Title:
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OPTIMIZED CENTRALIZED CRITICAL CONTROL ARCHITECTURE FOR SWITCHGEAR AND POWER EQUIPMENT
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2003073572
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A method of monitoring and controlling a power distribution system (10) is provided. The power distribution system (10) includes a plurality of circuit breakers (16), a plurality of node electronic units (20), and wherein each associated circuit breaker (16) is electrically coupled with each respective node electronic unit (20). The system also includes at least one digital network (22), and at least one central control processing unit CCPU (24) wherein each CCPU (24) includes a first power system global information set, and each CCPU (24) is communicatively coupled to the plurality of node electronic units (20). The method includes transmitting at least one digital message from each node electronic unit (20) to each CCPU (24) over a respective network (22), determining an operational state of the power distribution system (10) from the digital message, and transmitting at least one multicast message from each CCPU (24) to each node electronic unit (20) such that the circuit breakers are operable from each CCPU (24).
Inventors:
BERKCAN ERTUGRUL
WELLES KENNETH BRAKELEY
SEXTON DANIEL WHITE
EVANS SCOTT CHARLES
PEARLMAN MARC ROBERT
ANDARAWIS EMAD ANDARAWIS
SCHNORE AUSTARS RAYMOND JR
SEALING CHARLES SCOTT
PREMERLANI WILLIAM JAMES
WANG CHANGTING
WANG WENDAI
WELLES KENNETH BRAKELEY
SEXTON DANIEL WHITE
EVANS SCOTT CHARLES
PEARLMAN MARC ROBERT
ANDARAWIS EMAD ANDARAWIS
SCHNORE AUSTARS RAYMOND JR
SEALING CHARLES SCOTT
PREMERLANI WILLIAM JAMES
WANG CHANGTING
WANG WENDAI
Application Number:
PCT/US2003/005601
Publication Date:
December 04, 2003
Filing Date:
February 25, 2003
Export Citation:
Assignee:
GEN ELECTRIC (US)
International Classes:
G06F1/12; G06F3/05; H01H83/20; H02H3/00; H02H7/26; H02H7/30; H02J3/00; H02J13/00; H04L1/00; H04L12/26; H02H1/00; H02H3/05; H04L12/24; (IPC1-7): H02J1/14
Foreign References:
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