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Systems and methods for monitoring excitation of a generator based on a faulty status of a generator breaker are provided. According to one embodiment, a system may include a controller and a processor communicatively coupled to the controller. The processor may be configured to receive, from a cont

Systems and methods for monitoring excitation of a generator based on a faulty status of a generator breaker are provided. According to one embodiment, a system may include a controller and a processor communicatively coupled to the controller. The processor may be configured to receive, from a contact associated with a generator breaker, a reported status of the generator breaker, receive operational data associated with one or more parameters of a generator associated with the generator breaker, and correlate the reported status of the generator breaker and the operational data. Based on the correlation, the processor may establish an actual status of the generator breaker, and, based on the actual status, selectively modify a mode of excitation of the generator.

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1. A method comprising: receiving, from a contact associated with a generator breaker, a reported status of the generator breaker;receiving operational data associated with one or more parameters of a generator associated with the generator breaker;correlating the reported status of the generator an

1. A method comprising: receiving, from a contact associated with a generator breaker, a reported status of the generator breaker;receiving operational data associated with one or more parameters of a generator associated with the generator breaker;correlating the reported status of the generator and the operational data;establishing an actual status of the generator breaker based at least in part on the correlation; andbased at least in part on the actual status, selectively modifying a mode of excitation of the generator. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein the mode of excitation is offline when the actual status of the generator breaker is open. 3. The method of claim 1, wherein the mode of excitation is online when the actual status of the generator breaker is closed. 4. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more parameters include a load current of the generator. 5. The method of claim 4, wherein a substantially zero value of the load current indicates opening of the generator breaker. 6. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more parameters include one or more voltage values associated with the generator. 7. The method of claim 6, wherein a transient in the one or more voltage values over a period of time indicates opening of the generator breaker. 8. The method of claim 7, wherein the period of time includes a time of a change in the reported status of the generator breaker. 9. The method of claim 1, wherein the reported status of the generator breaker is used to set the mode of excitation of the generator. 10. A system comprising: a controller; anda processor communicatively coupled to the controller and configured to: receive, from a contact associated with a generator breaker, a reported status of the generator breaker;receive operational data associated with one or more parameters of a generator associated with the generator breaker;correlate the reported status of the generator breaker and the operational data;establish an actual status of the generator breaker based at least in part on the correlation; andbased at least in part on the actual status, selectively modify a mode of excitation of the generator. 11. The system of claim 10, wherein the mode of excitation is offline when the actual status of the generator breaker is open. 12. The system of claim 10, wherein the mode of excitation is online when the actual status of the generator breaker is closed. 13. The system of claim 10, wherein the one or more parameters include a load current of the generator. 14. The system of claim 13, wherein a substantially zero value of the load current indicates opening of the generator breaker. 15. The system of claim 10, wherein the one or more parameters include one or more voltage values associated with the generator. 16. The system of claim 15, wherein a transient in the one or more voltage values over a period of time indicates opening of the generator breaker. 17. The system of claim 16, wherein the period of time includes a time of a change in the reported status of the generator breaker. 18. A system comprising: a generator;an exciter coupled to the generator;a generator breaker coupled to the generator;a contact coupled to the generator breaker;a controller communicatively coupled to the generator and the exciter;a processor communicatively coupled to the controller and configured to: receive, from the contact associated with the generator breaker, a reported status of the generator breaker;receive operational data associated with one or more parameters of the generator associated with the generator breaker;correlate the reported status of the generator breaker and the operational data;based at least in part on the correlation, establish an actual status of the generator breaker; andbased at least in part on the actual status, selectively modify a mode of excitation of the generator. 19. The system of claim 18, wherein the one or more parameters include a load current of the generator, wherein a substantially zero value of the load current indicates opening of the generator breaker. 20. The system of claim 18, wherein the one or more parameters include one or more voltage values associated with the generator, wherein a transient in the one or more voltage values over a period of time indicates opening of the generator breaker.