Protection system for an electricity network having a data transmission radio link

• US 6,628,496 B2
• Filed: 11/28/2001
• Issued: 09/30/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 12/19/2000
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Areva T&D SAS (GE Vernova, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Alstom SA
• Inventors: Montjean, Dominique
• Primary Examiner(s): Toatley, Jr., Gregory J.
• Assistant Examiner(s): KITOV, ZEEV V
• Application Number:
  US09/994,681
• Publication Number:
  US 20020075616A1
• Time in Patent Office: 671 Days
• Field of Search: 361/115, 361/72, 361/68, 361/69
• US Class Current: 361/115
• CPC Class Codes: H02H 1/0061 concerning transmission of signals transmission of measured quantities or switching orders; sectionalised protection involving signal transmission between at least two stations H02H7/261; comparison of the voltage or current values at two spaced portions of a single system H02H3/28; transferring the output of a sensing member to another variable G01D5/00; electrical measuring arrangements using modulation of electromagnetic waves, e.g. light beams G01R15/24, G01R15/26
• CPC Class Codes: H02H 3/006 Calibration or setting of parameters

Abstract

The digital protection system for a high voltage electricity network to instruct circuit breakers to open in the event of faults being detected by current and/or voltage sensors on the network lines connected to the circuit breakers includes a radio link for transmitting data with a mobile telephone of the “Bluetooth” type.

Claims

1. A digital protection system for an electricity network for causing circuit breakers to open in the event of faults being detected based on current or voltage values measures by current or voltage sensors on lines of the network connected to the circuit breakers, the system comprising a wireless data transmission link with a remote appliance, wherein said wireless transmission link is a short-range radio link and said remote appliance is configured to input, modify or display reference values for determining said faults.

2. The digital protection system of claim 1, wherein the remote appliance comprises a mobile telephone.

3. The digital protection system of claim 2, further comprising a processor programmed to receive the measured current or voltage values from said current or voltage sensors, to compare the measured current or voltage values with corresponding reference values stored in memory in the protection system, and to respond to said comparison by issuing open instruction signals to the circuit breakers, wherein said processor is also programmed to execute an interactive program for inputting, modifying or displaying said reference values in communication over the short-range radio link with the mobile telephone.