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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 06, 2010
Filed:
Mar. 16, 2007
James D. Stoupis, Durham, NC (US);
Donato Colonna, Raleigh, NC (US);
David L. Lubkeman, Lake Mary, FL (US);
Jaichander K. Vellore, Durham, NC (US);
Robert E. Goodin, Debury, FL (US);
Timothy S Fahey, Apex, NC (US);
Varagur Ramanan, Cary, NC (US);
James D. Stoupis, Durham, NC (US);
Donato Colonna, Raleigh, NC (US);
David L. Lubkeman, Lake Mary, FL (US);
Jaichander K. Vellore, Durham, NC (US);
Robert E. Goodin, Debury, FL (US);
Timothy S Fahey, Apex, NC (US);
Varagur Ramanan, Cary, NC (US);
ABB Technology AG, Zurich, CH;
Abstract
A method and apparatus for restoring power to loads connected to a feeder powered by a power source. The feeder is provided with a plurality of switching devices and a master electronic device which is in operative communication with the switching devices and has a plurality of power restoration plans stored therein. Upon occurrence of a fault in a zone of the feeder, the identity of the switching device which is closest to and upstream from the faulted zone relative to the power source is used in order to select a power restoration plan and restore power to some or all the loads connected to non-faulted zones of the feeder from one or more additional feeders.