Patent ID: 8810414
Filing Date: 2014-08-19
Classification: G06Q,H02J,Y02E,Y04S

Abstract:
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; wherein the wirelessly transmitting step comprises transmitting a status for each of a plurality of circuit breakers in the distribution substation, and the displaying step comprises displaying the status for a specific circuit breaker associated with the target switch; and wherein the wirelessly receiving step comprises receiving the status for each of a plurality of circuit breakers at a plurality of locations by a plurality of wireless receivers, each location being adjacent one of a plurality of target switches and being associated with one wireless receiver of the plurality of wireless receivers and the displaying step comprises displaying at each location the status for a specific circuit breaker associated with the target switch adjacent the location.