Application with Reclosers Using switches with fultinaication capability along with faultnterrupting reclosers, an automated radial feeder fan function as follows for rapid faut isolation and to minimize the extent the outage: 1. During normal operating conditions, all reclosers, ‘Sootonaliger, ang suitohes are closed and are sensing Tine current (Figure 23), = Figure 5¢3. Sito control commands switch B1 to open and rectoser Broclose. Figure 203, lull feeder with al roclosrs and switches closed. 2, When a persistent fault occurs at. recloser B operates tolockout clearing the fault (Figure 3C3) + andor eer 8 3 Feeder control recognizes that recioser B is open and interrogates wteh B1 (Figure 4C3). S re v La swat wer ‘gem INTERROGAES ves Suretan — Figure 403. Fautinatorinswten 84 ssponds to system interroga- 4. Because switch BT indicates a fault, contol recos- nizes that the tault must le bayond switch B1, an ‘opens ft to remove the faulted portion trom the feodor (Figure SC3), Recioser @ is then closed to restore service upto BI 262 With this mettod of operation, utizing fault-sensing loatbresk switches in conjunction with reclosers, sevice 7 oo _ Iorestored tothe unfaulted sections in minutes perhaps a Sia owas Suoe Seeones—rather than the longer time required to travel (© ‘hearea locate the fault andthen open the proper switch CONVERSION TO AUTOMATION BLENDS ‘OLD AND NEW [Rs ihe example [st ote ilustrates, extending sophist ated controls oF even full automation —to distribution ‘Systeme doesnot invelve wholesale replacement of existing Switehoear Special equipment can be applied witn great ‘ectiveness in conjunction with conventional reclosers Sndbreakers. The three.phase loadbresk switch and other oviees with characteristics and capabilities particularly Suited to automated syetoms are available and will be further expanded as needs are Identified and addressed. This is an extremely dynamic subject that requires up fotherminute examination of information from reliable Industry sources. “One sree receiving consiserable attention i the use ot microprocessor contols with existing breakers, reclosers, Soeticnalizers, and switehes. The controls need not nec- Seearly be limited to protect on-relatod functions, put father~2long with similar controls at voltage regulators, ‘capacitor banks, otc can serve as components in adata- fcquisthon complex hat generates te information needed {or automated contol ofall aspecis of power distribution, ‘esedo continuous monitering af conditions throughout the system Timust be remembered, however thatthe basic princi plas of overcurrent protection, including all the require ments for coordinating protection devices installed in Series, stilapply. Please reter to tne appropriate subjects inSeciion A