# US 2014/0207301 A1 · Methods and systems for restoring power based on forecasted loads > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2014/0207301 A1 - Document ID: US20140207301A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 13/745,000 - Filed: 2013-01-18 - Published: 2014-07-24 - Earliest claimed: 2013-01-18 - Assignees: General Electric Company - Applicants: General Electric Company - Inventors: Ramon Juan San Andres; Atul Nigam; Kamal Kumar Arvind; Mary Elizabeth Bain - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140207301A1 ## CPC - G06F 1/30: Means for acting in the event of power-supply failure or interruption, e.g. power-supply fluctuations (for resetting only G06F1/24) - H02J 3/0073: by providing alternative feeding paths when the main path fails - H02J 3/003: {Load forecast, e.g. methods or systems for forecasting future load demand} - