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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 16, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 04, 2019
Southern States, Llc, Hampton, GA (US);
Jiyuan Fan, Hampton, GA (US);
Joseph R Rostron, Hampton, GA (US);
Hua Fan, Hampton, GA (US);
David Moore, Hampton, GA (US);
Raj Anand, Hampton, GA (US);
Brian Berner, Hampton, GA (US);
Buddy Reneau, Hampton, GA (US);
Southern States, LLC, Hampton, GA (US);
Abstract
Electric power Fault detection, isolation and restoration (FDIR) systems using 'smart switches' that autonomously coordinate operations to minimize the number of customers affected by outages and their durations, without relying on communications with a central controller or between the smart switch points. The smart switches typically operate during the substation breaker reclose cycles while the substation breakers are open, which enables the substation breakers to reclose successfully to restore service within their normal reclosing cycles. Alternatively, the smart switch may be timed to operate before the substation breakers trip to effectively remove the substation breakers from the fault isolation process. Both approaches allow the FDIR system to be installed with minimal reconfiguration of the substation protection scheme.