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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 18, 2009
Filed:
Dec. 28, 2006
John Charles Hill, Georgetown, MA (US);
Marcelo Esteban Valdes, Burlington, CT (US);
Ajit Wasant Kane, Bangalore, IN;
John Charles Hill, Georgetown, MA (US);
Marcelo Esteban Valdes, Burlington, CT (US);
Ajit Wasant Kane, Bangalore, IN;
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A protection system for a power distribution system with one or more zones that includes at least one power-switching device connected to a power or current sensing device and a communications device. The power-switching device is communicatively coupled to at least one processing device. The at least one processing device is adapted to execute a plurality of protective functions for a zone based on information of power conditions within the zone and predetermined protective requirements of the zone.