Intelligent Grid System
First Claim
1. A method for the transmission of current, utility commodity, data, and information, said method comprising:
- transmitting current, utility commodity, data, and information through a grid,wherein said grid comprises one or more intelligent grid interface nodes, andwherein said one or more intelligent grid interface nodes are located at some points on said grid;
said one or more intelligent grid interface nodes connecting or exchanging data, on a two-way communication basis, among one or more different subsystems with one or more different characteristics, hardware, software, interfaces, connections, applications, communications, and protocols;
wherein said one or more intelligent grid interface nodes are compatible with respect to said one or more different characteristics, hardware, software, interfaces, connections, applications, communications, and protocols;
wherein said grid further comprises one or more devices,wherein said one or more devices comprise;
a switch, protection relay, meter, sensor, operating means, protecting means, regulating means, distributing means, measuring means, pricing means, tracking means, telecommunication means, computing means, and managing means,managing voltage and voltage ampere reactive on said grid by controlling of capacitor banks and regulators and switching of loads;
managing said loads to meet electric energy supply and demand through real-time transfer and dropping of said loads by opening and closing breakers and switches;
remotely reading said meter and remotely connecting and disconnecting of electric services;
detecting an outage and restoring by switching of a distribution system;
providing broadband data communication channels to clients, over power line carrier;
providing connectivity to Internet or other public and private networks, with a database to support managing of data traffic from different ports and media;
remotely monitoring and managing appliances for load management;
interfacing with components of said one or more intelligent grid interface nodes, said components comprising;
Energy Management system, Geographic Information System, Outage Management System, Distribution Automatic System, and Customer Information System;
performing conversion, encapsulation, and emulation of said protocols;
providing a set of tools to configure and manage said one or more intelligent grid interface nodes and to implement local logic;
providing programming tools, for management of Front End Communications Processor, Remote Terminal Unit, Programmable Logic Control, Intelligent Electronic Device, Capacitor Bank Controller, and Metering; and
said one or more intelligent grid interface nodes automating, speeding up, optimizing, remotely controlling, and streamlining one or more functions performed by said one or more devices.
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Abstract
The future of the utility industry will be defined by how its leaders can transform the grid from a “passive” network of cables, wires, poles, and other hardware to a self-aware and fully controllable grid system—an Intelligent Grid System (IGS). We will discuss a novel set of design guidelines for utilities (and other industries) to build their own Open Intelligent Grid System with the lowest possible risk and cost, while achieving the architectural criteria, technical features and functions required. We will discuss how to avoid the dead ends to which limited design and architecture can lead, and we will lay out the design solutions that will overcome the business and technical challenges posed by an array of technology products and business imperatives. Using IGIN (Intelligent Grid Interface Node), one can integrate or connect hybrid networks for different purposes, such as power electric industry, telecommunication, computer network, and Internet.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for the transmission of current, utility commodity, data, and information, said method comprising:
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transmitting current, utility commodity, data, and information through a grid, wherein said grid comprises one or more intelligent grid interface nodes, and wherein said one or more intelligent grid interface nodes are located at some points on said grid; said one or more intelligent grid interface nodes connecting or exchanging data, on a two-way communication basis, among one or more different subsystems with one or more different characteristics, hardware, software, interfaces, connections, applications, communications, and protocols; wherein said one or more intelligent grid interface nodes are compatible with respect to said one or more different characteristics, hardware, software, interfaces, connections, applications, communications, and protocols; wherein said grid further comprises one or more devices, wherein said one or more devices comprise;
a switch, protection relay, meter, sensor, operating means, protecting means, regulating means, distributing means, measuring means, pricing means, tracking means, telecommunication means, computing means, and managing means,managing voltage and voltage ampere reactive on said grid by controlling of capacitor banks and regulators and switching of loads; managing said loads to meet electric energy supply and demand through real-time transfer and dropping of said loads by opening and closing breakers and switches; remotely reading said meter and remotely connecting and disconnecting of electric services; detecting an outage and restoring by switching of a distribution system; providing broadband data communication channels to clients, over power line carrier; providing connectivity to Internet or other public and private networks, with a database to support managing of data traffic from different ports and media; remotely monitoring and managing appliances for load management; interfacing with components of said one or more intelligent grid interface nodes, said components comprising;
Energy Management system, Geographic Information System, Outage Management System, Distribution Automatic System, and Customer Information System;performing conversion, encapsulation, and emulation of said protocols; providing a set of tools to configure and manage said one or more intelligent grid interface nodes and to implement local logic; providing programming tools, for management of Front End Communications Processor, Remote Terminal Unit, Programmable Logic Control, Intelligent Electronic Device, Capacitor Bank Controller, and Metering; and said one or more intelligent grid interface nodes automating, speeding up, optimizing, remotely controlling, and streamlining one or more functions performed by said one or more devices. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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