Power Flow Simulation System, Method and Device
First Claim
1. A method of processing data of a power distribution network that includes a plurality of utility network elements comprising one or more capacitor banks, and a substation voltage regulating device, comprising:
- obtaining actual data that comprises;
(a) real time measurement data of measurements of one or more parameters taken by a plurality of sensors distributed throughout the power distribution system;
(b) data of a configuration of each of the one or more capacitor banks;
(c) data of an output of the substation voltage regulating device; and
(d) data of the interconnectivity of a multitude of the utility network elements of the power distribution system;
receiving first simulated data that comprises data of a potential configuration of a first utility network element in a configuration other than the actual configuration in which the first utility network element is presently operating;
processing the actual data and the first simulated data to determine a first set of output data;
wherein the first set of output data includes data of a current and a voltage at a multitude of the utility network elements of the power distribution network;
outputting at least some of the first set of output data.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention provide power flow analysis and may process electrical power distribution system data in real time to calculate load, current, voltage, losses, fault current and other data. The power flow analysis system may include a detailed data model of the electrical power distribution system, and may accept a variety of real time measurement inputs to support its modeling calculations. The power flow analysis system may calculate data of each of the three distribution system power phases independently and include a distribution state estimation module which allows it to incorporate a variety of real time measurements with varying degrees of accuracy, reliability and latency.
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29 Claims
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1. A method of processing data of a power distribution network that includes a plurality of utility network elements comprising one or more capacitor banks, and a substation voltage regulating device, comprising:
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obtaining actual data that comprises; (a) real time measurement data of measurements of one or more parameters taken by a plurality of sensors distributed throughout the power distribution system; (b) data of a configuration of each of the one or more capacitor banks; (c) data of an output of the substation voltage regulating device; and (d) data of the interconnectivity of a multitude of the utility network elements of the power distribution system; receiving first simulated data that comprises data of a potential configuration of a first utility network element in a configuration other than the actual configuration in which the first utility network element is presently operating; processing the actual data and the first simulated data to determine a first set of output data; wherein the first set of output data includes data of a current and a voltage at a multitude of the utility network elements of the power distribution network; outputting at least some of the first set of output data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11)
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10. The method according to claim 10, further comprising:
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determining that the first set of output data more closely satisfies the power distribution profile than the second set of output data; and based on said determining that the first set of output data more closely satisfies the power distribution profile than the second set of output data, transmitting a control message to the first utility network element to cause the first utility network element to transition to the potential configuration of the first simulated data.
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12. A computer system for processing data of a power distribution network that includes a plurality of utility network elements, comprising:
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a memory storing actual data that comprises; (a) measurement data of measurements of a parameter taken by a plurality of sensors distributed throughout the power distribution system; (b) configuration data that comprises data of a configuration of each of a multitude of the utility network elements; and (c) interconnectivity data that comprises data of the interconnectivity of the multitude of utility network elements of the power distribution system; a state estimator application configured to provide estimated data for the parameter at one or more locations on the power distribution network for which no measurement data is available; a power flow simulation application configured to receive an input from said state estimator application; said power flow simulation application being configured to receive first simulated data that comprises data of a first utility network element in a first configuration other than the actual configuration in which the first utility network element is presently operating; said power flow simulation application being configured to access the measurement data, the configuration data, and the interconnectivity data in the memory; said power flow simulation application being configured to process the input from the state estimator application, the measurement data, the configuration data, the interconnectivity data, and the first simulated data to output a first set of output data; and wherein the set of output data includes data of a voltage at a group of utility network elements of the power distribution network. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method processing data, implemented at least in part by a computer system, of a power distribution network having a plurality of utility network elements, comprising:
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storing in a memory data of the infrastructure of the power distribution network including; configuration data identifying a configuration of one or more switches, and interconnectivity data identifying the interconnectivity of the utility network elements; receiving real time data of measurements of one or more power parameters taken at a group of the utility network elements; wherein at least one power parameter measured comprises voltage; processing the real time data, configuration data, and interconnectivity data to provide a first model that represents a first configuration of the distribution network wherein the plurality of switches have a first configuration; processing the real time data, state data, and interconnectivity data to provide a second model that represents a second configuration of the distribution network wherein at least one of the switches has a second state; and determining which of the first model and the second model more closely satisfies a predetermined power distribution profile. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21)
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22. A method, implemented at least in part by a computer system, of power flow analysis for a power distribution system that includes a plurality of utility network elements, comprising:
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obtaining power distribution system data, comprising (a) data of the topology of the power distribution system and (b) data of the present operating configuration of a plurality of utility network elements; obtaining measurement data, comprising current data and voltage data; receiving first simulated data that comprises data of a potential configuration of a first utility network element in a configuration other than the actual configuration in which the first utility network element is presently operating; processing the power distribution system data, the measurement data, and the first simulated data to provide a first power flow simulation that comprises first estimated data of a voltage and a current at a plurality of locations of the power distribution system; and outputting data of the first power flow simulation. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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