SYSTEM AND METHOD OF MONITORING AND OPTIMIZING POWER QUALITY IN A NETWORK
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1. A method for determining power quality of a power distribution network comprising:
- modeling the operation of a power distribution network;
measuring at least one quality of operation of the power distribution network;
determining whether the at least one measure of a quality of the operation of the power distribution network meets a predetermined performance criteria;
predicting a future operational performance of the power distribution network based at least in part upon the modeling;
when the at least one measure of the quality of the operation of the power distribution network or the predicted future operational performance of the power distribution network do not meet the predetermined performance criteria, taking a corrective action with respect to the power distribution network.
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Abstract
The operation of a power distribution network is modeled. At least one quality of the operation of the power distribution network is measured. The future operational performance of the power distribution network is predicted based at least in part upon the modeling. When the at least one measure of the quality of the operation of the power distribution network or the predicted future operational performance do not meet the predetermined performance criteria, corrective action is taken with respect to the power distribution network.
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17 Claims
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1. A method for determining power quality of a power distribution network comprising:
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modeling the operation of a power distribution network; measuring at least one quality of operation of the power distribution network; determining whether the at least one measure of a quality of the operation of the power distribution network meets a predetermined performance criteria; predicting a future operational performance of the power distribution network based at least in part upon the modeling; when the at least one measure of the quality of the operation of the power distribution network or the predicted future operational performance of the power distribution network do not meet the predetermined performance criteria, taking a corrective action with respect to the power distribution network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An apparatus for determining power quality, the apparatus comprising:
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an interface having an output; a memory comprising a model of a power distribution network; a processor coupled to the interface and the memory, the processor arranged and configure to model the operation of a power distribution network using the model in memory, the processor further configured to determine whether at least one measure of a quality of the operation of the power distribution network received via the interface meets a predetermined performance criteria, the processor further configured to predicting a future operational performance of the power distribution network based at least in part upon the modeling, and the processor further configured to when the at least one measure of the quality of the operation of the power distribution network or the future operational performance do not meet the predetermined performance criteria, instigating a corrective action at the output of the interface. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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- 10. The apparatus of claim 10 wherein instigating a corrective action comprises transmitting a signal at the output to automatically alter the operation of at least one consumer device.
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