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Title:
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PREVENTING OVERLOADS OF POWER DISTRIBUTION NETWORKS
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2003058259
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
Systems and methods for monitoring power in power distribution systems are provided. In one aspect, a system for monitoring power includes a power monitoring device (202A-C, 204A-C) that measures a value of at least one characteristic of power provided to a branch of a power distribution system. The power monitoring device (202A-C, 204A-C) includes an output that provides the value measured. The system further includes a controller (201) having an input to receive the value measured and an output that couples to a first device (208, 210) powered by the branch to send a maximum power signal to the first device (208-210) to command the first device (208, 210) to operate at a percentage of maximum power.

Inventors:
SPITAELS JAMES
RASMUSSEN NEIL
Application Number:
PCT/US2003/000081
Publication Date:
October 16, 2003
Filing Date:
January 02, 2003
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
AMERICAN POWER CONV CORP (US)
International Classes:
H02J3/14; (IPC1-7): G06F19/00
Foreign References:
US20030005339A12003-01-02
US5949974A1999-09-07
US20020194517A12002-12-19
Other References:
See also references of EP 1470517A4
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