System and method for providing power distribution system information
First Claim
1. A system for processing utility data of a power grid, comprising:
- one or more computers having one or more memories for storing a plurality of applications executable by the one or more computers including;
a power outage application configured to identify a location of a power outage and to output information of the location of the power outage;
a power restoration application configured to identify a location of a power restoration and to output information of the location of the power restoration;
a fault analysis application configured to detect a fault and to output information of a location of a detected fault; and
an incipient cable fault application configured to predict a location of a fault of an underground power cable.
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Abstract
A system, method and computer program product for processing utility data of a power grid is provided. In one embodiment, the system includes a datamart comprised of a plurality of physical databases storing utility data, a plurality of applications comprising an automated meter application configured to process power usage data from a plurality of automated meters, a power outage application configured to identify a location of a power outage, and a power restoration application configured to identify a location of a power restoration. The system may include an analysis engine comprising a plurality of analysis objects with each analysis object configured to process data to provide a specific analysis, wherein said analysis engine is accessible via one or more of the plurality of applications, and the system may include a report module configured to receive an output from the analysis engine and to output a report. The plurality of applications may also include a fault analysis application, a transformer analysis application, a theft detection application, a power flow application, a substation automation application, a load shed application and others.
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26 Claims
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1. A system for processing utility data of a power grid, comprising:
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one or more computers having one or more memories for storing a plurality of applications executable by the one or more computers including; a power outage application configured to identify a location of a power outage and to output information of the location of the power outage; a power restoration application configured to identify a location of a power restoration and to output information of the location of the power restoration; a fault analysis application configured to detect a fault and to output information of a location of a detected fault; and an incipient cable fault application configured to predict a location of a fault of an underground power cable. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer readable medium encoding a computer program for executing on a computer system to provide a computer process for providing information related to a power distribution system based on information provided by a plurality of nodes, wherein the process comprises:
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processing utility data to identify a location of a power outage and output a power outage location; processing the utility data to identify a location of a power restoration and output a power restoration location; transmitting control messages to configure one or more components at a substation; and processing utility data to predict a location of a fault of an underground power cable and to output information identifying a location of the predicted fault. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system for processing utility data of a power grid, comprising:
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one or more computers having one or more memories for storing a plurality of applications executable by the one or more computers including; a power restoration application configured to process utility data to identify locations of power restorations and to output restoration location data; a power outage application configured to process utility data to identify locations of power outages and to output power outage location data; a substation automation application configured to transmit control messages to configure one or more components at a substation; and a fault analysis application configured to process utility data to identify a location of a fault and to output a location of the fault. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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