Intelligent electrical distribution grid control system data

• US 9,881,033 B2
• Filed: 01/09/2015
• Issued: 01/30/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 06/08/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: General Electric Technology GmbH (GE Vernova, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: General Electric Technology GmbH (GE Vernova, Inc.)
• Inventors: Boardman, Ethan Clair, Venkata, Subrahmanyam Saraswati
• Primary Examiner(s): Donaghue, Larry
• Application Number:
  US14/593,988
• Publication Number:
  US 20150127685A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,117 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 15/02 electric
• CPC Class Codes: G05F 1/66 Regulating electric power
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/211 Schema design and management
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 13/00028 involving the use of Internet protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 13/00034 the elements or equipment being or involving an electric power substation
• CPC Class Codes: Y02B 90/20 Smart grids as enabling technology in buildings sector smart grids supporting the management or operation of end-user stationary applications in general, or like technologies with no associated climate change mitigation effect Y04S20/00
• CPC Class Codes: Y04S 20/00 Management or operation of end-user stationary applications or the last stages of power distribution; Controlling, monitoring or operating thereof

Abstract

Aspects of a multi-level electrical distribution control system associated with an electrical distribution grid are disclosed. Data access and processing across the multi-level control system and the electrical distribution grid can provide improved utilization of energy within the electrical distribution grid. Further, dynamic reconfiguration of the electric distribution grid can be based distributed processing and access to information relating to the electrical distribution control system or electrical distribution grid. An encapsulated DNNC data element is disclosed as an efficient and secure means of accessing data across the multi-level electrical distribution control system or the associated electrical distribution grid.

Claims

1. A system, comprising:

a processor; and

a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising;

generating a data wrapper structure configured to encapsulate electrical distribution grid data associated with an electrical distribution grid or electrical distribution control system data associated with an electrical distribution control system, the data wrapper structure comprising;

an identifier portion; and

a payload portion comprising the electrical distribution grid data associated with the electrical distribution grid or the electrical distribution control system data associated with the electrical distribution control system, wherein reception of the electrical distribution grid data or the electrical distribution control system data by a receiving distribution network node controller device via the data wrapper structure allows the receiving distribution network node controller device to adapt to an aspect of a multi-level control system, wherein the multi-level control system comprises at least a first region of control affiliated with a first level distribution network node controller device enabling control of a first level of the electrical distribution grid, a second region of control affiliated with a second level distribution network node controller device enabling control of a second level of the electrical distribution grid, and a third region of control affiliated with a third level distribution network node controller device enabling control of a third level of the electrical distribution grid, wherein the third region of control comprises the second region of control, and wherein the second region of control comprises the first region of control.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the identifier portion comprises at least one of a data model identifier portion, a data source identifier portion, a date stamp, a time stamp, a location stamp, or a reserved portion, to facilitate access to the payload portion.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein the payload portion further comprises a payload size portion or a payload identifier portion, to facilitate access to the electrical distribution grid data associated with the electrical distribution grid or the electrical distribution control system data associated with the electrical distribution control system of the payload portion.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the payload portion further comprises a subscriber device identification portion, to enable identification of a subscriber device, and a subscriber device configuration information portion to enable configuring the subscriber device to access to an energy access priority designation associated with a subscriber profile and to communicate the energy access priority designation to the receiving distribution network node controller to facilitate energy distribution planning associated with future energy distribution via the electrical distribution grid, and wherein the energy access priority designation is associated with a first energy demand for electrical energy service and another energy demand for additional electrical energy service.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the payload portion further comprises a distribution network node controller configuration portion to enable the receiving distribution network node controller to process the electrical distribution grid data related to the electrical distribution grid into the electrical distribution control system data related to the electrical distribution control system.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the payload portion further comprises a distribution network node controller configuration portion to enable the receiving distribution network node controller to process electrical distribution grid data related to the electrical distribution grid into other electrical distribution control system data related to the electrical distribution control system.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the payload portion further comprises a distribution network node controller configuration portion to enable the receiving distribution network node controller to process the electrical distribution control system data related to the electrical distribution control system into the electrical distribution grid data related to the electrical distribution grid.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the payload portion further comprises a distribution network node controller configuration portion to enable the receiving distribution network node controller to generate secure electrical distribution control system data related to the electrical distribution control system.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the secure electrical distribution control system data is encrypted, stored in a secure zone, or encapsulated in a wrapper having at least one security feature.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein the payload portion further comprises a provisioning portion that stores provisioning information to enable the receiving distribution network node controller to provision a storage component configured to store electrical distribution control system data related to the electrical distribution control system for access by another distribution network node controller.

