System and method for integrated asset protection
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1. A method of protecting assets of a resource distribution system, the method comprising:
- monitoring operating conditions at asset locations within the resource distribution system to obtain condition data at the respective asset locations;
comparing the condition data with respective threshold levels or problem/failure signatures;
triggering an alarm when there is a threshold violation or problem/failure signature indicating the violation and at which asset location the violation occurred; and
activating a demand dispatch system within the area of the respective asset location to curtail resource utilization in order to protect the respective assets before they reach a failed state.
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Abstract
Provided is a system and method for monitoring in real time the status of assets of a resource distribution system and enacting a change in the resource utilization in order to protect the assets before they reach a failed state. The system may include sensors, a central control system, and a demand dispatch system. The system and method may protect individual or holistic resource distribution system assets by monitoring the operating conditions of those assets and governing the aggregated resource utilization within the governed service area.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of protecting assets of a resource distribution system, the method comprising:
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monitoring operating conditions at asset locations within the resource distribution system to obtain condition data at the respective asset locations; comparing the condition data with respective threshold levels or problem/failure signatures; triggering an alarm when there is a threshold violation or problem/failure signature indicating the violation and at which asset location the violation occurred; and activating a demand dispatch system within the area of the respective asset location to curtail resource utilization in order to protect the respective assets before they reach a failed state. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An integrated asset protection system comprising:
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sensors detecting operating conditions at asset locations within a resource distribution system to obtain condition data at the respective asset locations; a central control system comparing the condition data with respective threshold levels or problem/failure signatures, and triggering an alarm when there is a threshold violation or problem/failure signature indicating the violation and at which asset location the violation occurred; and a demand dispatch system within the area of the respective asset location that is activated to curtail resource utilization in order to protect the respective assets before they reach a failed state. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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