Patent ID: 11900779
Assignee: ABB SCHWEIZ AG
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. A power distribution equipment personnel safety system, comprising:
a power distribution equipment;
a processing unit;
at least one vicinity sensor; and
at least one power distribution equipment sensor;
wherein the power distribution equipment comprises an outer envelope, and wherein the outer envelope comprises at least one door configured to permit access to an interior of the power distribution equipment and/or wherein the outer envelope comprises at least one cover configured to permit access to the interior of the power distribution equipment;
wherein the at least one vicinity sensor is configured to acquire vicinity sensor data in an area outside of the outer envelope of the power distribution equipment, and provide the vicinity sensor data to the processing unit;
wherein the processing unit is configured to determine a position of a person in the area outside of the outer envelope of the power distribution equipment, the determination comprising utilization of the vicinity sensor data;
wherein the at least one power distribution equipment sensor is configured to acquire status data of the outer envelope of the power distribution equipment and provide the status data to the processing unit;
wherein the processing unit is configured to utilize the status data to determine whether the power distribution equipment outer envelope is undisturbed where the at least one door and/or the at least one cover are correctly closed or whether the outer envelope is disturbed where one or more doors or one or more covers are open or not correctly closed or one or more covers are removed;
wherein the processing unit is configured to determine a personnel safety state, the determination comprising utilization of the position of the person in the area outside of the outer envelope of the power distribution equipment and whether the power distribution equipment outer envelope is undisturbed or whether the outer envelope is disturbed; and
wherein the processing unit is configured to determine at least one action comprising utilization of the personnel safety state.