Facilitating analysis of a electrical power system

• US 10,528,654 B2
• Filed: 10/05/2015
• Issued: 01/07/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 10/05/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Bentley Systems Incorporated
• Original Assignee: EasyPower LLC (Bentley Systems Incorporated)
• Inventors: McAravey, Shaun, Johnson, Eric Lee, Koch, Michael D., Balderree, II, Theodore G., Morgan, Carol Anne, Ricker, Alan, Bates, Kevin
• Primary Examiner(s): Shih, Haoshian
• Assistant Examiner(s): Calderon, IV, Alvaro R
• Application Number:
  US14/875,616
• Publication Number:
  US 20170097755A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,555 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 30/398 Design verification or optimisation, e.g. using design rule check [DRC], layout versus schematics [LVS] or finite element methods [FEM] optical proximity correction [OPC] design processes G03F1/36
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/169 Annotation, e.g. comment data or footnotes
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/06 Energy or water supply
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 11/60 Editing figures and text; Combining figures or text
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 2200/24 involving graphical user interfaces [GUIs]

Abstract

Examples related to facilitating analysis of an electrical power system are disclosed. One disclosed example provides a device comprising a display, a processor, and a storage device storing instructions executable by the processor to receive a request to operate in first and second input/output modes. In the first mode, the instructions are executable to display a graphical representation of an electrical power system illustrating components and connectivities in a schematic view, and receive a user input specifying a selected component of a plurality of candidate components and also an associated connectivity. The instructions are executable to display the selected component in the graphical representation of the electrical power system and store the selected component and associated connectivity in a data structure. In the second mode, the instructions are executable to display a text-based representation of the distribution system organizing the components and connectivities in a tabular view.

Claims

1. A device comprising:

a touch-input display configured to detect touch input;

one or more sensors;

a processor; and

a storage device storing instructions executable by the processor to

receive an input of component data for a first electrical power system component along an electrical power path of an electrical power system, the first electrical power system component comprising one or more of a transformer, a switchgear, a panel, a load device, and a motor control center;

display a graphical representation of the first electrical power system component in a schematic view in an input/output user interface;

receive an input of sensor data for the first electrical power system component via a first sensor of the one or more sensors including one or more of a parameter and an equipment device setting for the first electrical power system component;

store the sensor data for the first electrical power system component with the component data for the first electrical power system component in a directed graph data structure comprising nodes representing components in the electrical power system and connectivities representing conductors in the electrical power system;

when an input of connectivity data describing a conductor connecting the first electrical power system component to a second electrical power system component along the electrical power path is received, then store the connectivity data for a connection between the first electrical power system component and the second electrical power system component in the directed graph data structure, otherwise store a default conductor for the connection between the first electrical power system component and the second electrical power system component in the directed graph data structure;

receive a request to view the sensor data for the first electrical power system component in a tabular view in the input/output user interface; and

in response, display a text- or cell-based representation of the sensor data for the first electrical power system component in the input/output user interface, wherein the components and the connectivities shown in the schematic view along a common line are represented in the text- or cell-based representation by cells extending in a common direction.

2. The device of claim 1, wherein the instructions are further executable to

receive an input of component data for the second electrical power system component along the electrical power path via a second sensor of the one or more sensors, the second electrical power system component being connected to the first electrical power system component via the conductor,

display a graphical representation of the second electrical power system component in the input/output user interface,

receive an input of sensor data corresponding to the second electrical power system component via the second sensor of the one or more sensors,

store the sensor data for the second electrical power system component with the component data and the connectivity data for the second electrical power system component in the directed graph data structure,

receive a request to view the sensor data for the second electrical power system component in the tabular view in the input/output user interface, and

in response, display a text- or cell-based representation of the sensor data for the second electrical power system component in the input/output user interface.

3. The device of claim 1, wherein the first sensor comprises an image sensor, the sensor data comprising an image of a feature of the first electrical power system component, and wherein the instructions are further executable to automatically populate parameters for the first electrical power system component in the directed graph data structure based on the image.

4. The device of claim 1, wherein the first sensor comprises one or more of a global positioning system (GPS) sensor and a radiofrequency identification (RFID) sensor.

5. The device of claim 4, wherein the instructions are further executable to determine a conductor length of the conductor connecting the first electrical power system component to the second electrical power system component based on the sensor data from the GPS sensor.

6. The device of claim 4, wherein the instructions are further executable to associate a location of one or more of the first electrical power system component and the second electrical power system component with a location on a map of the electrical power system based on the sensor data from the GPS sensor.

7. The device of claim 1, further comprising a communication subsystem configured to synchronize data from the directed graph data structure with a cloud-based server.

