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On Sept. 1, Duke Energy energized its second group of intelligent switches to create a self-healing network in Cincinnati, Ohio. The switches are located on power poles along Queen City Ave. Our first self-healing team was energized earlier this summer in Hendersonville, N.C. Intelligent switches work together to identify problems and then can reroute power [...]

A “self-healing” network can greatly reduce power outages

Posted by: Paige Layne on: June 26, 2009

In June 2009 Duke Energy activated a network of intelligent switches and line sensors in Hendersonville, N.C. creating our company’s first “self healing” network. It’s called “self-healing” because the equipment reroutes power automatically when there is trouble to reduce the number of customers affected by power outages.  The system was put to the test on [...]


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