Real-Time Power Line Rating
First Claim
1. A system for providing a real-time power line rating, the system comprising:
- a sensor device configured to collect sensor data, the sensor data corresponding to a conductor of a power line and corresponding to weather conditions at a location of the sensor device on the power line; and
a supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) system configured to;
receive the sensor data from the sensor device, andcalculate a dynamic ampacity for the power line based on a heat-storage capacity of the conductor, the heat-storage capacity being determined from the sensor data.
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Abstract
Real-time power line rating may be provided. First, sensor data may be received corresponding to a conductor of a power line. The sensor data may provide real-time weather conditions for the conductor'"'"'s environment. The sensor data may be received from a sensor device configured to collect the sensor data. The sensor data may correspond to the weather conditions at a location of the sensor device on the power line. Next, design limitations for the power line having the conductor may be received. The conductor of the power line may have a design ampacity based upon the design limitations and assumed weather conditions for the conductor'"'"'s environment. Then a dynamic ampacity may be calculated for the power line based upon the received sensor data and the received design limitations for the power line. The power line may then be operated according to the calculated dynamic ampacity instead of the design ampacity.
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20 Claims
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1. A system for providing a real-time power line rating, the system comprising:
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a sensor device configured to collect sensor data, the sensor data corresponding to a conductor of a power line and corresponding to weather conditions at a location of the sensor device on the power line; and a supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) system configured to; receive the sensor data from the sensor device, and calculate a dynamic ampacity for the power line based on a heat-storage capacity of the conductor, the heat-storage capacity being determined from the sensor data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of providing a real-time power line rating, the method comprising:
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receiving design limitations for a power line having a conductor, the conductor of the power line having a design ampacity based upon the design limitations and assumed weather conditions for the conductor'"'"'s environment; receiving sensor data corresponding to the conductor of the power line, the sensor data providing real-time weather conditions for the conductor'"'"'s environment; calculating a dynamic ampacity for the power line based upon the received sensor data and the received design limitations for the power line; and operating the power line according to the dynamic ampacity instead of the design ampacity. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A computer-readable medium that stores a set of instructions which when executed perform a method for providing a real-time power line rating, the method executed by the set of instructions comprising:
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receiving design limitations for a power line having a conductor, the conductor of the power line having a design ampacity based upon the design limitations and assumed weather conditions for the conductor'"'"'s environment wherein receiving design limitations comprises receiving data indicating the maximum sag the conductor of the power line was designed to have; receiving sensor data from a sensor device configured to collect the sensor data, the sensor data corresponding to the conductor of the power line, the sensor data providing real-time weather conditions for the conductor'"'"'s environment wherein receiving the sensor data comprises receiving the sensor data comprising the sensor data taken at a plurality of points along the power line wherein receiving sensor data comprises receiving at least one of the following;
sensor data comprising ambient temperature of environment around the conductor at a point along the power line, receiving sensor data comprises receiving sensor data comprising wind speed around the conductor at a point along the power line, sensor data comprising solar radiation at the conductor at a point along the power line, and sensor data comprising temperature of the conductor at a point along the power line;calculating a dynamic ampacity for the power line based upon the received sensor data and the received design limitations for the power line wherein calculating the dynamic ampacity comprises calculating the dynamic ampacity having a value not to cause the maximum sag for which the conductor of the power line was designed to be exceeded and calculating the dynamic ampacity having a value not to cause damage to the conductor; and operating the power line according to the dynamic ampacity instead of the design ampacity wherein operating the power line according to the dynamic ampacity instead of the design ampacity comprises one of the following;
causing the power line to operate between the calculated dynamic ampacity and the design ampacity when the calculated dynamic ampacity is greater than the design ampacity and causing the power line to operate at less than the calculated dynamic ampacity when the dynamic ampacity is less than the design ampacity.
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