Circuit Breaker Maintenance by Mobile Agent Software Technology Seminar Report

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Contents

I. Introduction 1

II. Circuit Breaker Maintenance Tasks 3

III. Mobile Agent Software 7

IV. Application Scenarios 10

A. Information Storage and Retrieval 11

B. Creating Circuit Breaker Failure Reports 13

C. Circuit Breaker Monitoring 14

D. Security Consideration 15

E. Logging and Experience Sharing 16

F. Cost-Benefit Analysis 17

G. Other 17

V. Summary 18

VI. Conclusion 19

VII. References

Dept of Electrical & Electronics Engg. MESCE, Kuttippuram

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ACKNOWLEDGMENT

With all due respect, I sincerely express my gratitude to our beloved Head of the

Department, Dr. P. M. S. Nambisan, for his blessings and undying support.

I also thank the Seminar Coordinator, Asst. Professor, Mr. Gylson Thomas, for

his cooperation extended during the course of my preparation.

I’m extremely indebted to my Seminar Guide, MrsJaseela.M, for her able

guidance at every step.

May I thank all the department faculties too, who have been there to help me

whenever I needed them.

At this juncture, I also wish to whole-heartedly thank all my friends for their

encouragement and good wishes, and for all the unforgettable experiences shared while

searching for a topic.

Dept of Electrical & Electronics Engg. MESCE, Kuttippuram

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ABSTRACT

Circuit breakers are crucial components for power system operation. The

currently adapted time-directed maintenance strategy and the emerging new condition-

based strategy require a flexible information processing technique and software

architecture. In this paper, mobile agent software has been applied in implementing

circuit breaker maintenance and repair tasks. Several potential application scenarios have

been described and the relevant software features have been discussed. The benefits of

using the mobile agent techniques are discussed at the end.

Dept of Electrical & Electronics Engg. MESCE, Kuttippuram