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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 13, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 29, 2012
Marcelo Esteban Valdes, Burlington, CT (US);
Marty Lynn Trivette, Hartford, CT (US);
Anurag Arjundas Jivanani, Unionville, CT (US);
Marcelo Esteban Valdes, Burlington, CT (US);
Marty Lynn Trivette, Hartford, CT (US);
Anurag Arjundas Jivanani, Unionville, CT (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
Methods, devices, and systems for automated maintenance mode switching are described. An example method of controlling a protection assembly mode of operation is described for use in a system having a protection assembly configured to receive power from an upstream power source and provide power and protection to a downstream protection device moveable between a fully engaged position and a fully disengaged position. The method includes determining, by the protection assembly, when a maintenance action is being performed on the downstream protection device, and switching the protection assembly from a normal protection mode to a maintenance mode of operation in response to determining the maintenance action is being performed on the downstream protection device.