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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 21, 2011
Antonio Vitucci, Wauconda, IL (US);
Antonio Vitucci, Wauconda, IL (US);
Honeywell International Inc., Morristown, NJ (US);
Abstract
A method and system () are disclosed for providing situational awareness to a lineworker executing a switching order in a distribution substation (). The method includes the steps of wirelessly transmitting a status of at least one circuit breaker () in the distribution substation (), wirelessly receiving the status at a location adjacent a target switch () in the distribution substation (); and displaying the status to a lineworker at the location to allow the lineworker to verify the status immediately prior to executing a switching order for the target switch (). The system () includes a wireless transmitter () to perform the transmitting step of the method and one or more wireless receivers () to perform the receiving and displaying steps of the method.