System and method for control of power distribution
First Claim
1. A system for controlling a multi-feed power distribution network, the network including a first network sector that includes a first plurality of devices connected to a first power source and a second network sector that includes a second plurality of devices connected to a second power source, the system comprising:
- a first controller and a second controller, wherein the first controller is configured to control operation of the first network sector and exchange data with the second controller, and the second controller is configured to control operation of the second network sector and exchange data with the first controller.
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Abstract
A system for controlling a multi-feed power distribution network is described herein. The network includes a first network sector that includes a first plurality of devices connected to a first power source and a second network sector that includes a second plurality of devices connected to a second power source. The system includes a first controller and a second controller. The first controller is configured to control operation of the first network sector and exchange data with the second controller. The second controller is configured to control operation of the second network sector and exchange data with the first controller. The system is modular and it can be expanded to include additional controllers as necessary. Methods and a computer program product for controlling a multi-feed power distribution network are also described.
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20 Claims
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1. A system for controlling a multi-feed power distribution network, the network including a first network sector that includes a first plurality of devices connected to a first power source and a second network sector that includes a second plurality of devices connected to a second power source, the system comprising:
a first controller and a second controller, wherein the first controller is configured to control operation of the first network sector and exchange data with the second controller, and the second controller is configured to control operation of the second network sector and exchange data with the first controller. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for controlling a multi-feed power distribution network, the network including a plurality of controllers, the method comprising:
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receiving a fault indication in a first controller, the first controller being configured to control a first plurality of switches in a first sector of the network connected to a first power source, the fault indication representing a fault in a faulted segment of the first sector; isolating the fault in the first sector by opening one or more of the first plurality of switches in the first sector that surround the faulted segment; and communicating with a second controller to request restoration of power to one or more isolated segments in the first sector. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for controlling a multi-feed power distribution network including at least a first network sector that includes a first plurality of devices in the power distribution network, the method comprising:
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generating a first set of data representing properties of each of the first plurality of devices; generating a first multi-dimensional data array for the first network sector, the first data array including a first plurality of array elements, each of the first plurality of array elements representing properties of one of the first plurality of devices; and controlling operation of the first plurality of devices using the first data array. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A computer program product for controlling a multi-feed power distribution network including at least one network sector that includes a plurality of devices connected to a power source, the program comprising:
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a storage medium, readable by a processor, storing instructions for execution by the processor, the instructions for implementing a method comprising; generating data representing properties of each of the plurality of devices; generating a multi-dimensional data array for the at least one network sector, the data array including a plurality of array elements, each of the plurality of array elements representing properties of one of the plurality of devices; and controlling operation of the plurality of devices using the multi-dimensional data array.
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