Method and system for reporting faults and control in an electrical power grid
First Claim
1. A method for reporting a fault and control in an electrical power grid, comprising:
- in a branch of the electrical power grid;
detecting a fault by one of a plurality of sensors on the branch of the power grid;
sending a fault detected message to an adjacent upstream sensor on a wireless network comprising a plurality of contention access time slots within a contention access period and contention free time slots within a contention free period wherein a number of the contention free time slots is equal to or greater than a number of sensors in the plurality of sensors;
allocating a respective contention free time slot to each sensor in the wireless network for sending sensor monitoring data in non-fault conditions;
assigning sensors in the network for performing control functions; and
sending a sleep command to an adjacent downstream sensor on a contention access time slot of the wireless network in a fault condition.
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Abstract
A system and method for reporting and control in an electrical power distribution grid including a plurality of sensor devices forming a sensor network are disclosed. Each sensor device monitors and measures attributes of line current for an associated electrical power distribution line at a selected location. Control sensor devices will have control capabilities in addition to its monitoring and measurement capabilities. The sensor devices can detect a fault in a branch of the power grid and send control and fault detected messages to an adjacent upstream sensor on a wireless network comprising a plurality of contention access and contention free time slots wherein a number of the contention free time slots is equal to or greater than a number of sensors in the plurality of sensors.
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1. A method for reporting a fault and control in an electrical power grid, comprising:
in a branch of the electrical power grid; detecting a fault by one of a plurality of sensors on the branch of the power grid; sending a fault detected message to an adjacent upstream sensor on a wireless network comprising a plurality of contention access time slots within a contention access period and contention free time slots within a contention free period wherein a number of the contention free time slots is equal to or greater than a number of sensors in the plurality of sensors; allocating a respective contention free time slot to each sensor in the wireless network for sending sensor monitoring data in non-fault conditions; assigning sensors in the network for performing control functions; and sending a sleep command to an adjacent downstream sensor on a contention access time slot of the wireless network in a fault condition. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10)
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7. A method for reporting a fault and control in an electrical power grid, comprising:
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in a branch of the electrical power grid; detecting a fault by one of a plurality of sensors on the branch of the power grid; sending a fault detected message to an adjacent upstream sensor on a wireless network comprising a plurality of contention access within a contention access period and contention free time slots within a contention free period wherein a number of the contention free time slots is equal to or greater than a number of sensors in the plurality of sensors; allocating a respective contention free time slot to each sensor in the wireless network for sending sensor monitoring data in non-fault conditions; and assigning sensors in the network for performing control functions; the method further comprising; determining if the one of the plurality of sensors is upstream from the fault; provided the one of the plurality of sensors is upstream from the fault, sending the fault detected message to an adjacent upstream sensor on the wireless network; and otherwise, sending a sleep command to an adjacent downstream sensor on the wireless network from the one of the plurality of sensors.
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11. A system for reporting a fault and control in an electrical power grid, comprising:
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a plurality of sensors on the electrical power grid, each sensor including a processor and a memory having computer readable instructions stored thereon, causing the processor to; detect a fault by one of a plurality of sensors on a branch of the power grid; send a fault detected message to an adjacent upstream sensor on a wireless network comprising a plurality of contention access time slots within a contention access period and contention free time slots within a contention free period wherein a number of the contention free time slots is equal to or greater than a number of sensors in the plurality of sensors; allocate a respective contention free time slot to each sensor in the wireless network for sending sensor monitoring data in non-fault conditions; assign sensors in the network for performing control functions; and send a sleep command to an adjacent downstream sensor on a contention access time slot of the wireless network. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20)
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17. A system for reporting a fault and control in an electrical power grid, comprising:
a plurality of sensors on the electrical power grid, each sensor including a processor and a memory having computer readable instructions stored thereon, causing the processor to; detect a fault by one of a plurality of sensors on a branch of the power grid; send a fault detected message to an adjacent upstream sensor on a wireless network comprising a plurality of contention access time slots within a contention access period and contention free time slots within a contention free period wherein a number of the contention free time slots is equal to or greater than a number of sensors in the plurality of sensors; allocate a respective contention free time slot to each sensor in the wireless network for sending sensor monitoring data in non-fault conditions; assign sensors in the network for performing control functions; determine if the one of the plurality of sensors is upstream from the fault; provided the one of the plurality of sensors is upstream from the fault, send the fault detected message to the adjacent upstream sensor on the wireless network; and otherwise, send a sleep command to an adjacent downstream sensor on the wireless network from the one of the plurality of sensors.
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