8. Enacted on a device comprising a touch-input display configured to detect touch input and one or more sensors, a method of acquiring data for constructing an electrical power system model, the method comprising:

receiving an input of component data for a first electrical power system component along an electrical power path of an electrical power system, the first electrical power system component comprising one or more of a transformer, a switchgear, a panel, a load device, and a motor control center;

displaying a graphical representation of the first electrical power system component in a schematic view in an input/output user interface;

receiving an input of sensor data for the first electrical power system component via a first sensor of the one or more sensors including one or more of a parameter and an equipment device setting for the first electrical power system component;

storing the sensor data for the first electrical power system component with the component data for the first electrical power system component in a directed graph data structure comprising nodes representing components in the electrical power system and connectivities representing conductors in the electrical power system;

when an input of connectivity data describing a conductor connecting the first electrical power system component to a second electrical power system component along the electrical power path is received, then storing the connectivity data for a connection between the first electrical power system component and the second electrical power system component in the directed graph data structure, otherwise storing a default conductor for the connection between the first electrical power system component and the second electrical power system component in the directed graph data structure;

receiving a request to view the sensor data for the first electrical power system component in a tabular view in the input/output user interface; and

in response, displaying a text- or cell-based representation of the sensor data for the first electrical power system component in the input/output user interface, wherein components and the connectivities shown in the schematic view along a common line are represented in the text- or cell-based representation by cells extending in a common direction.

9. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

receiving an input of component data for the second electrical power system component along the electrical power path via a second sensor of the one or more sensors, the second electrical power system component being connected to the first electrical power system component via the conductor,

displaying a graphical representation of the second electrical power system component in the input/output user interface,

receiving an input of sensor data corresponding to the second electrical power system component via the second sensor of the one or more sensors,

storing the sensor data for the second electrical power system component with the component data and the connectivity data for the second electrical power system component in the directed graph data structure,

receiving a request to view the sensor data for the second electrical power system component in the tabular view in the input/output user interface, and

in response, displaying a text- or cell-based representation of the sensor data for the second electrical power system component in the input/output user interface.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein the first sensor comprises an image sensor, the sensor data comprising an image of a feature of the first electrical power system component, and the method further comprising automatically populating parameters for the first electrical power system component in the directed graph data structure based on the image.

11. The method of claim 8, further comprising determining a conductor length of the conductor connecting the first electrical power system component to the second electrical power system component based on the sensor data from a GPS sensor.

12. The method of claim 8, further comprising associating a location of one or more of the first electrical power system component and the second electrical power system component with a location on a map of the electrical power system based on the sensor data from a GPS sensor.

13. The method of claim 8, further comprising, via a communication subsystem of the device, synchronizing data from the directed graph data structure with a cloud-based server.

14. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by a device comprising a touch-input display configured to detect touch input and one or more sensors, cause the device to:

receive an input of component data for a first electrical power system component along an electrical power path of an electrical power system, the first electrical power system component comprising one or more of a transformer, a switchgear, a panel, a load device, and a motor control center;

display a graphical representation of the first electrical power system component in a schematic view in an input/output user interface;

receive an input of sensor data for the first electrical power system component via a first sensor of the one or more sensors including one or more of a parameter and an equipment device setting for the first electrical power system component;

store the sensor data for the first electrical power system component with the component data for the first electrical power system component in a directed graph data structure comprising nodes representing components in the electrical power system and connectivities representing conductors in the electrical power system;

when an input of connectivity data describing a conductor connecting the first electrical power system component to a second electrical power system component along the electrical power path is received, then store the connectivity data for a connection between the first electrical power system component and the second electrical power system component in the directed graph data structure, otherwise store a default conductor for the connection between the first electrical power system component and the second electrical power system component in the directed graph data structure;

receive a request to view the sensor data for the first electrical power system component in a tabular view in the input/output user interface; and

in response, display a text- or cell-based representation of the sensor data for the first electrical power system component in the input/output user interface, wherein the components and the connectivities shown in the schematic view along a common line are represented in the text- or cell-based representation by cells extending in a common direction.

15. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 14, wherein the instructions are further executable to:

receive an input of component data for the second electrical power system component along the electrical power path via a second sensor of the one or more sensors, the second electrical power system component being connected to the first electrical power system component via the conductor,

display a graphical representation of the second electrical power system component in the input/output user interface,

receive an input of sensor data corresponding to the second electrical power system component via the second sensor of the one or more sensors,

store the sensor data for the second electrical power system component with the component data and the connectivity data for the second electrical power system component in the directed graph data structure,

receive a request to view the sensor data for the second electrical power system component in the tabular view in the input/output user interface, and

in response, display a text- or cell-based representation of the sensor data for the second electrical power system component in the input/output user interface.

16. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 14, wherein the first sensor comprises an image sensor, the sensor data comprising an image of a feature of the first electrical power system component, and wherein the instructions are further executable to automatically populate parameters for the first electrical power system component in the directed graph data structure based on the image.

17. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 14, wherein the instructions are further executable to determine a conductor length of the conductor connecting the first electrical power system component to the second electrical power system component based on the sensor data from a GPS sensor.

18. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 14, wherein the instructions are further executable to associate a location of one or more of the first electrical power system component and the second electrical power system component with a location on a map of the electrical power system based on the sensor data from a GPS sensor.

19. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 14, wherein the instructions are further executable to, via a communication subsystem of the device, synchronize data from the directed graph data structure with a cloud-based server.