Systems and methods for creation of a schematic user interface for monitoring and predicting the real-time health, reliability and performance of an electrical power system

• US 8,775,934 B2
• Filed: 05/07/2008
• Issued: 07/08/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 07/19/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Power Analytics Corporation (PAC Global, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Power Analytics Corporation (PAC Global, Inc.)
• Inventors: Nasle, Adib, Meagher, Kevin
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen, Kevin
• Application Number:
  US12/116,795
• Publication Number:
  US 20080263469A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,253 Days
• Field of Search: 715740-748, 715763-765, 715/700, 715851-855
• US Class Current: 715/700
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 30/20 Design optimisation, verification or simulation optimisation, verification or simulation of circuit designs G06F30/30
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/38 for implementing user interfaces

Abstract

A system for automatically generating a schematic user interface of an electrical system is disclosed. The system includes a data acquisition component, a power analytics server and a client terminal. The data acquisition component acquires real-time data output from the electrical system. The power analytics server is comprised of a virtual system modeling engine, an analytics engine, a machine learning engine and a schematic user interface creator engine. The virtual system modeling engine generates predicted data output for the electrical system. The analytics engine monitors real-time data output and predicted data output of the electrical system. The machine learning engine stores and processes patterns observed from the real-time data output and the predicted data output to forecast an aspect of the electrical system. The schematic user interface creator engine is configured to create a schematic user interface that is representative of the virtual system model and link the schematic user interface to the data acquisition component.

Claims

1. A system for generating a schematic user interface of an electrical system, comprising:

a data acquisition component communicatively connected to at least one sensor configured to acquire real-time data output from the electrical system;

a power analytics server communicatively connected to the data acquisition component, the power analytics server comprising

a virtual system modeling engine configured to generate predicted data output for the electrical system utilizing a virtual system model of the electrical system,

an analytics engine configured to monitor the real-time data output and the predicted data output of the electrical system, the analytics engine further configured to initiate a calibration and synchronization operation to update the virtual system model when a difference between the real-time data output and the predicted data output exceeds a threshold, wherein updating the virtual system model comprises adjusting one or more operating parameters of the virtual system model to replicate operation of the at least one sensor,

a machine learning engine configured to store and process patterns observed from the real-time data output and the predicted data output, the machine learning engine further configured to forecast an aspect of the electrical system, and

a schematic interface creator engine configured to create a schematic user interface that is representative of the virtual system model and link the schematic user interface to the data acquisition component; and

a client terminal communicatively connected to the power analytics server and configured to display the schematic user interface.

2. The system for generating a schematic user interface of an electrical system, as recited in claim 1, wherein, the machine learning engine includes,

an associative memory layer,

a sensory layer, and

a neocortical model.

3. The system for generating a schematic user interface of an electrical system, as recited in claim 1, wherein the virtual system model includes current system components and operational parameters comprising the electrical system.

4. The system for generating a schematic user interface of an electrical system, as recited in claim 1, wherein the forecasted aspect is a predicted ability of the electrical system to resist system output deviations from defined tolerance limits of the electrical system.

5. The system for generating a schematic user interface of an electrical system, as recited in claim 1, wherein the forecasted aspect is a predicted reliability and availability of the electrical system.

6. The system for generating a schematic user interface of an electrical system, as recited in claim 1, wherein the forecasted aspect is a predicted total power capacity of the electrical system.

7. The system for generating a schematic user interface of an electrical system, as recited in claim 6, wherein the forecasted aspect is a predicted ability of the electrical system to maintain availability of total power capacity.

8. The system for generating a schematic user interface of an electrical system, as recited in claim 6, wherein the forecasted aspect is a predicted utilization of the total power capacity of the electrical system.

9. The system for generating a schematic user interface of an electrical system, as recited in claim 1, wherein the forecasted aspect is a predicted ability of the electrical system to withstand a contingency event that results in stress to the electrical system.

10. The system for generating a schematic user interface of an electrical system, as recited in claim 9, wherein the contingency event relates to load shedding.

11. The system for generating a schematic user interface of an electrical system, as recited in claim 9, wherein the contingency event relates to load adding.

12. The system for generating a schematic user interface of an electrical system, as recited in claim 9, wherein the contingency event relates to loss of utility power supply to the electrical system.

13. The system for generating a schematic user interface of an electrical system, as recited in claim 9, wherein the contingency event relates to a loss of distribution infrastructure associated with the electrical system.

14. The system for generating a schematic user interface of an electrical system, as recited in claim 1, wherein the client terminal is a thin client computing device.

15. The system for generating a schematic user interface of an electrical system, as recited in claim 1, wherein the client terminal is a wide area network capable computing device.

16. The system for generating a schematic user interface of an electrical system, as recited in claim 1, wherein the client terminal is a mobile computing device.

17. The system for generating a schematic user interface of an electrical system, as recited in claim 1, wherein the schematic user interface is rendered in 3-D.

18. The system for generating a schematic user interface of an electrical system, as recited in claim 1, wherein the schematic user interface is based on a one-line diagram construct.

19. The system for generating a schematic user interface of an electrical system, as recited in claim 1, wherein the schematic user interface is based on a technical system schematic diagram construct.

20. The system for generating a schematic user interface of an electrical system, as recited in claim 1, wherein the virtual system model is stored on a virtual system model database communicatively connected with the power analytics server.

21. The system for generating a schematic user interface of an electrical system, as recited in claim 1, wherein the schematic user interface includes a visual representation of each piece of electrical equipment that comprise the electrical system.

22. The system for generating a schematic user interface of an electrical system, as recited in claim 21, wherein each piece of electrical equipment is associated with a unique identifier.

23. The system for generating a schematic user interface of an electrical system, as recited in claim 1, wherein the schematic user interface is configured to allow an operator to monitor operational aspects of the electrical system.