Controllable recloser for power line
CA 2034754 C · Owner: Cooper Power Systems, Inc. · Inventors: Dunk, Michael; Gilker, Clyde
Overview
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An electronically controlled recloser for an electrical power distribution system is powered by at least one current transformer coupled to give an output in response to power line current. A voltage is stored on a large and a small capacitor in response to the line current and is compared with a reference voltage for determining the level of line current. When abnormally high levels of current appear on the line, it is opened for a short period of time. The energy stored on the capacitors is supplied to power the recloser during low line current conditions. At an end of a given time period following the opening of said line the, recloser recloses the line. If the abnormal condition …
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- Filed January 22, 1991 and granted October 9, 2001. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended January 22, 2011.
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