Two More Smartgrid-Related Patents
EDSA Power Analytics recently received two smartgrid-related patents:
- 7,729,808 System for comparing real-time data and modeling engine data to predict arc flash events; and
- 7,693,608 Systems and methods for alarm filtering and management within a real-time data acquisition and monitoring environment
Claim 1 of the '808 patent recites:
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, a decision engine configured to compare the real-time data output against the predicted data output to filter out and interpret indicia of electrical system health and performance; 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.
Claim 1 of the '608 patent recites:
1. A system for filtering and interpreting real-time sensory data from an electrical system, comprising:
- a data acquisition component communicatively connected to a sensor configured to acquire real-time data output from the electrical system;
- a power analytics server communicatively connected to the data acquisition components, 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 a decision engine configured to compare the real-time data output against the predicted data output to filter out and interpret indicia of electrical system health and performance; and
- a client terminal communicatively connected to the power analytics server and configured to display the filtered and interpreted indicia.
