Devices, systems and methods for predicting future consumption values of load(s) in power distribution systems

A power distribution meter system comprising:

• a plurality of intelligent electronic devices (IEDs) each IED having,
• a housing,
• at least one sensor disposed in the housing and configured to measure at least one parameter of an electrical distribution system and output a signal indicative of the at least one measured parameter,
• at least one analog-to-digital converter disposed in the housing and configured to receive the output signal and convert the output signal to a digital signal to form a data point, and
• a communication device configured to connect the IED to an IED network;
• an intermediary server in communication with the plurality of IEDs via the IED network and in communication with an external network, the intermediary server having one or more intermediary processors and associated intermediary server memory;
• and
• a meter cloud server in communication with the intermediary server via the external network,
• wherein the intermediary server is configured to receive one or more data points from each of the IEDs, to form data logs for each respective IED, and to transmit the data logs for each respective IED to the meter cloud server, and
• wherein the intermediary server is configured to modify requests from the IEDs being forwarded to the meter cloud server, and
• wherein the intermediary server is configured to receive log data status information from the meter cloud server, store the log data status information in the intermediary server memory, and respond to a log data status query from the one or more of the plurality of IEDs with the stored log data status information.

A method of compiling data for a power distribution meter system comprising:

• obtaining one or more data points relating to a measured parameter of a power distribution system using a plurality of intelligent electronic devices (IEDs);
• compiling at least a subset of the one or more data points into one or more data logs;
• transferring the one or more data logs from the IEDs over an IED network to an intermediary server;
• transferring the one or more data points from the intermediary server to a meter cloud server over an external network;
• receiving, by the intermediary server, an API request from one of the plurality of IEDs addressed to the meter cloud server;
• modifying the API request to form a modified request;
• forwarding the modified request to the meter cloud server,
• receiving, by the intermediary server, log data status information from the meter cloud server and storing the log data status information in memory;
• responding, by the intermediary server, to a log data status query from one of the plurality IEDs with the stored log data status information.