Method and apparatus for instrument transformer reclassification
First Claim
1. A method of improving the accuracy of measurement of a parameter of an electric power line, the method comprising:
- coupling a sensor to said electric power line;
monitoring at least one power parameter with said sensor and producing at least one digital representation thereof;
transmitting a data packet containing at least said digital representation to a microprocessor based device;
comparing said digital representation to a measurement of said parameter produced by legacy instrumentation;
producing compensation data operative to be applied to said measurement of said parameter by said legacy instrumentation; and
applying said compensation data to future measurements of said power parameter made by said legacy instrumentation.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for reclassifying instrument transformers. A line mounted device that includes a sensor that can be attached to a power line. The line mounted device generates data or representations of the power parameters of the power line. A processor in the line mounted device produces modified representations of the power parameters that are transmitted wirelessly to a microprocessor based device. The microprocessor based device also receives second representations of the power parameters from legacy instrumentation. Compensation data is produced based on the modified representations from the line mounted device and the second representations from the legacy instrumentation. The compensation data can be used to compensate or correct the representations of the power parameters from the legacy instrumentation even after the line mounted device is no longer attached to the power line.
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54 Claims
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1. A method of improving the accuracy of measurement of a parameter of an electric power line, the method comprising:
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coupling a sensor to said electric power line;
monitoring at least one power parameter with said sensor and producing at least one digital representation thereof;
transmitting a data packet containing at least said digital representation to a microprocessor based device;
comparing said digital representation to a measurement of said parameter produced by legacy instrumentation;
producing compensation data operative to be applied to said measurement of said parameter by said legacy instrumentation; and
applying said compensation data to future measurements of said power parameter made by said legacy instrumentation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. In an environment where legacy instrumentation monitors at least one power parameter of a power line, a system for improving the accuracy of measurements of the least one power parameter monitored by the legacy instrumentation, the system comprising:
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a line device operative to couple to said power line and monitor at least one power parameter of said power line;
a microprocessor based device coupled to legacy instrumentation and to the line device, the microprocessor based device operative to receive an indication of said at least one power parameter from said line device and said legacy instrumentation, wherein said microprocessor based device produces compensation data to correct an inaccuracy of measurement of said at least one power parameter by said legacy instrumentation; and
wherein said line device comprises;
a sensor operative to interface with said power line and produce at least one data indicative of said at least one power parameter;
a processor coupled with said sensor and operative to produce said indication of said at least one power parameter from said at least one data; and
wireless communication circuitry coupled with said processor and operative to transmit said indication of said at least one power parameter to said microprocessor based device. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. The system of 19, wherein said security module encrypts said indication of said at least one power parameter to limit a use of said line device.
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22. The system of 19, wherein said security module limits the line device to a fixed number of reclassification cycles, wherein each reclassification cycle produces said compensation data.
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23. The system of 15, wherein said microprocessor device has a wireless connection with at least one of said line device and said legacy instrumentation.
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24. The system of 15, wherein said sensor comprises a split core enabling said sensor to be clamped around the power line.
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25. A device for attachment to a high voltage power line and facilitating improvement in monitoring of the high voltage power line by legacy instrumentation, the device comprising:
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a sensor operative to couple with said power line and produce at least one digital representation of a power parameter of said power line;
a processor coupled to said sensor and operative to receive said at least one digital representation and produce at least one modified representation thereof;
communication circuitry coupled to said processor and operative to wirelessly transmit said at least one modified digital representation to a microprocessor based device; and
wherein said microprocessor based device is operative to couple to said legacy instrumentation and provide compensation data to said legacy instrumentation based on said at least one modified digital representation and readings of said at least one power parameter from said legacy instrumentation. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A method for compensating measurements of power parameters taken by legacy instrumentation, the method comprising:
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receiving first data from a line mounted device that is coupled to a power line, the first data corresponding to at least one power parameter of the power line;
receiving second data from legacy instrumentation, the second data corresponding to the at least one power parameter of the power line;
comparing the first data with the second data to produce compensation data; and
for new data received from the legacy instrumentation that corresponds to the at least one parameter of the power line, correcting the new data using the compensation data. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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43. A system for correcting measurements of a power parameter of a power line monitored by legacy instrumentation, the system comprising:
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a sensor operable to be attached to a power line while the power line is live, wherein the sensor generates a representation of a power parameter of the power line;
a processor coupled to the sensor, wherein the processor receives the representation of the power parameter from the sensor and generates a modified representation of the power parameter; and
a microprocessor based device that receives the modified representation of the power parameter through a wireless communication circuit connected to the processor and that receives a second representation of the power parameter from the legacy instrumentation, wherein the microprocessor based device compares the modified representation with the second representation of the power parameter to generate compensation data used correct at least the second representation of the power parameter. - View Dependent Claims (44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54)
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