Intelligent monitoring of an electrical utility grid
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1. A method of managing an electric utility grid, the method comprising:
- a computer geographically grouping a set of intelligent electricity usage meters as a set of fine sensors on a power grid, wherein each intelligent electricity usage meter in the set of fine sensors is capable of being remotely monitored, and wherein each intelligent electricity usage meter is coupled to a different customer facility selected from multiple customer facilities;
the computer remotely detecting an anomaly to power being read by at least one intelligent electricity usage meter from the set of fine sensors; and
in response to remotely detecting the anomaly, the computer;
generating a digitized voltage profile of the anomaly and adjusting power to an electric utility grid to correct the anomaly.
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Abstract
A method of managing an electric utility grid includes geographically grouping a set of customer electric usage meters to create a set of fine sensors on a power grid. Each usage meter in the grouped set is capable of being remotely monitored, and each usage meter is at a different location along the power line. If a power anomaly is detected at the subset of meters, then power to the electric utility grid is adjusted to correct the anomaly.
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1. A method of managing an electric utility grid, the method comprising:
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a computer geographically grouping a set of intelligent electricity usage meters as a set of fine sensors on a power grid, wherein each intelligent electricity usage meter in the set of fine sensors is capable of being remotely monitored, and wherein each intelligent electricity usage meter is coupled to a different customer facility selected from multiple customer facilities; the computer remotely detecting an anomaly to power being read by at least one intelligent electricity usage meter from the set of fine sensors; and in response to remotely detecting the anomaly, the computer;
generating a digitized voltage profile of the anomaly and adjusting power to an electric utility grid to correct the anomaly. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An electric utility grid comprising:
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an analytics server for geographically grouping a set of electricity usage meters to create a fine sensor web on the power grid, wherein each electricity usage meter in the fine sensor web is capable of being remotely monitored, and wherein each electricity usage meter is coupled to a different power line monitoring point; a data collection engine server for remotely detecting an anomaly to power being read by at least one electricity usage meter from the fine sensor web, generating a digitized voltage profile of the anomaly, and transmitting the digitized voltage profile to an analytics server; and a grid adjustment logic for, in response to remotely detecting the anomaly, adjusting power to an electric utility grid to correct the anomaly.
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11. A computer-readable medium on which is stored a computer program, the computer program comprising computer executable instructions configured for:
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geographically grouping a set of electricity usage meters to create a grouped set of fine power grid sensors, wherein each electricity usage meter in the grouped set of fine power grid sensors is capable of being remotely monitored, and wherein each electricity usage meter is coupled to a different power line monitor point; remotely detecting an anomaly to power being read by at least one electricity usage meter from the grouped set of fine power grid sensors; and in response to remotely detecting the anomaly, generating a digitized voltage profile of the anomaly for transmission to an analytics server and adjusting power to an electric utility grid to correct the anomaly. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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