AUTOMATED IDENTIFICATION OF COMPONENTS CONNECTED IN A POWER GRID
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- facilitating automated identification of components connected via a power grid, the facilitating comprising;
obtaining by one component of the power grid a request to broadcast a power-connected beacon identifying, at least in part, the one component of the power grid; and
automatically broadcasting by the one component the power-connected beacon into the power grid, the automatically broadcasting comprising superimposing the power-connected beacon onto an energized power line of the power grid to signal that the one component is electrically connected to at least a portion of the power grid.
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Abstract
Automated identification of components connected within a power grid is facilitated by: obtaining by one component of the power grid a request to broadcast a power-connected beacon identifying, at least in part, the one component of the power grid; and responsive to the request, automatically broadcasting by the one component the power-connected beacon into the power grid by superimposing the beacon onto an energized power line to identify that the one component is electrically connected to the power grid. In one embodiment, the power grid includes one or more stand-alone sub-grids, and the one component is a load component, or a distribution component, or a power-supply component of one stand-alone sub-grid of the power grid, and the obtaining is subsequent to a reconfiguration of the power grid, wherein one or more stand-alone sub-grids in the power grid are modified.
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1. A method comprising:
facilitating automated identification of components connected via a power grid, the facilitating comprising; obtaining by one component of the power grid a request to broadcast a power-connected beacon identifying, at least in part, the one component of the power grid; and automatically broadcasting by the one component the power-connected beacon into the power grid, the automatically broadcasting comprising superimposing the power-connected beacon onto an energized power line of the power grid to signal that the one component is electrically connected to at least a portion of the power grid. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system comprising:
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at least one memory; and at least one processor in communications with the at least one memory, wherein the system is configured to perform a method, the method comprising; facilitating automated identification of components connected via a power grid, the facilitating comprising; obtaining by one component of the power grid a request to broadcast a power-connected beacon identifying, at least in part, the one component of the power grid; and automatically broadcasting by the one component the power-connected beacon into the power grid, the automatically broadcasting comprising superimposing the power-connected beacon onto an energized power line of the power grid to signal that the one component is electrically connected to at least a portion of the power grid. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A computer program product comprising:
a storage medium readable by a processing circuit and storing instructions for execution by the processing circuit for performing a method comprising; facilitating automated identification of components connected via a power grid, the facilitating comprising; obtaining by one component of the power grid a request to broadcast a power-connected beacon identifying, at least in part, the one component of the power grid; and automatically broadcasting by the one component the power-connected beacon into the power grid, the automatically broadcasting comprising superimposing the power-connected beacon onto an energized power line of the power grid to signal that the one component is electrically connected to at least a portion of the power grid. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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