SITUATIONAL AWARENESS SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISCONNECT SWITCHES IN ELECTRICAL SUBSTATIONS
First Claim
1. A method for providing situational awareness to a lineworker executing a switching order in a distribution substation, the method comprising the steps of:
- wirelessly transmitting a status of at least one circuit breaker in the distribution substation;
wirelessly receiving the status at a location adjacent a target switch in the distribution substation; and
displaying the status to a lineworker at the location to allow the lineworker to verify the status immediately prior to executing a switching order for the target switch.
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Abstract
A method and system (30) are disclosed for providing situational awareness to a lineworker executing a switching order in a distribution substation (10). The method includes the steps of wirelessly transmitting a status of at least one circuit breaker (20) in the distribution substation (10), wirelessly receiving the status at a location adjacent a target switch (16) in the distribution substation (10); and displaying the status to a lineworker at the location to allow the lineworker to verify the status immediately prior to executing a switching order for the target switch (16). The system (30) includes a wireless transmitter (32) to perform the transmitting step of the method and one or more wireless receivers (34) to perform the receiving and displaying steps of the method.
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15 Claims
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1. A method for providing situational awareness to a lineworker executing a switching order in a distribution substation, the method comprising the steps of:
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wirelessly transmitting a status of at least one circuit breaker in the distribution substation; wirelessly receiving the status at a location adjacent a target switch in the distribution substation; and displaying the status to a lineworker at the location to allow the lineworker to verify the status immediately prior to executing a switching order for the target switch. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A situational awareness system to provide situational awareness to a lineworker executing a switching order in a distribution substation, the situational awareness system comprising:
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a wireless transmitter to wirelessly transmit a status of at least one circuit breaker in the distribution substation; and a wireless receiver positioned adjacent a target switch in the distribution substation to receive the status transmitted from the wireless transmitter, the wireless receiver including a user interface configured to display the status to a lineworker at the target switch prior to the lineworker executing a switching order for the target switch. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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