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Directional comparison blocking system

CA 1281407 C · Owner: Li, Hung Jen · Inventors: Mcfall, John Daniel; Li, Hung Jen

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An echo-keyed directional comparison blocking system for protecting an electrical power transmission path in a power system network against internal faults is disclosed. The system includes a terminal unit disposed at each end of the transmission path for measuring characteristics representative of the power at its corresponding end and for activating a corresponding circuit breaker when an internal fault of the transmission path is detected. Each terminal unit includes a transmitter and a receiver for communicating transmit and receive signals with each other through a communication medium and additionally includes at least one forward-looking pilot relay, at least one overcurrent relay, …

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  • Granted March 12, 1991. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended March 12, 2008.
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FiledApril 1, 1987
GrantedMarch 12, 1991
Term endedMarch 12, 2008
Patent numberCA 1281407 C
Classification (IPC)H02H3/30 +1 more

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1988199119941997200020032006Application filedApril 1, 1987Patent grantedMarch 12, 1991Term endedMarch 12, 2008

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