Apparatus, system and method of providing a smart powerline event and health monitoring of power distribution systems using surge protection devices

A utility system, comprising:

• a power source having powerlines;
• a plurality of building structures each including respective power distribution systems having a smart powerline event and health monitoring device (SEHM) electrically connected to the powerlines and structured to monitor powerline event and health based at least in part on changes in line voltages and frequencies and/or a status of a surge protection device (SPD), the SEHM comprising:
• a voltage measurement device connected to line conductors and structured to measure changes in line voltages and frequencies;
• the SPD connected to the line conductors and the neutral conductor and structured to shunt electrical energy from a voltage surge to the neutral conductor;
• a controller connected to the voltage measurement device and the SPD and structured to receive the measured changes from the voltage measurement device;
• and a communication module connected to the controller, the communication module being communicatively coupled to a cloud and a mobile user device having an energy monitoring application installed therein, the communication module being structured to receive the data including the measured changes from the controller and transmit the data to the cloud;
• a mobile user device including an energy monitoring application installed therein;
• and
• a power management service cloud communicatively coupled to the communication module of the SEHM and the mobile user device,
• wherein the communication module is structured to receive the data including the measured changes from the controller and transmit the data to the cloud,
• wherein the cloud includes or is communicatively coupled to a database structured to store the data and historical data including past powerline events, powerline related anomalies or activity logs associated with the SEHM.

A method of providing smart powerline event and health monitoring in a utility system having a power distribution system associated with respective building structure, the method comprising:

• providing a smart powerline event and health monitoring device (SEHM) within a power distribution system, the SEHM including a voltage measurement device connected to line conductors and structured to measure changes in line voltages and frequencies;
• the SPD connected to the line conductors and the neutral conductor and structured to shunt electrical energy from a voltage surge to the neutral conductor;
• a controller connected to the voltage measurement device and the SPD and structured to receive the measured changes from the voltage measurement device;
• and a communication module connected to the controller, the communication module being communicatively coupled to a cloud and a mobile user device having an energy monitoring application installed therein, the communication module being structured to receive the data including the measured changes from the controller and transmit the data to the cloud;
• measuring, by the voltage measurement device, real time changes in line voltages and frequencies and transmitting the measured changes to the controller;
• receiving and transmitting, by the controller, data including the measured changes to the cloud;
• analyzing, by the cloud, the data based at least in part on the historical data;
• determining, by the cloud, that a powerline event or anomaly has occurred or is about to occur based on the analysis;
• transmitting, by the cloud, a notification to the mobile user device via a wireless connection;
• and
• performing a preventive or remedial action based on the notification.