System and Method for Providing Power Distribution System Information

• US 20110270550A1
• Filed: 07/15/2011
• Published: 11/03/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 01/21/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Current Communications Services LLC (Widewall Investments SL)
• Original Assignee: Current Communications Services LLC (Widewall Investments SL)
• Inventors: Brancaccio, Daniel S., Kreiss, David G.
• Granted Patent: US 8,290,727 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 702/60
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/06 Energy or water supply

Abstract

A system, method and computer program product for processing utility data of a power grid is provided. In one embodiment, the system includes a datamart comprised of a plurality of physical databases storing utility data, a plurality of applications comprising an automated meter application configured to process power usage data from a plurality of automated meters, a power outage application configured to identify a location of a power outage, and a power restoration application configured to identify a location of a power restoration. The system may include an analysis engine comprising a plurality of analysis objects with each analysis object configured to process data to provide a specific analysis, wherein said analysis engine is accessible via one or more of the plurality of applications, and the system may include a report module configured to receive an output from the analysis engine and to output a report. The plurality of applications may also include a fault analysis application, a transformer analysis application, a theft detection application, a power flow application, a substation automation application, a load shed application and others.

Claims

1. A system for processing utility data of a power grid, comprising:

a power outage module configured to process the utility data to identify a location of a power outage;

a power restoration module configured to process the utility data to identify a location of a power restoration;

a transformer analysis module configured to process the utility data to identify an overloaded transformer;

a report module configured to receive information from said power outage module and to output information of the location of the power outage;

said report module configured to receive information from said power restoration module and to output information of the location of the power restoration; and

said report module configured to receive information from said transformer analysis module and to output information of the overloaded transformer.

2. The system according to claim 1, further comprising an alarm module configured to output a notification if processing of utility data satisfies one of a plurality of predetermined conditions.

3. The system according to claim 2, wherein said one of the plurality of predetermined conditions comprises a condition in which a voltage is beyond a threshold voltage.

4. The system according to claim 2, wherein said one of the plurality of predetermined conditions comprises a condition in which a current is beyond a threshold current.

5. The system according to claim 1, further comprising an alarm module configured to process the utility data and to output a first notification if a voltage is below a first threshold and to output a second notification if the voltage is above a second threshold.

6. The system according to claim 1, further comprising a datamart comprised of a plurality of physical databases storing utility data;

and

wherein said datamart is accessible via at least one of the power restoration module, the power outage module, and the transformer analysis module.

7. A system for processing utility data of a power grid, comprising:

a data storage system configured to receive and store utility data;

a power outage module configured to access the utility data of said data storage system and, based on the utility data, to identify a location of a power outage;

a power restoration module configured to access the utility data of said data storage system and, based on the utility data, to identify a location of a power restoration; and

a transformer analysis module configured to access the utility data of said data storage system and, based on the utility data, to identify an overloaded transformer.

8. The system according to claim 7, further comprising:

a report module configured to receive information from said power outage module and to output information of the location of the power outage;

said report module configured to receive information from said power restoration module and to output information of the location of the power restoration; and

said report module configured to receive information from said transformer analysis module and to output information of the overloaded transformer.

9. The system according to claim 7, further comprising an alarm module configured to output a notification if processing of utility data satisfies one of a plurality of predetermined conditions.

10. The system according to claim 9, wherein said one of the plurality of predetermined conditions comprises a condition in which a voltage is beyond a threshold voltage.

11. The system according to claim 7, wherein said data storage system comprises a datamart comprised of a plurality of physical databases storing utility data.

12. The system according to claim 11, wherein said datamart includes a plurality of drivers with each driver having access to data of a specific schema of a different one of the plurality of databases.

13. The system according to claim 7, further comprising an alarm module configured to access and process the utility data of the data storage system and to output a first notification if a voltage is below a first threshold and to output a second notification if the voltage is above a second threshold.

14. A system for processing utility data of a power grid, comprising:

a data storage system configured to receive and store the utility data;

a power outage module configured to access the utility data of said data storage system and, based on the utility data, to identify a location of a power outage;

a power restoration module configured to access the utility data of said data storage system and, based on the utility data, to identify a location of a power restoration; and

an alarm module configured access the utility data of said data storage system and, based on the utility data, to output a notification if processing of the utility data satisfies one of a plurality of predetermined conditions.

15. The system according to claim 14, wherein said one of the plurality of predetermined conditions comprises a condition in which a voltage is beyond a threshold voltage.

16. The system according to claim 14, wherein said alarm module is configured to output a first notification if a voltage is below a first threshold and to output a second notification if the voltage is above a second threshold.

17. The system according to claim 14, further comprising:

a report module configured to receive information from said power outage module and to output information of the location of the power outage;

said report module configured to receive information from said power restoration module and to output information of the location of the power restoration.

18. The system according to claim 14, wherein said data storage system comprises a datamart comprised of a plurality of physical databases storing the utility data.

19. The system according to claim 18, wherein said datamart includes a plurality of drivers with each driver having access to data of a specific schema of a different one of the plurality of databases.

20. The system according to claim 14, further comprising a transformer analysis module configured to access the utility data of said data storage system and, based on the utility data, to identify an overloaded transformer.