Electricity Today T&D Magazine

G&W Electric's Viper®-HV 72.5kV Recloser.  The market’s first high-voltage pole top recloser that supports faster overcurrent protection through fault isolation and automatic restoration for temporary faults on overhead sub-transmission lines.

Uniquely designed as a self-contained system featuring three-in-one capabilities of a recloser, CTs, and integratedinternal voltage sensors, the Viper-HV provides utilities improved performance on a pole to automatically clear anytemporary faults and isolate only that section of the grid to protect additional lines from going down and preventing an entire region from losing power.