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System and method for locating faults and communicating network operational status to a utility crew using an intelligent fuse

US10424909B2 · kind B2 · utility

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15Claims

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Assignee

ABB Schweiz AG · CH

Inventors

James Stoupis · Raleigh, US
Bernhard Deck · Wellheim, DE
Mirrasoul Mousavi · Cary, US
Dmitry Ishchenko · Cary, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 28, 2016
Grant date	Sep 24, 2019
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 28, 2037

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY04S10/52
WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An intelligent fuse provides the operational status of the power network upon which the fuse is installed to a mobile device of a remote user. A fuse electronic circuit embedded in the fuse holder of the fuse captures the characteristic values of the power network and transmits the data to the mobile device. The mobile device has an application installed thereon to calculate the distance to fault location from the recording fuse using the fuse electronic circuit-captured data. The fuse electronic circuit-captured data is further used to visualize the data collected at the measurement points of the electrical system upon which the fuse is installed.

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