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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 18, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 24, 2008
Jeff Tolnar, Columbus, OH (US);
Heidi Caroline, Meadville, PA (US);
Larry Hymer, Columbus, OH (US);
Michael Bauer, San Francisco, CA (US);
Jeff Tolnar, Columbus, OH (US);
Heidi Caroline, Meadville, PA (US);
Larry Hymer, Columbus, OH (US);
Michael Bauer, San Francisco, CA (US);
BPL Global, Ltd., Sewickley, PA (US);
Abstract
When a fault occurs in an energy distribution network, adaptive islanding is initiated to supply energy to customers who are disconnected from the primary source of energy on the network. The customers are selectively connected to secondary energy resources that are distributed within the network. The selected customers are chosen in accordance with a profile that takes into account the amount of energy available from the distributed resources, the expected length of time to repair the fault, the recent energy demands of the customers, and levels of priority that are assigned to respective customers. These factors are monitored, and the selected customers who are connected to the distributed resources are dynamically adjusted during the time that the fault exists.