System and method for providing power distribution system information
First Claim
1. A system for processing utility data of a power grid, comprising:
- a fault analysis module configured to identify a location of a fault based on the utility data;
an incipient cable fault module configured to predict a location of a fault of an underground power cable based on the utility data;
an alarm module configured to output a notification if processing of the utility data satisfies one of a plurality of predetermined conditions;
wherein said one of the plurality of predetermined conditions comprises a condition in which a voltage of the power grid is beyond a threshold voltage; and
a report module configured to receive information from said fault analysis module and said incipient cable fault module and to output a report.
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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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19 Claims
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1. A system for processing utility data of a power grid, comprising:
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a fault analysis module configured to identify a location of a fault based on the utility data; an incipient cable fault module configured to predict a location of a fault of an underground power cable based on the utility data; an alarm module configured to output a notification if processing of the utility data satisfies one of a plurality of predetermined conditions; wherein said one of the plurality of predetermined conditions comprises a condition in which a voltage of the power grid is beyond a threshold voltage; and a report module configured to receive information from said fault analysis module and said incipient cable fault module and to output a report. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A system for processing utility data of a power grid, comprising:
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a datamart comprised of a plurality of physical databases storing the utility data; wherein at least some of the plurality of physical databases are physically remote from other of the plurality of physical databases; a fault analysis module configured to identify a location of a fault based on the utility data; an alarm module configured to output a notification if processing of the utility data satisfies one of a plurality of predetermined conditions; wherein said one of the plurality of predetermined conditions comprises a condition in which a voltage of the power grid is beyond a threshold voltage; and a report module configured to receive information from said fault analysis module and to output a report. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A system for processing utility data of a power grid, comprising:
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a datamart comprised of a plurality of physical databases storing the utility data; an incipient cable fault module configured to predict a location of a fault of an underground power cable based on the utility data; a fault analysis module configured to identify a location of a fault based on the utility data; an alarm module configured to process the utility data and to output a first notification if a voltage is below a first threshold and to output a second notification if the voltage is above a second threshold; and a report module configured to receive information from said fault analysis module and to output a report. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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