Automated configuration of a power monitoring system using hierarchical context
First Claim
1. A method of automatically configuring a power monitoring system for alarm aggregation, comprising:
- storing a representation of a hierarchy in a memory, said hierarchy being indicative of how a plurality of monitoring devices are logically linked to one another in said power monitoring system;
receiving, from at least two of said monitoring devices, respective alarm data indicative of an electrical characteristic being exceeded, said electrical characteristic being monitored by respective ones of said at least two monitoring devices;
determining whether said alarm data from each of said at least two monitoring devices were triggered within the same time period and whether said at least two monitoring devices are linked together in said hierarchy;
responsive to said alarm data from each of said at least two monitoring devices being triggered within a predetermined time period and responsive to said at least two monitoring devices being linked together in said hierarchy, automatically aggregating said alarm data from said at least two monitoring devices to form an aggregated alarm;
storing aggregated alarm data indicative of said aggregated alarm; and
communicating a representation of said aggregated alarm.
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Abstract
Methods of automatically configuring a power monitoring system based upon the locations of the monitoring devices in a hierarchy representing the spatial interrelationships of the monitoring devices. The power monitoring system includes a host computer communicatively coupled to a plurality of monitoring devices arranged in a hierarchy in an electrical system. Software on the host computer may execute any or all of an alarm aggregation algorithm for aggregating multiple alarms based on device location; a feature distribution algorithm for enabling/disabling selected device features; an evaluation algorithm for evaluating device applications; a device check algorithm for detecting flawed data; a custom configuration algorithm for customized configuration of thresholds on device-by-device basis; a host computer configuration algorithm for configuring the host computer; a redundancy algorithm for verifying an electrical event; an alarm configuration algorithm for configuring device thresholds; and a configuration error checking algorithm for detecting nomenclature issues.
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14 Claims
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1. A method of automatically configuring a power monitoring system for alarm aggregation, comprising:
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storing a representation of a hierarchy in a memory, said hierarchy being indicative of how a plurality of monitoring devices are logically linked to one another in said power monitoring system; receiving, from at least two of said monitoring devices, respective alarm data indicative of an electrical characteristic being exceeded, said electrical characteristic being monitored by respective ones of said at least two monitoring devices; determining whether said alarm data from each of said at least two monitoring devices were triggered within the same time period and whether said at least two monitoring devices are linked together in said hierarchy; responsive to said alarm data from each of said at least two monitoring devices being triggered within a predetermined time period and responsive to said at least two monitoring devices being linked together in said hierarchy, automatically aggregating said alarm data from said at least two monitoring devices to form an aggregated alarm; storing aggregated alarm data indicative of said aggregated alarm; and communicating a representation of said aggregated alarm. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for location-based customized configuration of a power monitoring system, comprising:
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storing a representation of a hierarchy in a memory, said hierarchy being indicative of how a plurality of monitoring devices are linked to one another in said power monitoring system; automatically determining which of said plurality of monitoring devices are connected to a load to produce a set of load-connected monitoring devices by determining the location of each of said set of load-connected monitoring devices in said hierarchy; retrieving respective configuration parameters associated with each of said set of load-connected monitoring devices, said configuration parameters including an alarm threshold of an electrical characteristic monitored by said associated load-connected monitoring device; configuring a first of said set of load-connected monitoring devices according to a first of said configuration parameters; storing data indicative of said first of said configuration parameters in a memory of said first of said set of load-connected monitoring devices; configuring a second of said set of load-connected monitoring devices according to a second of said configuration parameters that differs from said first of said configuration parameters; and storing data indicative of said second of said configuration parameters in a memory of said second of said set of load-connected monitoring devices. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of automatically configuring a power monitoring system for redundant verification of an electrical event experienced on an electrical system monitored by said power monitoring system, comprising:
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storing a representation of a hierarchy in a memory, said hierarchy being indicative of how a plurality of monitoring devices are linked to one another in said power monitoring system; receiving result data from a set of said plurality of monitoring devices responsive to said electrical event, said result data indicating a characteristic of said electrical event; determining a level of confidence in said result data by; assigning a relatively higher statistical weight to those of said set of monitoring devices proximal to the source of said electrical event compared to those of said set of monitoring devices distal from said source, and determining a statistical probability of said characteristic of said electrical event based on the number of monitoring devices in said set of monitoring devices; and storing data indicative of said level of confidence. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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