Inventors:
Paul Hedrick - Pittsburgh PA, US
Helen L. Toms - Irwin PA, US
Roger M. Miller - Mars PA, US
Assignee:
The United States of America as represented by the United States Department of Energy - Washington DC
International Classification:
H02H 7/00
Abstract:
An adaptive protection algorithm and system for protecting electrical distribution systems traces the flow of power through a distribution system, assigns a value (or rank) to each circuit breaker in the system and then determines the appropriate trip set points based on the assigned rank.