公开(公告)号：US11581713B2

公开(公告)日：2023-02-14

申请号：US16292591

申请日：2019-03-05

Applicant: Duke Energy Corporation

Inventor： Sandra Hall ,  Steve Hinkel ,  Doug Durst

IPC: B25J11/00 ,  G05B19/04 ,  H02B11/127 ,  H02B15/00 ,  H02B3/00 ,  H02B11/02 ,  H02B1/36 ,  G05D1/02

Abstract: Methods of operating a robotic breaker-racking apparatus are provided. A method of operating a robotic breaker-racking apparatus includes controlling a motor to drive the robotic breaker-racking apparatus to a first circuit breaker. The method includes accessing the first circuit breaker via remote or autonomous control of the robotic breaker-racking apparatus. Moreover, the method includes visually inspecting, via a camera of the robotic breaker-racking apparatus, a first relay of the first circuit breaker and/or a second relay of a second circuit breaker. Related robotic breaker-racking apparatuses are also provided.

公开(公告)号：US20190280467A1

公开(公告)日：2019-09-12

申请号：US16292591

申请日：2019-03-05

Applicant: Duke Energy Corporation

Inventor： Sandra Hall ,  Steve Hinkel ,  Doug Durst

IPC: H02B11/127 ,  H02B11/02 ,  H02B3/00 ,  H02B15/00

Abstract: Methods of operating a robotic breaker-racking apparatus are provided. A method of operating a robotic breaker-racking apparatus includes controlling a motor to drive the robotic breaker-racking apparatus to a first circuit breaker. The method includes accessing the first circuit breaker via remote or autonomous control of the robotic breaker-racking apparatus. Moreover, the method includes visually inspecting, via a camera of the robotic breaker-racking apparatus, a first relay of the first circuit breaker and/or a second relay of a second circuit breaker. Related robotic breaker-racking apparatuses are also provided.