ELECTRICAL NETWORK COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OPERATION
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1. A system for an electrical network comprising:
- a control center having at least one display and a user interface;
a plurality of load devices coupled to said electrical network, each of said plurality of load devices including a first sensor for monitoring said electrical network and a first communications circuit coupled to communicate with said control center;
a plurality of generation devices coupled to said electrical network, each of said plurality of generation devices including a second sensor for monitoring generation characteristics of each of said plurality of generation devices and a second communications circuit coupled to communicate with said control center; and
,wherein said control center includes at least one processor, said at least one processor being responsive to receive a first signal from said plurality of load devices and said plurality of generation devices and providing an output to said at least one display, wherein said output provides a network operator with a characteristic metric of said electrical network.
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Abstract
A system is provided that allows the aggregation of a plurality of inputs from an electrical grid and the display of the plurality of inputs on a single integrated display for a network operator. The system accepts signals from electrical loads and generation devices and analyzes the inputs to determine potential issues or trends, including fault predictions and recommends contingency plans. The system presents these potential issues and possible corrective actions to the network operator. The network operator may initiate actions, such as dispatching loads or activating generation capacity for example, in response.
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19 Claims
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1. A system for an electrical network comprising:
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a control center having at least one display and a user interface; a plurality of load devices coupled to said electrical network, each of said plurality of load devices including a first sensor for monitoring said electrical network and a first communications circuit coupled to communicate with said control center; a plurality of generation devices coupled to said electrical network, each of said plurality of generation devices including a second sensor for monitoring generation characteristics of each of said plurality of generation devices and a second communications circuit coupled to communicate with said control center; and
,wherein said control center includes at least one processor, said at least one processor being responsive to receive a first signal from said plurality of load devices and said plurality of generation devices and providing an output to said at least one display, wherein said output provides a network operator with a characteristic metric of said electrical network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A command and control system comprising:
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a server having a processor and a display; a gateway coupled to communicate with said server; a plurality of network controllers and sensors coupled to communicate with said server via said gateway; wherein said processor is responsive to executable instructions when executed on said processor for displaying a graphical representation of a metric on said display indicating a status of a utility network in response to data received from said plurality of network controllers and sensors; wherein said processor is further responsive to executable computer instructions for executing a contingency analysis and fault prediction module and displays potential faults and a plurality of corrective actions on said display. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of operating an electrical distribution network comprising:
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receiving a plurality of signals from a plurality of network controllers and sensors via a gateway; determining at least one network metric from said plurality of signals; displaying said at least one network metric; determining a potential network fault from said plurality of signals; providing a plurality of corrective actions to alleviate said potential network fault; displaying said plurality of corrective actions; automatically transmitting a first signal to a mobile device in response to a selection of one of said plurality of corrective actions. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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