Patent ID: 8908342

Claim:
A power distribution feeder system including: a plurality of power sources; a plurality of switching components coupled to the power sources by a plurality of line sections; an intelligent electronic device (IED) coupled to each switching component and configured to monitor any line section coupled to the switching component, each IED containing protection logic configured to: detect a jump in current on a faulted line section; communicate the jump in current to other IEDs coupled to the faulted line section; receive information from the other IEDs coupled to the faulted line section regarding any jump in current detected by the other IEDs; employ the received information from the other IEDs to confirm a fault in the faulted line section; and issue a trip command to isolate the faulted line section based on the current jump detected by the IED and current jump information received from other IEDs coupled to the line section.