11. A method, comprising:

generating, by a source distribution network node controller device of a multi-level control system, wherein the source distribution network node controller device comprises a processor, a data wrapper structure configured to encapsulate electrical distribution grid data associated with an electrical distribution grid or electrical distribution control system data associated with an electrical distribution control system, wherein the multi-level control system comprises at least a first region of control affiliated with a first level distribution network node controller device enabling control of a first level of the electrical distribution grid, a second region of control affiliated with a second level distribution network node controller device enabling control of a second level of the electrical distribution grid, and a third region of control affiliated with a third level distribution network node controller device enabling control of a third level of the electrical distribution grid;

assigning, by the source distribution network node controller device to the identifier portion, a data model identifier and a data source identifier to enable access to the payload portion; and

assigning, by the source distribution network node controller device to the payload portion, payload size information to enable access to the electrical distribution grid data associated with the electrical distribution grid or the electrical distribution control system data associated with the electrical distribution control system of the payload portion;

sending, by the source distribution network node controller device to another distribution network node controller device, the electrical distribution grid data or the electrical distribution control system data using the data wrapper structure, enabling the other distribution network node controller device to adapt to an aspect of the multi-level control system, wherein the data wrapper structure comprises an identifier portion and a payload portion.

12. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

assigning, by the source distribution network node controller device to the payload portion, subscriber device identification, to enable identification of a subscriber device, and energy access priority information to enable adapting the subscriber device to communicate the energy access priority information to the other distribution network node controller to facilitate energy distribution planning associated with future energy distribution via the electrical distribution grid, wherein the energy access priority information is associated with a first energy demand for electrical energy service and another energy demand for additional electrical energy service.

13. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

assigning, by the source distribution network node controller device to the payload portion, distribution network node controller configuration information to enable the other distribution network node controller to modify the electrical distribution control system data related to the electrical distribution control system based on the electrical distribution grid data related to the electrical distribution grid.

14. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

assigning, by the source distribution network node controller device to the payload portion, distribution network node controller configuration information to enable the other distribution network node controller to modify the electrical distribution grid data related to the electrical distribution grid based on the electrical distribution control system data related to the electrical distribution control system.

15. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

assigning, by the source distribution network node controller device to the payload portion, distribution network node controller configuration information to enable the other distribution network node controller to receive secure electrical distribution control system data related to the electrical distribution control system or enable the other distribution network node controller to receive secure electrical distribution grid data related to the electrical distribution grid.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the secure electrical distribution control system data or the secure electrical distribution grid data is encrypted, stored in a secure zone, or encapsulated in a wrapper having at least one security feature.

17. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

assigning, by the source distribution network node controller device to the payload portion, storage device information to enable the other distribution network node controller to configure a storage device to store electrical distribution control system data related to the electrical distribution control system for access by the other distribution network node controller.

18. A computer-readable storage device comprising executable instructions that, in response to execution, cause a device comprising a processor to perform operations, comprising:

generating, by a first distribution network node controller of a multi-level control system, a data structure configured to encapsulate electrical distribution grid data associated with an electrical distribution grid or electrical distribution control system data associated with an electrical distribution control system, wherein the data structure comprises an identifier portion and a payload portion, wherein the multi-level control system comprises at least a first region of control affiliated with the first level distribution network node controller device enabling control of a first level of the electrical distribution grid, a second region of control affiliated with a second level distribution network node controller device enabling control of a second level of the electrical distribution grid, and a third region of control affiliated with a third level distribution network node controller device enabling control of a third level of the electrical distribution grid;

writing, to the identifier portion, a data model identifier and a data source identifier to enable access to the payload portion; and

writing, to the payload portion, a payload identifier to enable access to the electrical distribution grid data associated with the electrical distribution grid or the electrical distribution control system data associated with the electrical distribution control system of the payload portion, wherein the electrical distribution grid data or the electrical distribution control system data, when received by another distribution network node controller via the data structure, allows the other distribution network node controller to adapt to an aspect of the multi-level control system.

19. The computer-readable storage device of claim 18, wherein the operations further comprise writing, to the payload portion, subscriber device identification to enable identification of a subscriber device, and subscriber device configuration information to enable configuring the subscriber device to access to an energy access priority designation stored in a subscriber profile and to communicate the energy access priority designation to the other distribution network node controller to enable future energy distribution via the electrical distribution grid, wherein the energy access priority designation is associated with a first energy demand for electrical energy service and another energy demand for additional electrical energy service.

20. The computer-readable storage device of claim 18, wherein the operations further comprise writing, to the payload portion, distribution network node controller configuration information to enable the other distribution network node controller to receive secure electrical distribution control system data related to the electrical distribution control system and to receive secure electrical distribution grid data related to the electrical distribution grid.