Electrical power distribution monitoring system and method
First Claim
1. An electrical power distribution monitoring system, for a power distribution line having a plurality of sections with a plurality of electrical loads connected to the power distribution line to form a power distribution network and having a power input at an input end, there being a plurality of electrical loads connected to the power distribution line to form a power distribution network, said monitoring system comprising:
- (a) at least one first power sensor means arranged to measure power being supplied to said power distribution line at said input end;
(b) at least one second power sensor means arranged to measure power passing between said power distribution line and at least one specific one of said electrical loads;
(c) a data store containing data relating to past power consumption of said plurality of sections set in advance by electrical loads connected to said power distribution line;
(d) calculating means arranged to estimate electrical values for at least one said section of said power distribution line in dependence on present electrical values measured by said first power sensor and said second power sensor and said data in said data store; and
(e) distribution lines between said at least one first power sensor means and said calculating means, or between said at least one second power sensor means and said calculating means, used as a medium of a control signal.
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Abstract
An electrical power distribution monitoring system is provided for a power distribution line having a plurality of sections with a plurality of electrical loads connected to the power distribution line to form a power distribution network. The monitoring system has at least one sensor for at least one present electrical value at least one point of the network, and estimates electrical values for at least one section of the line in dependence on both of present electrical values measured by the sensor and data relating to past power consumption by loads connected to the line. Improved prediction of actual conditions in the distribution line can be obtained.
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19 Claims
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1. An electrical power distribution monitoring system, for a power distribution line having a plurality of sections with a plurality of electrical loads connected to the power distribution line to form a power distribution network and having a power input at an input end, there being a plurality of electrical loads connected to the power distribution line to form a power distribution network, said monitoring system comprising:
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(a) at least one first power sensor means arranged to measure power being supplied to said power distribution line at said input end; (b) at least one second power sensor means arranged to measure power passing between said power distribution line and at least one specific one of said electrical loads; (c) a data store containing data relating to past power consumption of said plurality of sections set in advance by electrical loads connected to said power distribution line; (d) calculating means arranged to estimate electrical values for at least one said section of said power distribution line in dependence on present electrical values measured by said first power sensor and said second power sensor and said data in said data store; and (e) distribution lines between said at least one first power sensor means and said calculating means, or between said at least one second power sensor means and said calculating means, used as a medium of a control signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An electrical power distribution monitoring system, for a power distribution line having a plurality of sections and having a power input at an input end, there being a plurality of electrical loads connected to the power distribution line, said monitoring system comprising:
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(a) measurement means for measuring an electrical value at least one of (i) a point on said power distribution, (ii) a selected one of said electrical loads, and (iii) a selected group of said electrical loads, (b) a data store containing data relating to past power consumption by electrical loads connected to said power distribution line, (c) calculating means connected to said measurement means and to said data store and arranged to calculate estimated electrical values in at least one of said sections of said power distribution line from both of at least one currently measured electrical value obtained by said measurement means and said data in said data store; wherein said measurement means comprises at least a first measurement device for measuring said at least one currently measured electrical value in a portion of said power distribution line closer to said input end thereof than all of said electrical loads, and distribution lines used as a medium of a control signal between said measurement means and said data store, or between said measurement means and said calculating means. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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