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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 27, 2024
Abb Schweiz Ag, Baden, CH;
Elisabeth Lindell, Västerås, SE;
Stefan Halen, Västerås, SE;
ABB SCHWEIZ AG, Baden, CH;
Abstract
A method of performing a circuit opening and closing operation in a power system having a first phase, a second phase), and a third phase, the method including a) opening only a reference phase among the first phase, the second phase and the third phase such that a reference current of the reference phase is interrupted at a first current zero crossing after the opening; b) opening the remaining phases after step a); c) closing only the reference phase and a phase lagging the reference phase by 120° simultaneously or essentially simultaneously at a closing phase angle of a phase to ground voltage of the reference phase of 320°±70° when the current zero crossing is a positive current zero crossing, or of 140°±70° when the current zero crossing is a negative current zero crossing; and d) closing the phase lagging the reference phase by 240° after step c).