Process, Device and System For Volt/VAR Optimization
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1. A system comprising:
- a first mesh gate associated with a first network in communication with a first meter associated with a circuit, the first meter adapted to read first meter information over a period of time and the first mesh gate adapted to transmit the first meter information over a second network;
a second meter synchronized with the first meter and associated with the first mesh gate of the first network, the second meter associated with the circuit and adapted to read second meter information over the period of time, the first mesh gate further adapted to transmit the second meter information over the second network; and
a server adapted to receive the first and second meter information from the first mesh gate via the second network,wherein the first mesh gate transmits the first meter information and the second meter information in response to a switching event impacting the circuit.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the invention propose volt/VAR optimization that may be time synchronized and automated based on actions invoked at a control system utilizing a smart grid solution that incorporates metering end points which are capable of reporting to a utility the information that is needed by the utility or to another system for making real time decisions on events that may occur at the distribution level. Embodiments of the invention incorporate large numbers of end points (e.g., smart meters) which a utility can use to determine how any event or events it may invoke at the grid level affect its compliance at the end user level.
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1. A system comprising:
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a first mesh gate associated with a first network in communication with a first meter associated with a circuit, the first meter adapted to read first meter information over a period of time and the first mesh gate adapted to transmit the first meter information over a second network; a second meter synchronized with the first meter and associated with the first mesh gate of the first network, the second meter associated with the circuit and adapted to read second meter information over the period of time, the first mesh gate further adapted to transmit the second meter information over the second network; and a server adapted to receive the first and second meter information from the first mesh gate via the second network, wherein the first mesh gate transmits the first meter information and the second meter information in response to a switching event impacting the circuit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method comprising:
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in response to an issued switching event, receiving, by a head end server associated with a mesh network, a first meter information from a first meter associated with the mesh network and associated with a circuit; in response to the issued switching event, receiving, by the head end server, a second meter information from a second meter synchronized with the first meter, the second meter associated with the mesh network and the circuit; transmitting, by the head end server, the first and second meter information to a utility server; determining, by the utility server, based on the first and second meter information, the effect of the switching event. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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