System and method for utility enterprise management

• US 20020035497A1
• Filed: 06/11/2001
• Published: 03/21/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 06/09/2000
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: General Electric Company
• Original Assignee: General Electric Company
• Inventors: Mazereeuw, Jeff, Cargnelli, Claudio, Pozzuoli, Marzio, Woodruff, Norris
• Application Number:
  US09/877,226
• Publication Number:
  US 20020035497A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/7
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/24058 Remote testing, monitoring independent from normal control by pc
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/24215 Scada supervisory control and data acquisition
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/34038 Web, http, ftp, internet, intranet server
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 23/0283 Predictive maintenance, e.g. involving the monitoring of a system and, based on the monitoring results, taking decisions on the maintenance schedule of the monitored system; Estimating remaining useful life [RUL] preventive maintenance, i.e. planning maintenance according to the available resources without monitoring the system G06Q10/06
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 13/00017 using optical fiber
• 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: H04L 67/12 specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/329 in the application layer [OSI layer 7]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/40 Network security protocols
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 60/00 Enabling technologies; Technologies with a potential or indirect contribution to GHG emissions mitigation
• CPC Class Codes: Y02P 80/10 Efficient use of energy, e.g. using compressed air or pressurized fluid as energy carrier
• CPC Class Codes: Y02P 90/80 Management or planning
• CPC Class Codes: Y04S 10/16 Electric power substations
• CPC Class Codes: Y04S 10/30 State monitoring, e.g. fault, temperature monitoring, insulator monitoring, corona discharge
• CPC Class Codes: Y04S 40/124 using wired telecommunication networks or data transmission busses
• CPC Class Codes: Y04S 40/18 Network protocols supporting networked applications, e.g. including control of end-device applications over a network

Abstract

A system and method for monitoring a utility substation is provided. The system for monitoring a utility substation includes monitoring equipment connected to a utility substation for monitoring operating conditions of the utility substation. The monitoring equipment is connected to an application service provider through a first communication network. One or more network interface devices are connected to the application service provider by a second communication network, which may be the same communication network as the first communication network. The one or more network interface devices receive notification of operating conditions of the utility substation monitored by the monitoring equipment through the application service provider.

Claims

1. A system for monitoring a utility substation comprising:

monitoring equipment operatively connected to a utility substation for monitoring operating conditions of the utility substation;

the monitoring equipment being operatively connected to an application service provider through a first communication network;

one or more network interface devices operatively connected to the application service provider by a second communication network for receiving notification of operating conditions of the utility substation monitored by the monitoring equipment.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the monitoring equipment comprises one or more devices for measuring the voltage and current in an electrical power utility substation.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein at least one of the first and second communication networks is the Internet.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the first communication network and the second communication network comprise the same network.

5. The system of claim 1, further comprising an equipment database operatively connected to at least one of the first and second communication networks, the equipment database being accessible by one or more of the application service provider and the one or more network interface devices.

6. The system of claim 1, further comprising an expertise database.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein at least one of the one or more network interface devices and the application service provider includes a reporting system for automatically generating reports relating to the operation of at least one of the utility substations.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein at least one of the one or more network interface devices and the application service provider includes a scheduling program for scheduling maintenance operations for at least one of the utility substations.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein at least one of the one or more network interface devices and the application service provider includes an administrative tracking program for providing administrative functions for at least one of the utility substations.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein at least one of the one or more network interface devices and the application service provider includes a remote operation module for remotely operating at least one of the substations.

17. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of incorporating an expertise database into at least one of the one or more network interface devices and the application service provider.

18. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of incorporating a reporting system for automatically generating reports relating to the operation of at least one of the utility substations into at least one of the one or more network interface devices and the application service provider.

19. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of incorporating a scheduling program for scheduling maintenance operations for at least one of the utility substations into at least one of the one or more network interface devices and the application service provider.

20. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of incorporating an administrative tracking program for providing administrative functions for at least one of the utility substations into at least one of the one or more network interface devices and the application service provider.

21. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of incorporating a remote operation module for remotely operating at least one of the substations into at least one of the one or more network interface devices and the application service provider.

11. A system for monitoring a utility substation comprising:

monitoring equipment, comprising one or more devices for measuring the voltage and current in an electrical power utility substation, operatively connected to a utility substation for monitoring operating conditions of the utility substation;

the monitoring equipment being operatively connected to an application service provider through a first communication network;

one or more network interface devices operatively connected to the application service provider by a second communication network for receiving notification of operating conditions of the utility substation monitored by the monitoring equipment;

an equipment database operatively connected to at least one of the first and second communication networks, the equipment database being accessible by one or more of the application service provider and the one or more network interface devices;

an expertise database,

wherein at least one of the one or more network interface devices and the application service provider includes a reporting system for automatically generating reports relating to the operation of at least one of the utility substations,

wherein the first and second communication networks are the Internet,

wherein at least one of the one or more network interface devices and the application service provider includes a scheduling program for scheduling maintenance operations for at least one of the utility substations,

wherein at least one of the one or more network interface devices and the application service provider includes an administrative tracking program for providing administrative functions for at least one of the utility substations, and

wherein at least one of the one or more network interface devices and the application service provider includes a remote operation module for remotely operating at least one of the substations.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the monitoring equipment comprises one or more devices for measuring the voltage and current in an electrical power utility substation.

14. The method of claim 12, wherein at least one of the first and second communication networks is the Internet.

15. The method of claim 12, wherein the first communication network and the second communication network comprise the same network.

16. The method of claim 12, further comprising the step of operatively connecting an equipment database to at least one of the first and second communication networks the equipment database being accessible by one or more of the application service provider and the one or more network interface devices.

12. A method for monitoring a utility substation comprising the steps of:

operatively connecting monitoring equipment to a utility substation for monitoring operating conditions of the utility substation;

operatively connecting the monitoring equipment to an application service provider through a first communication network;

operatively connecting one or more network interface devices to the application service provider by a second communication network for receiving notification of operating conditions of the utility substation monitored by the monitoring equipment.

22. A method for monitoring a utility substation comprising the steps of:

operatively connecting monitoring equipment, comprising one or more devices for measuring the voltage and current in an electrical power utility substation, to a utility substation for monitoring operating conditions of the utility substation;

operatively connecting the monitoring equipment to an application service provider through a first communication network;

operatively connecting one or more network interface devices to the application service provider by a second communication network for receiving notification of operating conditions of the utility substation monitored by the monitoring equipment,

wherein the first and second communication networks are the Internet,

wherein the first communication network and the second communication network comprise the same network;

operatively connecting an equipment database to at least one of the first and second communication networks the equipment database being accessible by one or more of the application service provider and the one or more network interface devices;

incorporating an expertise database into at least one of the one or more network interface devices and the application service provider;

incorporating a reporting system for automatically generating reports relating to the operation of at least one of the utility substations into at least one of the one or more network interface devices and the application service provider;

incorporating a scheduling program for scheduling maintenance operations for at least one of the utility substations into at least one of the one or more network interface devices and the application service provider;

incorporating an administrative tracking program for providing administrative functions for at least one of the utility substations into at least one of the one or more network interface devices and the application service provider; and

incorporating a remote operation module for remotely operating at least one of the substations into at least one of the one or more network interface devices and the application service provider.