Case Study

Residential Automatic Feeder Restoration

Residential Automatic Feeder Restoration

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Residential Automatic Feeder Restoration Case Study Solution After investigating the latest technology in automation, the utility selected G&W Electric’s pre-engineered Lazer ® Automation Solution utilizing G&W Electric Viper ® -ST reclosers with Schweitzer Engineering, model SEL 651R, controls and one SEL 3351 central processor. The 3351 was used to automatically reconfigure the recloser controls as needed to maximize the efficiency of isolating a faulted section. The 3351 was located at the feeder substation so it could be easily interfaced with the utility SCADA network. Five reclosers were placed at specific points in the loop to protect particularly troubled sections. Four of the Viper-ST’s were configured as normally closed while the fifth was configured as a normally o

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