POWER DISTRIBUTION NETWORK EVENT ANALYSIS

• US 20130218353A1
• Filed: 02/16/2012
• Published: 08/22/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 02/16/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: GE Digital Holdings LLC (GE Aerospace)
• Original Assignee: General Electric Company
• Inventors: San Andres, Ramon Juan, Arvind, Kamal Kumar, Meadows, Vernon, Nigam, Atul
• Granted Patent: US 9,484,743 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 700/286
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 1/10 Parallel operation of dc sources
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 13/00017 using optical fiber
• CPC Class Codes: Y02B 90/20 Smart grids as enabling technology in buildings sector smart grids supporting the management or operation of end-user stationary applications in general, or like technologies with no associated climate change mitigation effect Y04S20/00
• CPC Class Codes: Y04S 20/00 Management or operation of end-user stationary applications or the last stages of power distribution; Controlling, monitoring or operating thereof

Abstract

A method for power distribution network analysis includes receiving power distribution network event data from a plurality of data sources, filtering the power distribution network event data, normalizing the power distribution network event data, storing the power distribution network event data in an event database and retrieving, in a querying engine, the power distribution network event data.

Claims

1. A method for power distribution network analysis, the method comprising:

receiving power distribution network event data from a plurality of data sources;

filtering the power distribution network event data;

normalizing the power distribution network event data;

storing the power distribution network event data in an event database; and

retrieving, in a querying engine, the power distribution network event data.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1 wherein the power distribution network event data retrieved by the querying engine is disseminated to a plurality of interfaces.

3. The method as claimed in claim 1 wherein the power distribution network event data retrieved by the querying engine is disseminated to a plurality analysis tools.

4. The method as claimed in claim 1 wherein the querying engine is configured to retrieve data values and ranges for the power distribution network event data related to a particular power distribution network event.

5. The method as claimed in claim 1 wherein the querying engine is configured to retrieve data related to historic power distribution network events matching criteria related to a particular power distribution network event.

6. The method as claimed in claim 1 wherein the querying engine is configured to retrieve time data for a time period related to a particular power distribution network event.

7. The method as claimed in claim 1 wherein the power distribution network event data is filtered to retrieve relevant data that contributes to power distribution network events.

8. The method as claimed in claim 1 wherein the power distribution network event data is normalized to transform a plurality of data structure types to a single data structure type for the plurality of data sources.

18. The system as claimed in claim 1 wherein the querying engine is configured to retrieve data values and ranges for the power distribution network event data related to a particular power distribution network event.

19. The system as claimed in claim 1 wherein the querying engine is configured to retrieve data related to historic power distribution network events matching criteria related to a particular power distribution network event.

20. The system as claimed in claim 1 wherein the querying engine is configured to retrieve time data for a time period related to a particular power distribution network event.

9. A computer program product including a non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions for causing a computer to implement a method for power distribution network analysis, the method comprising:

receiving power distribution network event data from a plurality of data sources;

filtering the power distribution network event data;

normalizing the power distribution network event data;

storing the power distribution network event data in an event database; and

retrieving, in a querying engine, the power distribution network event data.

10. The computer program product as claimed in claim 9 wherein the power distribution network event data retrieved by the querying engine is disseminated to a plurality of interfaces.

11. The computer program product as claimed in claim 9 wherein the power distribution network event data retrieved by the querying engine is disseminated to a plurality analysis tools.

12. The computer program product as claimed in claim 9 wherein the querying engine is configured to retrieve data values and ranges for the power distribution network event data related to a particular power distribution network event.

13. The computer program product as claimed in claim 9 wherein the querying engine is configured to retrieve data related to historic power distribution network events matching criteria related to a particular power distribution network event.

14. The computer program product as claimed in claim 9 wherein the querying engine is configured to retrieve time data for a time period related to a particular power distribution network event.

15. The computer program product as claimed in claim 9 wherein the power distribution network event data is filtered to retrieve relevant data that contributes to power distribution network events.

16. The computer program product as claimed in claim 9 wherein the power distribution network event data is normalized to transform a plurality of data structure types to a single data structure type for the plurality of data sources.

17. A system for power distribution network analysis, the system comprising:

a querying engine;

an event database communicatively coupled to the querying engine;

a normalization layer coupled to the event database and configured to transform a plurality of data structure types to a single data structure type; and

a plurality of event filters coupled to the normalization layer and configured to retrieve relevant power distribution network event data from a plurality of data sources.