Breaker fail-safe system for a multi-channel electric power generating system
US5400205A · kind A · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 17, 1993 |
| Grant date | Mar 21, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 17, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH02H3/05
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A nonvolatile fail-safe system providing protection from bus fault propagation for a multi-channel electric power generating system includes a controller which provides excitation control and protection for a first generator unit, position control for its generator control breaker (GCB) and position control for a bus tie breaker (BTB); protection logic which generates a trip signal for the BTB when a bus fault is detected isolating the load distribution bus from the tie bus, and thereafter generating an excitation isolation control signal and a GCB trip signal isolating the load distribution bus from the generator unit upon sustained presence of the bus fault. A latching generator control relay is electrically coupled in series with the excitation control and is responsive to the excitation isolation control signal for de-energizing the generator by isolating the excitation control. A circuit monitors the operational status of the controller and generates a breaker fail-safe signal upon sensing operation outside acceptable parameters; and fail-safe logic, responsive to the position status of the generator control relay at the instant of issuance of the breaker fail-safe signal, con…
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.