Automated control of a power network using metadata and automated creation of predictive process models
First Claim
1. A method of facilitating automated control of a power network, the method comprising:
- providing multiple intelligent power controllers (IPCs) associated with multiple components of the power network, each IPC being associated with a different component of the multiple components of the power network;
obtaining at least one raw data stream from at least one data source of at least one component of the multiple components, the at least one raw data stream representative of at least one operational aspect of the at least one component of the multiple components; and
automatically associating, by the at least one IPC associated with the at least one component, metadata with the at least one raw data stream to produce at least one self-identifying data stream, the metadata describing one or more characteristics of the at least one raw data stream, and the at least one self-identifying data stream facilitating automated control of the power network.
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Abstract
Automated control of a power network is provided by: providing multiple intelligent power controllers (IPCs) associated with multiple components of the power network, each IPC being associated with a different component; obtaining at least one raw data stream representative of at least one operational aspect of at least one component of the multiple components; and automatically associating, by at least one intelligent power controller associated with at least one component, metadata with the at least one raw data stream to produce at least one self-identifying data stream. The associated metadata describes one or more characteristics of the at least one raw data stream, and the at least one self-identifying data stream facilitates automated creation of predictive process models to assist in automated control of the power network by an IPC manager of the power network.
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21 Claims
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1. A method of facilitating automated control of a power network, the method comprising:
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providing multiple intelligent power controllers (IPCs) associated with multiple components of the power network, each IPC being associated with a different component of the multiple components of the power network; obtaining at least one raw data stream from at least one data source of at least one component of the multiple components, the at least one raw data stream representative of at least one operational aspect of the at least one component of the multiple components; and automatically associating, by the at least one IPC associated with the at least one component, metadata with the at least one raw data stream to produce at least one self-identifying data stream, the metadata describing one or more characteristics of the at least one raw data stream, and the at least one self-identifying data stream facilitating automated control of the power network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of facilitating automated control of a power network, the method comprising:
providing multiple intelligent power controllers (IPCs), each IPC being coupled to a respective component of multiple components of the power network and at least one IPC of the multiple IPCs being operable to; access at least one raw data stream representative of at least one operational aspect of the respective component of the multiple components of the power network; automatically associate metadata with the at least one raw data stream to produce at least one self-identifying data stream accessible by other IPCs of the multiple IPCs, the metadata describing one or more characteristics of the at least one raw data stream; access self-identifying data streams of other IPCs of the multiple IPCs; facilitate automated control of the power network, responsive to being selected IPC manager of the power network, using the self-identifying data streams to generate at least one predictive process model from at least one model template, the at least one predictive process model facilitating an evaluation of one or more potential control actions to control one or more components of the multiple components of the power network; and automatically control the power network, responsive to being selected IPC manager of the power network, by employing one or more predictive process models in evaluating the one or more potential control actions, and producing a set of control signals based on the evaluation of the one or more potential control actions, the set of control signals controlling one or more control points associated with one or more components of the multiple components of the power network. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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16. A system facilitating automated control of a power network, the system comprising:
multiple intelligent power controllers (IPCs) associated with multiple components of the power network, each IPC being associated with a different component of the multiple components of the power network, wherein at least one IPC of the multiple IPCs; obtains at least one raw data stream from at least one data source of at least one component of the multiple components, the at least one raw data stream representative of at least one operational aspect of the at least one component of the multiple components; and automatically associates metadata with the at least one raw data stream to produce at least one self-identifying data stream, the metadata describing one or more characteristics of the at least one raw data stream, and the at least one self-identifying data stream facilitating automated control of the power network. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A power network comprising:
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multiple power components, the multiple power components comprising at least one source component and at least one load component; and an automated control system for controlling the power network, the automated control system comprising; multiple intelligent power controllers (IPCs) associated with the multiple power components, each IPC being associated with a different power component of the multiple power components, wherein at least one IPC of the multiple IPCs; obtains at least one raw data stream from at least one data source of at least one power componet of the multiple power components, the at least one raw data stream representative of at least one operational aspect of the at least one power component of the multiple power components; and automatically associates metadata with the at least one raw data stream to produce at least one self-identifying data stream, the metadata describing one or more characteristics of the at least one raw data stream, and the at least one self-identifying data stream facilitating automated control of the power network.
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