Intelligent electrical distribution grid control system data

• US 10,198,458 B2
• Filed: 12/15/2017
• Issued: 02/05/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 06/08/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: General Electric Technology GmbH (GE Aerospace)
• Original Assignee: General Electric Technology GmbH (GE Aerospace)
• Inventors: Boardman, Ethan Clair, Venkata, Subrahmanyam Saraswati
• Primary Examiner(s): Donaghue, Larry D
• Application Number:
  US15/844,456
• Publication Number:
  US 20180107691A1
• Time in Patent Office: 417 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 15/02 electric
• CPC Class Codes: G05F 1/66 Regulating electric power
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/211 Schema design and management
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 13/00028 involving the use of Internet protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 13/00034 the elements or equipment being or involving an electric power substation
• CPC Class Codes: Y02B 90/20 Smart grids as enabling technology in buildings sector smart grids supporting the management or operation of end-user stationary applications in general, or like technologies with no associated climate change mitigation effect Y04S20/00
• CPC Class Codes: Y04S 20/00 Management or operation of end-user stationary applications or the last stages of power distribution; Controlling, monitoring or operating thereof

Abstract

Aspects of a multi-level electrical distribution control system associated with an electrical distribution grid are disclosed. Data access and processing across the multi-level control system and the electrical distribution grid can provide improved utilization of energy within the electrical distribution grid. Further, dynamic reconfiguration of the electric distribution grid can be based distributed processing and access to information relating to the electrical distribution control system or electrical distribution grid. An encapsulated DNNC data element is disclosed as an efficient and secure means of accessing data across the multi-level electrical distribution control system or the associated electrical distribution grid.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

determining, by a first distribution network node controller device of a multi-level control system, electrical distribution grid data associated with an electrical distribution grid or electrical distribution control system data associated with an electrical distribution control system, wherein the first distribution network node controller device comprises a processor, wherein the multi-level control system comprises at least a first region of control affiliated with a first level distribution network node controller device enabling control of a first level of the electrical distribution grid, a second region of control affiliated with a second level distribution network node controller device enabling control of a second level of the electrical distribution grid, and a third region of control affiliated with a third level distribution network node controller device enabling control of a third level of the electrical distribution grid; and

communicating, from the first distribution network node controller device to a second distribution network node controller device, an encapsulating data wrapper structure comprising an identifier portion and a payload portion, wherein the payload portion comprises the electrical distribution grid data or the electrical distribution control system data, and wherein the communicating the encapsulating data wrapper structure enables the second distribution network node controller device to adapt an aspect of the multi-level control system.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the identifier portion comprises a data model identifier portion to enable the second distribution network node controller device to interact with the payload portion based on the data model identifier portion.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the data model identifier portion is indicative of a securitized data format for secure data transmission, and wherein the indication of the securitized data format facilitates access to payload data of the payload portion in accord with the securitized data format.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein the data model identifier portion is indicative of a data compression model, and wherein the indication of the data compression model facilitates decompression of payload data of the payload portion in accord with the data compression model.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the identifier portion comprises a data source identifier portion, a date stamp, a time stamp, a location stamp, or a reserved portion, to facilitate access to the payload portion.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the payload portion comprises a functional payload.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the functional payload is an energy pricing formula or a device calibration formula.

8. The method of claim 6, wherein the functional payload is executable code embodying rules corresponding to adapting the aspect of the multi-level control system.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the payload portion further comprises a distribution network node controller configuration portion to enable other distribution network node controllers, comprising the second distribution network node controller device, to adapt a topography of the electrical distribution grid.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the payload portion further comprises a distribution network node controller configuration portion to enable other distribution network node controllers, comprising the second distribution network node controller device, to adapt a topography of the electrical distribution control system.

11. A multi-level control system, comprising:

a first distribution network node controller device that determines electrical distribution grid data associated with an electrical distribution grid, wherein the first distribution network node controller device comprises a processor, wherein the multi-level control system comprises at least a first region of control affiliated with the a first level distribution network node controller device enabling control of a first level of the electrical distribution grid, a second region of control affiliated with a second level distribution network node controller device enabling control of a second level of the electrical distribution grid, and a third region of control affiliated with a third level distribution network node controller device enabling control of a third level of the electrical distribution grid; and

a second distribution network node controller device that receives, from the first distribution network node controller device to, an encapsulating data wrapper structure comprising an identifier portion and a payload portion, wherein the payload portion comprises the electrical distribution grid data, and wherein the encapsulating data wrapper structure enables the second distribution network node controller device to adapt an aspect of the multi-level control system.

12. The A multi-level control system of claim 11, wherein the identifier portion comprises a data model identifier portion to enable the second distribution network node controller device to interact with the payload portion based on the data model identifier portion.

13. The A multi-level control system of claim 11, wherein the identifier portion comprises a data source identifier portion, a date stamp, a time stamp, a location stamp, or a reserved portion, to facilitate access to the payload portion.

14. The A multi-level control system of claim 11, wherein the payload portion comprises a functional payload that is a formula corresponding to adapting the aspect of the multi-level control system or is executable code embodying rules corresponding to adapting the aspect of the multi-level control system.

15. The A multi-level control system of claim 11, wherein the payload portion further comprises a distribution network node controller configuration portion to enable other distribution network node controllers, including the second distribution network node controller device, to adapt a topography of the electrical distribution grid.

16. A computer-readable storage device comprising executable instructions that, in response to execution, cause a first distribution network node controller device of a multi-level control system to perform operations, comprising:

determining electrical distribution grid data associated with an electrical distribution grid and electrical distribution control system data associated with an electrical distribution control system, wherein the first distribution network node controller device comprises a processor, wherein the multi-level control system comprises at least a first region of control affiliated with a first level distribution network node controller device enabling control of a first level of the electrical distribution grid, a second region of control affiliated with a second level distribution network node controller device enabling control of a second level of the electrical distribution grid, and a third region of control affiliated with a third level distribution network node controller device enabling control of a third level of the electrical distribution grid; and

communicating, from the first distribution network node controller device to a second distribution network node controller device, an encapsulating data wrapper structure comprising an identifier portion and a payload portion, wherein the payload portion comprises the electrical distribution grid data and the electrical distribution control system data, and wherein the communicating the encapsulating data wrapper structure enables the second distribution network node controller device to adapt an aspect of the multi-level control system.

17. The computer-readable storage device of claim 16, wherein the identifier portion comprises a data model identifier portion to enable the second distribution network node controller device to interact with the payload portion based on the data model identifier portion.

18. The computer-readable storage device of claim 16, wherein the payload portion comprises a functional payload that is a formula corresponding to adapting the aspect of the multi-level control system.

19. The computer-readable storage device of claim 16, wherein the payload portion comprises a functional payload that is executable code embodying rules corresponding to adapting the aspect of the multi-level control system.

20. The computer-readable storage device of claim 16, wherein the payload portion further comprises a distribution network node controller configuration portion to enable other distribution network node controllers, including the second distribution network node controller device, to adapt a first topography of the electrical distribution grid and to adapt a second topography of the electrical distribution control system.