Douglas M Staszesky

US Patent:

20060217058, Sep 28, 2006

Filed:

Feb 1, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/345932

Inventors:

Douglas Staszesky - Glenview IL, US
David Klein - Glenview IL, US

International Classification:

H04H 1/00

US Classification:

455003010

Abstract:

A power distribution system sensor and/or control device is integrated with a wireless communication device in an encapsulating weather resistant housing. The device includes a power supply that is adapted to couple to a conductor of the power distribution network to provide rectified and conditioned power as necessary to operate the distribution and/or control device and the wireless transceiver. The wireless communication device may be a low power packet data radio transceiver operating in accordance with any suitable communication standard.

US Patent:

20090290275, Nov 26, 2009

Filed:

Oct 3, 2006

Appl. No.:

12/091338

Inventors:

Douglas M. Staszesky - Glenview IL, US
Raymond P. O'Leary - Evanston IL, US
Thomas J. Tobin - Northbrook IL, US

Assignee:

S & C Electric Co. - Chicago IL

International Classification:

H02H 7/30

US Classification:

361 63

Abstract:

A fault protection system for an electrical power distribution system and a method of configuring and operating a fault protection system for an electrical power distribution system accepts device fault protection parameters, such as the time-current-characteristics (TCCs), of boundary devices, and selects and sets fault protection parameters for one or more fault protection devices, such as fault-interrupters, that thus coordinate with the boundary devices. Fault protection parameter selection for each fault protection device may occur automatically, and each device may reconfigure its fault protection parameters based upon changes in the electrical power distribution system, for example, as the result of fault isolation and/or service restoration.