System and method for cognitive alarm management for the power grid
First Claim
1. A method of cognitive alarm management, said method comprising:
- utilizing at least one processor to execute computer code configured to perform the steps of;
receiving, from a plurality of sensors of a power grid, a plurality of sensor measurements;
transforming the plurality of sensor measurements into a state estimation of the power grid, the state estimation of the power grid including two or more alarms;
determining rankings of the two or more alarms, wherein the determining comprises identifying a historical alarm condition having a similarity to the state estimation of the power grid and ranking the two or more alarms based upon control actions resulting in a successful resolution of the historical alarm condition, wherein the determining comprises utilizing an alarm relationship graph that identifies a dynamic relationship between alarms and identifies dependencies between alarms;
simulating power flow resulting from resolution of the two or more alarms in rank-order, according to the rankings of the two or more alarms;
determining a final ranking of the two or more alarms based on said simulating;
wherein the final ranking of the two or more alarms identifies a causal alarm to be prioritized for resolution, wherein the causal alarm comprises an alarm that when resolved resolves at least one other of the two or more alarms;
generating a resolution plan based upon the final ranking, wherein the resolution plan comprises an order for resolving the two or more alarms and wherein the order prioritizes the causal alarm and results in the two or more alarms being resolved using a least number of control actions; and
causing execution of the least number of control actions in the order for resolving the two or more alarms to bring the power grid back to a normal and secure state.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for cognitive alarm management in a power grid are described. In one embodiment, sensor measurements are transformed to determine the state of a power grid. Given current state information relating to the power grid, various analyses of the alarms may be conducted to produce various rankings of the alarms (e.g., by severity, graph analyses, etc.). In an embodiment, using power flow analysis, an optimal ranking is identified from the rankings in which a causal alarm is prioritized for resolution. Given the resolution of the causal alarm, remaining alarms (either all or a sub-set) may be resolved without further action. Thus, an embodiment provides an appropriate ranking of alarm conditions in a power grid such that the optimal resolution of alarms may be achieved. Other variants and embodiments are broadly contemplated herein.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of cognitive alarm management, said method comprising:
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utilizing at least one processor to execute computer code configured to perform the steps of; receiving, from a plurality of sensors of a power grid, a plurality of sensor measurements; transforming the plurality of sensor measurements into a state estimation of the power grid, the state estimation of the power grid including two or more alarms; determining rankings of the two or more alarms, wherein the determining comprises identifying a historical alarm condition having a similarity to the state estimation of the power grid and ranking the two or more alarms based upon control actions resulting in a successful resolution of the historical alarm condition, wherein the determining comprises utilizing an alarm relationship graph that identifies a dynamic relationship between alarms and identifies dependencies between alarms; simulating power flow resulting from resolution of the two or more alarms in rank-order, according to the rankings of the two or more alarms; determining a final ranking of the two or more alarms based on said simulating; wherein the final ranking of the two or more alarms identifies a causal alarm to be prioritized for resolution, wherein the causal alarm comprises an alarm that when resolved resolves at least one other of the two or more alarms; generating a resolution plan based upon the final ranking, wherein the resolution plan comprises an order for resolving the two or more alarms and wherein the order prioritizes the causal alarm and results in the two or more alarms being resolved using a least number of control actions; and causing execution of the least number of control actions in the order for resolving the two or more alarms to bring the power grid back to a normal and secure state. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computer program product for cognitive alarm management, said computer program product comprising:
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a non-transitory computer readable storage medium having computer readable program code embodied therewith, the computer readable program code comprising; computer readable program code configured to receive, from a plurality of sensors of a power grid, a plurality of sensor measurements; computer readable program code configured to transform the plurality of sensor measurements into a state estimation of the power grid, the state estimation of the power grid including two or more alarms; computer readable program code configured to determine rankings of the two or more alarms, wherein to determine comprises identifying a historical alarm condition having a similarity to the state estimation of the power grid and ranking the two or more alarms based upon control actions resulting in a successful resolution of the historical alarm condition, wherein the determining comprises utilizing an alarm relationship graph that identifies a dynamic relationship between alarms and identifies dependencies between alarms; computer readable program code configured to simulate power flow resulting from resolution of the two or more alarms in rank-order according to the rankings of the two or more alarms; computer readable program code configured to determine a final ranking of the two or more alarms based on the simulating; wherein the final ranking of the two or more alarms identifies a causal alarm to be prioritized for resolution, wherein the causal alarm comprises an alarm that when resolved resolves at least one other of the two or more alarms; computer readable program configured to generate a resolution plan based upon the final ranking, wherein the resolution plan comprises an order for resolving the two or more alarms and wherein the order prioritizes the causal alarm and results in the two or more alarms being resolved using a least number of control actions; and computer readable program code configured to cause execution of the least number of control actions in the order for resolving the two or more alarms to bring the power grid back to a normal and secure state. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An apparatus for cognitive alarm management, said apparatus comprising:
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at least one processor; and a computer readable storage medium having computer readable program code embodied therewith and executable by the at least one processor, the computer readable program code comprising; computer readable program code configured to receive, from a plurality of sensors of a power grid, a plurality of sensor measurements; computer readable program code configured to transform the plurality of sensor measurements into a state estimation of the power grid, the state estimation of the power grid including two or more alarms; computer readable program code configured to determine rankings of the two or more alarms, wherein to determine comprises identifying a historical alarm condition having a similarity to the state estimation of the power grid and ranking the two or more alarms based upon control actions resulting in a successful resolution of the historical alarm condition, wherein the determining comprises utilizing an alarm relationship graph that identifies a dynamic relationship between alarms and identifies dependencies between alarms; computer readable program code configured to simulate power flow resulting from resolution of the two or more alarms in rank-order according to the rankings of the two or more alarms; computer readable program code configured to determine a final ranking of the two or more alarms based on the simulating; wherein the final ranking of the two or more alarms identifies a causal alarm to be prioritized for resolution, wherein the causal alarm comprises an alarm that when resolved resolves at least one other of the two or more alarms; computer readable program configured to generate a resolution plan based upon the final ranking, wherein the resolution plan comprises an order for resolving the two or more alarms and wherein the order prioritizes the causal alarm and results in the two or more alarms being resolved using a least number of control action; and computer readable program code configured to cause execution of the least number of control actions in the order for resolving the two or more alarms to bring the power grid back to a normal and secure state.
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20. A method comprising:
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utilizing at least one processor to execute computer code configured to perform the steps of; receiving a plurality of power grid sensor measurements; transforming the power grid sensor measurements into an estimation of two or more alarms; ranking the two or more alarms based on at least one of severity index calculations and graph analysis, wherein the ranking comprises identifying a historical alarm condition having a similarity to the estimation of the two or more alarms and ranking the two or more alarms based upon control actions resulting in a successful resolution of the historical alarm condition, wherein the ranking comprises utilizing an alarm relationship graph that identifies a dynamic relationship between alarms and identifies dependencies between alarms; conducting a power flow simulation relating to resolution of the two or more alarms in rank-order, based on the ranking the two or more alarms; thereupon identifying a causal alarm, comprising an alarm that when resolved resolves at least one other of the two or more alarms, to be prioritized for resolution, wherein the identifying a causal alarm comprises determining a final ranking of the two or more alarms based upon the power flow simulation; generating a resolution plan based upon the final ranking, wherein the resolution plan comprises an order for resolving the two or more alarms and wherein the order prioritizes the causal alarm and results in the two or more alarms being resolved using a least number of control actions; and executing the least number of control actions in the order for resolving the two or more alarms to bring the power grid back to a normal and secure state.
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