, Juno Beach, FL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 3/00 (2006.01); G05B 15/02 (2006.01); H02H 7/26 (2006.01); H02J 13/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 3/00 (2013.01); G05B 15/02 (2013.01); H02H 7/261 (2013.01); H02H 7/263 (2013.01); H02J 3/001 (2020.01); H02J 13/00001 (2020.01);
Abstract
An energy management system receives voltage and current data from each of a plurality of fault indicators. Each fault indicator is positioned on a powerline of a power distribution system immediately upstream of a respective one of a plurality of disconnect switches. The energy management system also determines a status of each disconnect switch based on the voltage and current from the plurality of fault indicators.