Patent ID: 8730837

Claim:
A system for controlling a multi-feed power distribution network, the network including a first network sector and at least one second network sector, the system comprising: a first controller configured to control operation of the first network sector of the multi-feed power distribution network, the first network sector including a first plurality of devices connected to a first power source, and the first controller including first configuration data representing a first network sector topology, the first controller configured to, in response to a topology change in the first network sector causing a change in a location from which power is supplied to at least one affected network segment, transmit a message identifying the at least one affected network segment from the first controller to the network without prior knowledge of any other controllers; at least one second controller configured to control operation of the at least one second network sector of the multi-feed power distribution network, the at least one second network sector including a second plurality of devices connected to a second power source, and the at least one second controller including second configuration data representing a second network sector topology, the second controller configured to receive the message without prior knowledge of any other controllers, exchange configuration information regarding the at least one affected segment with the first controller, and automatically update the second configuration data of the second controller based on the configuration information received from the first controller to reflect the topology change.