Power line management system
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1. A method comprising:
- obtaining, using a first sensor unit coupled to a first power line in a power distribution system, at least one first measurement of at least one inertial property of the first power line;
obtaining, using a second sensor unit different from the first sensor unit and coupled to a second power line different from the first power line, at least a second measurement of at least one inertial property of the second power line; and
detecting an environmental condition affecting multiple power lines in an area at least in part by jointly analyzing a first feature obtained from the at least one first measurement and a second feature obtained from the at least one second measurement,wherein detecting the environmental condition comprises;
generating the first feature from the at least one first measurement, the first feature indicating presence of sag in the first power line;
generating the second feature from the at least one second measurement, the second feature indicating presence of sag in the second power line; and
correlating the first feature and the second feature to infer that the environmental condition is affecting multiple power lines in the area.
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Abstract
Techniques comprising obtaining, using a sensor unit coupled to a power line in a power distribution system, at least one measurement of at least one inertial property of the power line; and detecting at least one condition of the power line at least in part by analyzing the at least one measurement. A sensor unit configured to be coupled to a power line in a power distribution system, the sensor unit comprising an inertial sensor configured to collect at least one measurement of at least one inertial property of the power line.
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21 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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obtaining, using a first sensor unit coupled to a first power line in a power distribution system, at least one first measurement of at least one inertial property of the first power line; obtaining, using a second sensor unit different from the first sensor unit and coupled to a second power line different from the first power line, at least a second measurement of at least one inertial property of the second power line; and detecting an environmental condition affecting multiple power lines in an area at least in part by jointly analyzing a first feature obtained from the at least one first measurement and a second feature obtained from the at least one second measurement, wherein detecting the environmental condition comprises; generating the first feature from the at least one first measurement, the first feature indicating presence of sag in the first power line; generating the second feature from the at least one second measurement, the second feature indicating presence of sag in the second power line; and correlating the first feature and the second feature to infer that the environmental condition is affecting multiple power lines in the area. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method comprising:
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obtaining, using a first sensor unit coupled to a first power line in a power distribution system, at least one first measurement of at least one inertial property of the first power line; obtaining, using a second sensor unit different from the first sensor unit and coupled to a second power line different from the first power line, at least a second measurement of at least one inertial property of the second power line; and detecting an environmental condition affecting multiple power lines in an area at least in part by jointly analyzing a first feature obtained from the at least one first measurement and a second feature obtained from the at least one second measurement, wherein detecting the environmental condition comprises; generating the first feature from the at least one first measurement, the first feature indicating swinging, oscillation, galloping, twisting, and/or rotation of the first power line; generating the second feature from the at least one second measurement, the second feature indicating swinging, oscillation, galloping, twisting, and/or rotation of the second power line; and correlating the first feature and the second feature to infer that the environmental condition is affecting multiple power lines in the area. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11)
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12. A system for detecting conditions on power lines in a power distribution system, the system comprising:
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multiple sensor units attached to power lines in the power distribution system, each of the multiple sensor units comprising an inertial sensor configured to collect at least one measurement of at least one inertial property of a respective power line; and at least one processor configured to detect an environmental condition affecting multiple power lines in an area at least in part by jointly analyzing multiple features generated from measurements of the at least one inertial property obtained by the multiple sensor units; wherein the multiple sensor units include a first sensor unit coupled to a first power line in the power distribution system and a second sensor unit coupled to a second power line in the power distribution system, wherein the multiple features include a first feature and a second feature, and wherein the at least one processor is configured to detect the environmental condition at least in part by; generating the first feature from at least one first measurement obtained by the first sensor unit, the first feature indicating presence of sag in the first power line; generating the second feature from at least one second measurement obtained by the second sensor unit, the second feature indicating presence of sag in the second power line; and correlating the first feature and the second feature to infer that the environmental condition is affecting multiple power lines in the area. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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16. A system for detecting conditions on power lines in a power distribution system, the system comprising:
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multiple sensor units attached to power lines in the power distribution system, each of the multiple sensor units comprising an inertial sensor configured to collect at least one measurement of at least one inertial property of a respective power line; and at least one processor configured to detect an environmental condition affecting multiple power lines in an area at least in part by jointly analyzing multiple features generated from measurements of the at least one inertial property obtained by the multiple sensor units, wherein the multiple sensor units include a first sensor unit coupled to a first power line in the power distribution system and a second sensor unit coupled to a second power line in the power distribution system, wherein the multiple features include a first feature and a second feature, wherein the at least one processor is configured to detect the environmental condition at least in part by; generating the first feature from the at least one first measurement, the first feature indicating swinging, oscillation, galloping, twisting, and/or rotation of the first power line; generating the second feature from the at least one second measurement, the second feature indicating swinging, oscillation, galloping, twisting, and/or rotation of the second power line; and correlating the first feature and the second feature to infer that the environmental condition is affecting multiple power lines in the area.
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17. At least one tangible computer-readable storage medium storing processor-executable instructions that, when executed by at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to perform a method comprising:
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obtaining, from a first sensor unit, at least one first measurement of at least one inertial property of a first power line in a power distribution system; obtaining, from a second sensor unit different from the first sensor unit and coupled to a second power line different from the first power line, at least a second measurement of at least one inertial property of the second power line; and detecting an environmental condition affecting multiple power lines in an area at least in part by jointly analyzing a first feature obtained from the at least one first measurement and a second feature obtained from the at least one second measurement, wherein detecting the environmental condition comprises; generating the first feature from the at least one first measurement, the first feature indicating presence of sag in the first power line; generating the second feature from the at least one second measurement, the second feature indicating presence of sag in the second power line; and correlating the first feature and the second feature to infer that the environmental condition is affecting multiple power lines in the area. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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20. At least one tangible computer-readable storage medium storing processor-executable instructions that, when executed by at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to perform a method comprising:
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obtaining, from a first sensor unit, at least one first measurement of at least one inertial property of a first power line in a power distribution system; obtaining, from a second sensor unit different from the first sensor unit and coupled to a second power line different from the first power line, at least a second measurement of at least one inertial property of the second power line; and detecting an environmental condition affecting multiple power lines in an area at least in part by jointly analyzing a first feature obtained from the at least one first measurement and a second feature obtained from the at least one second measurement, wherein detecting the environmental condition comprises; generating the first feature from the at least one first measurement, the first feature indicating swinging, oscillation, galloping, twisting, and/or rotation of the first power line; generating the second feature from the at least one second measurement, the second feature indicating swinging, oscillation, galloping, twisting, and/or rotation of the second power line; and correlating the first feature and the second feature to infer that the environmental condition is affecting multiple power lines in the area. - View Dependent Claims (21)
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