Controlling Virtual Power Circuits
First Claim
1. A method for controlling a number of circuits in an electrical power grid, the method comprising:
- monitoring a number of parameters in the number of circuits in the electrical power grid, wherein each circuit in the number of circuits comprises a plurality of nodes in the electrical power grid and a number of lines connected to the plurality of nodes in the electrical power grid, wherein the number of lines is configured to carry electrical power, wherein the plurality of nodes is configured to control the electrical power carried in the number of lines, and wherein a number of agent processes associated with the plurality of nodes is configured to communicate with each other using a communications network, configure the plurality of nodes in the electrical power grid into the each circuit, and control a delivery of the electrical power through the each circuit to a number of loads;
determining whether to make a change to the number of circuits based on the number of parameters and a policy; and
responsive to a determination to make the change to the number of circuits, changing the number of circuits using the policy.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for controlling circuits in an electrical power grid. Parameters in the circuits are monitored. Each circuit comprises nodes in the electrical power grid and a number of lines connected to the nodes in the electrical power grid. The number of lines is configured to carry electrical power. The nodes control the electrical power in the number of lines. A number of agent processes associated with the nodes communicate with each other using a communications network, configure the nodes in the electrical power grid into a number of circuits, and control a delivery of the electrical power through the number of circuits to loads. A determination is made as to whether to make a change to the number of circuits based on the number of parameters and a policy. The circuits are changed using the policy in response to a determination to make the change.
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30 Claims
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1. A method for controlling a number of circuits in an electrical power grid, the method comprising:
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monitoring a number of parameters in the number of circuits in the electrical power grid, wherein each circuit in the number of circuits comprises a plurality of nodes in the electrical power grid and a number of lines connected to the plurality of nodes in the electrical power grid, wherein the number of lines is configured to carry electrical power, wherein the plurality of nodes is configured to control the electrical power carried in the number of lines, and wherein a number of agent processes associated with the plurality of nodes is configured to communicate with each other using a communications network, configure the plurality of nodes in the electrical power grid into the each circuit, and control a delivery of the electrical power through the each circuit to a number of loads; determining whether to make a change to the number of circuits based on the number of parameters and a policy; and responsive to a determination to make the change to the number of circuits, changing the number of circuits using the policy. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An apparatus comprising:
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a number of circuits in an electrical power grid, wherein each circuit in the number of circuits comprises a plurality of nodes in the electrical power grid and a number of lines connected to the plurality of nodes in the electrical power grid wherein the number of lines is configured to carry electrical power;
wherein the plurality of nodes is configured to control the electrical power carried in the number of lines; and
wherein a number of agent processes associated with the plurality of nodes is configured to communicate with each other using a communications network, configure the plurality of nodes in the electrical power grid into the each circuit, and control a delivery of the electrical power through the each circuit to a number of loads; andagent processes associated with the number of circuits, wherein at least a portion of the agent processes is configured to monitor a number of parameters in the number of circuits in the electrical power grid, determine whether to make a change to the number of circuits based on the number of parameters and a policy, and change the number of circuits using the policy in response to the determination to make the change to the number of circuits. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for controlling power in an electrical power grid, the method comprising:
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selecting a plurality of nodes and a number of lines connected to the plurality of nodes in the electrical power grid to send electrical power from a number of sources to a number of loads based on a capacity to send the electrical power through the plurality of nodes and the number of lines; configuring the plurality of nodes and the number of lines into a circuit to carry the electrical power from the number of sources to the number of loads using the plurality of nodes; monitoring parameters for the number of lines in the circuit; determining whether the parameters exceed threshold tolerances; and responsive to a determination that the parameters exceed threshold tolerances, adjusting a configuration of the plurality of nodes. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. An apparatus comprising:
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an electrical power grid comprising nodes and lines; agent processes associated with the nodes in the electrical power grid, wherein at least a portion of the agent processes are configured to select a plurality of nodes in the nodes and a number of lines in the lines connected to the plurality of nodes in the electrical power grid to send electrical power from a number of sources to a number of loads based on a capacity to send the electrical power through the plurality of nodes and the number of lines;
configure the plurality of nodes and the number of lines into a circuit to carry the electrical power from the number of sources to the number of loads using the plurality of nodes;
monitor parameters for the number of lines in the circuit;
determine whether the parameters exceed threshold tolerances; and
adjust a configuration of the plurality of nodes in response to a determination that the parameters exceed the threshold tolerances. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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