SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING REAL-TIME PREDICTIONS OF ARC FLASH INCIDENT ENERGY, ARC FLASH PROTECTION BOUNDARY, AND REQUIRED PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (PPE) LEVELS TO COMPLY WITH WORKPLACE SAFETY STANDARDS
First Claim
1. A system for making real-time predictions about an arc flash event on an electrical system, comprising:
- a data acquisition component communicatively connected to a sensor configured to acquire real-time data output from the electrical system;
an analytics server communicatively connected to the data acquisition component, 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, andan arc flash simulation engine configured to utilize the virtual system model to forecast an aspect of the arc flash event; and
a client terminal communicatively connected to the analytics server and configured to communicate the forecasted aspect.
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Abstract
A system for making real-time predictions about an arc flash event on an electrical system is disclosed. The system includes a data acquisition component, an analytics server and a client terminal. The data acquisition component is communicatively connected to a sensor configured to acquire real-time data output from the electrical system. The analytics server is communicatively connected to the data acquisition component and is comprised of a virtual system modeling engine, an analytics engine and an arc flash simulation engine. The arc flash simulation engine is configured to utilize the virtual system model to forecast an aspect of the arc flash event.
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1. A system for making real-time predictions about an arc flash event on an electrical system, comprising:
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a data acquisition component communicatively connected to a sensor configured to acquire real-time data output from the electrical system; an analytics server communicatively connected to the data acquisition component, 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, and an arc flash simulation engine configured to utilize the virtual system model to forecast an aspect of the arc flash event; and a client terminal communicatively connected to the analytics server and configured to communicate the forecasted aspect. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A method for making real-time predictions about an arc flash event on an electrical system, comprising:
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updating a virtual system model of the electrical system in response to real-time data; choosing a standard to supply equations used in the arc flash event calculations; simulating the arc flash event using the virtual system model in accordance with the chosen standard; calculating a quantity of arc energy released by the arc flash event using results from the simulation; and communicating a report that forecasts an aspect of the arc flash event. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51)
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