System for detecting a falling electric power conductor and related methods
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1. A control box for use in at least one of an electrical transmission system and a distribution system comprising:
- a housing having an enclosure and enclosing a plurality of electronic circuitries;
a processor located in the housing and configured to;
receive a first signal from a first measuring device, the first measuring device configured to measure an electrical characteristic of a conductor at a location in the at least one of the electrical transmission system and the distribution system;
determine that a conductor break caused by the conductor falling has occurred based at least partly on the first signal from the first measuring device; and
emit a disconnect signal to one or more switching devices to deenergize the affected portion of the system before the conductor contacts the ground.
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Abstract
Methods and systems for detecting a falling power line in a power transmission or distribution system are described. Electrical measurements at various points in the power distribution system are used to detect changes in a power line indicating that the conductor has broken or become disconnected. Upon detection, control mechanisms are used to deenergize the conductor while the conductor is falling and/or before it contacts the ground.
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24 Claims
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1. A control box for use in at least one of an electrical transmission system and a distribution system comprising:
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a housing having an enclosure and enclosing a plurality of electronic circuitries; a processor located in the housing and configured to; receive a first signal from a first measuring device, the first measuring device configured to measure an electrical characteristic of a conductor at a location in the at least one of the electrical transmission system and the distribution system; determine that a conductor break caused by the conductor falling has occurred based at least partly on the first signal from the first measuring device; and emit a disconnect signal to one or more switching devices to deenergize the affected portion of the system before the conductor contacts the ground. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for detecting a falling conductor in at least one of an electrical transmission system and a distribution system, the method comprising:
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receiving a first signal from a first measuring device, the first measuring device configured to measure an electrical characteristic of a conductor at a location in the at least one of the electrical transmission system and the distribution system; determining that a conductor break caused by the conductor falling has occurred based at least partly on the first signal from the first measuring device; and emitting a disconnect signal to one or more switching devices to deenergize the affected portion of the system before the conductor contacts the ground. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A non-transitory computer readable medium containing program instructions for detecting a falling conductor in at least one of an electrical transmission system and a distribution system, wherein execution of the program instructions by one or more processors of a computer system causes the one or more processors to perform the operations of:
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receiving a signal from a measuring device, the measuring device configured to measure an electrical characteristic of a conductor at a location in the at least one of the electrical transmission system and the distribution system; determining that a conductor break caused by the conductor falling has occurred based at least partly on the signal from the measuring device; and emitting a disconnect signal to one or more switching devices to deenergize the affected portion of the system before the conductor contacts the ground.
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