POWER OUTAGE VERIFICATION
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
- receiving, by a data processing apparatus, a status request requesting a status of a first portion of a power distribution network, the request including a reference to a referenced power meter that is located within the first portion of the power distribution network for which the status is requested;
selecting, by the data processing apparatus, a block of communications channels that includes a target communications channel over which a signal corresponding to the referenced power meter is received;
obtaining, by the data processing apparatus, an amplitude of the signal being received over the target communications channel;
determining, by the data processing apparatus, whether the amplitude of the signal being received over the target communications channel is less than an outage threshold for the target communications channel; and
in response to determining whether the amplitude of the signal being received over the target communications channel is less than the outage threshold for the target communications channel, providing, by the data processing apparatus, a status notification that specifies the status of the first portion of the power distribution network for which the status has been requested.
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Abstract
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for detecting a power outage. In one aspect, a status request requesting a status of a portion of a power distribution network is received, where the request includes a reference to a power meter that is located within the portion of the network. In response to the status request, a block of communications channels is selected, where the block includes a target communications channel over which a signal corresponding to the referenced power meter is received. In turn, an amplitude of the signal being received over the target communications channel is obtained. A determination is made whether the amplitude of the signal is less than an outage threshold and a status notification is provided that specifies the status of the portion of the power distribution network for which the status has been requested.
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20 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
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receiving, by a data processing apparatus, a status request requesting a status of a first portion of a power distribution network, the request including a reference to a referenced power meter that is located within the first portion of the power distribution network for which the status is requested; selecting, by the data processing apparatus, a block of communications channels that includes a target communications channel over which a signal corresponding to the referenced power meter is received; obtaining, by the data processing apparatus, an amplitude of the signal being received over the target communications channel; determining, by the data processing apparatus, whether the amplitude of the signal being received over the target communications channel is less than an outage threshold for the target communications channel; and in response to determining whether the amplitude of the signal being received over the target communications channel is less than the outage threshold for the target communications channel, providing, by the data processing apparatus, a status notification that specifies the status of the first portion of the power distribution network for which the status has been requested. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system comprising:
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a data store storing a plurality of outage thresholds, each outage threshold corresponding to a communications channel over which a power meter in a power distribution network communicates; and a status subsystem coupled to the data store, the status subsystem comprising at least one processor configured to obtain an amplitude of a signal being received over a target communications channel, determine a status of a first portion of the power distribution network based on an amplitude of a signal being received over the target communications channel relative to the outage threshold corresponding to the target communications channel, and provide a status notification specifying the status of the first portion based on the determination. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A computer storage medium encoded with a computer program, the program comprising instructions that when executed by data processing apparatus cause the data processing apparatus to perform operations comprising:
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receiving a status request requesting a status of a first portion of a power distribution network, the request including a reference to a referenced power meter that is located within the first portion of the power distribution network for which the status is requested; selecting a block of communications channels that includes a target communications channel over which a signal corresponding to the referenced power meter is received; obtaining an amplitude of the signal being received over the target communications channel; determining whether the amplitude of the signal being received over the target communications channel is less than an outage threshold for the target communications channel; and in response to determining whether the amplitude of the signal being received over the target communications channel is less than the outage threshold for the target communications channel, providing a status notification that specifies the status of the first portion of the power distribution network for which the status has been requested.
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