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Distributed intelligence architecture with dynamic reverse/forward clouding

  • US 9,450,454 B2
  • Filed: 05/30/2012
  • Issued: 09/20/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/31/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method, comprising:

  • hosting a grid application function at a primary grid device in a utility grid, wherein the grid application function carries out grid control operations for a plurality of devices in the utility grid;

    determining, by the primary grid device, whether to distribute at least a portion of the grid application function to one or more distributed secondary grid devices in the utility grid, the one or more distributed secondary grid devices associated with a subset of data collection devices within the utility grid associated with at least one distributed secondary grid device of the one or more distributed secondary grid devices and the primary grid device;

    dynamically distributing, by the primary grid device, at least the portion of the grid application function to the one or more distributed secondary grid devices according to the determining, wherein at least the portion of dynamically distributed grid application function is executed on the one or more secondary devices to perform the portion of dynamically distributed grid application for the subset of data collection devices associated with the one or more secondary devices that would otherwise be performed by the primary device;

    determining, by the primary device, that the at least a portion of the grid application function is no longer to be used at a particular secondary grid device of the one or more distributed secondary grid devices; and

    , in response,withdrawing the at least a portion of the grid application function from the particular secondary grid device of the one or more distributed secondary grid devices back to the primary gird device.

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