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Method and system for managing an electrical distribution system in a facility

  • US 10,025,337 B2
  • Filed: 12/16/2011
  • Issued: 07/17/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/16/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for managing an electrical distribution system in a facility, the method comprising:

  • conducting, using a computer system, measurements related to power quality at a plurality of nodes in the electrical distribution system using a monitoring system;

    receiving at a computer system from the monitoring system data related to actual energy use of components of the electrical distribution system and data related to the power quality at the plurality of nodes in the electrical distribution system;

    using the computer system, generating a current network reliability status for the electrical distribution system based on the data related to the power quality;

    using the computer system, providing an estimate of power quality at a node in the electrical distribution system other than the plurality of nodes based on the data related to the power quality;

    receiving at the computer system a request for a modification to the electrical distribution system;

    using the computer system, providing a revised electrical distribution system design based on the request and the data related to actual energy use using a system optimization function for the electrical distribution system, the system optimization function including at least one calculation of a current power reliability metric for the electrical distribution system based on the network reliability status and the estimate of power quality;

    modifying the electrical distribution system in accordance with the revised electrical distribution system design to provide a modified electrical distribution system in the facility; and

    receiving at the computer system from the monitoring system data related to actual energy use of components of the modified electrical distribution system.

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