DEVICES AND METHODS FOR DECENTRALIZED POWER LOSS REDUCTION CONTROL
First Claim
1. A controller comprising:
- a network interface configured to receive first measurements associated with a segment of an electrical distribution system and transmit a control signal configured to control equipment of the segment of the electrical distribution system; and
data processing circuitry configured to run first simulations of the segment of the electrical distribution system simulating various equipment configurations based at least in part on the first measurements, to select from among the various equipment configurations an equipment configuration that is expected to cause active power losses of the segment of the electrical distribution system to approach a desired value, and generate the control signal, wherein the control signal is configured to cause the equipment of the segment of the electrical distribution system to conform to the equipment configuration.
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Abstract
Devices and methods for the decentralized, coordinated control of the active power losses of an electrical distribution system are provided. For example, a controller may include a network interface and data processing circuitry. The network interface may receive first measurements associated with a segment of an electrical distribution system and transmit a control signal configured to control equipment of the segment of the electrical distribution system. The data processing circuitry may run digital simulations of the segment of the electrical distribution system in various equipment configurations, selecting from among the various equipment configurations an equipment configuration that is expected to cause the active power losses of the segment to approach a desired value. The data processing circuitry then may generate the control signal, which may cause the equipment of the segment of the electrical distribution system to conform to the equipment configuration.
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20 Claims
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1. A controller comprising:
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a network interface configured to receive first measurements associated with a segment of an electrical distribution system and transmit a control signal configured to control equipment of the segment of the electrical distribution system; and data processing circuitry configured to run first simulations of the segment of the electrical distribution system simulating various equipment configurations based at least in part on the first measurements, to select from among the various equipment configurations an equipment configuration that is expected to cause active power losses of the segment of the electrical distribution system to approach a desired value, and generate the control signal, wherein the control signal is configured to cause the equipment of the segment of the electrical distribution system to conform to the equipment configuration. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for controlling first and second segments of an electrical distribution system while the first segment is providing power to a recovered portion of the second segment, using respective first and second application platforms, comprising:
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running an active power loss reduction control function on the second segment using the second application platform, wherein the active power loss reduction function is configured to cause active power losses over the second segment to approach a desired value; while the second application platform is running the active power loss reduction function on the second segment, running a violation check function on the first segment using the first application platform, wherein the violation check function is configured to prevent or mitigate a voltage violation on the first segment; and after running the active power loss reduction function on the second segment using the second application platform, running the active power loss reduction control function on the first segment using the first application platform, wherein the active power loss reduction function is configured to cause a voltage deviation of the first segment to approach the desired value. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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18. An article of manufacture comprising:
one or more tangible, machine-readable storage media having instructions encoded thereon for execution by a processor of an electronic device, the instructions comprising; instructions to receive measurements associated with a feeder of an electrical distribution system; instructions to simulate a distribution power flow on the feeder according to various capacitor switching solutions of at least one capacitor of the feeder using the measurements; instructions to determine an expected voltage deviation, active power losses, and power factor associated with the various capacitor switching solutions based at least in part on the simulated distribution power flow on the feeder; instructions to select a non-dominated capacitor switching solution from among the various capacitor switching solutions in which the reduction in power losses most closely approaches a desired value; and instructions to control capacitors of the feeder according to the non-dominated capacitor switching solution. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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