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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 09, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 08, 2015
Thomas & Betts International, Llc, Wilmington, DE (US);
Bahman Khoshnood, Boca Raton, FL (US);
William J. Dodds, Hackettstown, NJ (US);
Camilo Delgado, Long Island City, NY (US);
Eugene Bright, Boca Raton, FL (US);
David Ocasio, Orange Park, FL (US);
Thomas & Betts International, Inc., , DE (US);
Abstract
A gateway may be configured to synchronize transmissions of a plurality of faulted circuit indicators (FCIs). The gateway may determine a time delay from a zero crossing of a power line signal and obtain network information from the at least one FCI from the plurality of FCIs. The gateway may identify a proximate FCI that is closest to a gateway based on at least one link parameter, and assign the determined time delay to the proximate FCI. The gateway may receive confirmations that at least one FCI received the determined time delay, and has synchronized transmissions based on the determined time delay and the zero crossings of the power signal.