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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 16, 2002
Filed:
Sep. 16, 1999
Zhiqian Bo, Bath, GB;
Alstom UK Limited, , GB;
Abstract
A fault protection apparatus is disclosed for use in a time graded fault protection scheme. The apparatus comprises a circuit breaker having a normally closed trip contact provided in a line, current measurement apparatus adapted to produce an output signal indicative to the current in the line at the circuit breaker, and fault signal processing apparatus adapted to process the output signal from the current measurement apparatus to detect an initial fault on the line at a first instance. The fault signal processing apparatus is further adapted to process the output of the current measurement apparatus after the initial fault has been detected and to produce an accelerated opening signal in the event that the output signal meets a predetermined criteria, and a control device which is adapted to open said circuit breaker trip contact in response to said accelerated opening signal.