Patent ID: 6867958

Claim:
A power restoration recloser for use in a power distribution system having first and second power sources, said recloser comprising: (a) an input having an input sensor for sensing voltage and/or current; (b) an output having an output sensor for sensing voltage and/or current; (c) a microprocessor for controlling the connection of power between the input and the output in accordance with a control scheme, wherein the connection of power is closed under a normal power condition to permit power to flow between the input and the output, and wherein: (i) the control scheme monitors the voltage and/or current at the input and the output; (ii) if, as a result of a fault in the power distribution system, the input sensor senses a substantial change in the voltage or current at the input, or the output sensor senses a substantial change in the voltage or current at the output, the control scheme opens the connection of power between the input and the output to stop the flow of power between the input and the output; and (iii) if the power connection is open and the input sensor senses voltage or current at the input, or the output sensor senses voltage or current at the output, the control scheme attempts to reclose the connection of power between the input and the output to permit power to flow between the input and the output.