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Hybrid Distribution Network Power Restoration Control

  • US 20110004355A1
  • Filed: 12/23/2009
  • Published: 01/06/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/31/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A power outage restoration system for managing a power network including a plurality of switching devices, said power outage restoration system comprising:

  • an outage management system having a network model of said power network, said outage management system including an outage engine that uses said network model for determining restoration switching plans;

    a plurality of local restoration controllers in communication with said outage management system, each said local restoration controller having a distinct local restoration controller area of responsibility which is a portion of said power network, each said local restoration controller including a trimmed network model correlating to the respective local restoration controller area of responsibility, each said local restoration controller further including a switching analysis engine that uses said trimmed network model for determining said restoration switching plans; and

    wherein said a local restoration controller is operable to detect faults the an associated area of responsibility, when a fault is detected the respective local restoration controller switching analysis engine attempts to create a restoration switching plan, and if said switching analysis engine fails, a request is sent to said outage management system for said outage engine to create a restoration switching plan.

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