Patent ID: 8180481

Claim:
An automatic loop system for an electrical distribution system comprising: a first branch circuit powered by a first feeder, said first branch circuit having a first feeder recloser and a first midpoint recloser electrically coupled in series, said first branch circuit having a first segment opposite said first feeder; a second branch circuit powered by a second feeder, the second branch circuit having a second feeder recloser and a second midpoint recloser electrically coupled in series, said second branch circuit having a second segment disposed opposite said second feeder; a tie recloser electrically coupled between said first segment and said second segment wherein the tie recloser closes in response to the detection of a fault when the fault is not in the said segment or said second segment; and, a first controller associated with said first branch circuit and said second branch circuit, said first controller being disposed in communication with said first feeder recloser, said second feeder recloser, said first midpoint recloser, said second midpoint recloser and said tie recloser, said first controller including a processor responsive to executable computer instructions for providing an alternate profile indicative of a delay period to said second feeder recloser in response to receiving a fault signal from said first branch circuit.