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Network protector control for spot network fed from feeder sources having voltage differences

US10096991B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 13, 2016
Grant dateOct 9, 2018
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Expiry dateApr 4, 2037

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH02H3/387
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In one embodiment, a network protector for a spot network includes a circuit breaker and a network protector relay coupled to the circuit breaker. The network protector relay is structured and configured to have network protector relay non-sensitive trip settings for controlling operation of the circuit breaker that will cause the network protector to remain closed when: (i) an angular difference (±) between a transformer phase-to-neutral voltage of the first feeder branch and a transformer phase-to-neutral voltage of the second feeder branch is less than or equal to a first threshold value, and (ii) a magnitude difference (±) between the transformer phase-to-neutral voltage of the feeder branch and the transformer phase-to-neutral voltage of the second feeder branch is less than or equal to a second threshold value.

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