Patent ID: 7826933

Claim:
A method of adapting coordination of protective measures provided to an electric-energy distribution system as a function of at least an ambient weather condition, the method comprising the steps of: substantially, in substantially real-time, the ambient weather condition within a region adjacent to at least a portion of the electric-energy distribution system, wherein the electric-energy distribution system supplies electric energy to a plurality of end-user structures; communicating a signal indicative of the ambient weather condition to a control unit for determining whether a storm condition exists based at least in part on the ambient weather condition; establishing a control philosophy for autonomously adapting coordination of the protective measures provided to the electric-energy distribution system based at least in part on whether a storm condition exists as determined by the control unit, wherein a fuse saving philosophy is autonomously established when the storm condition is determined to exist and a fuse blowing philosophy is autonomously established when the storm condition is determined not to exist.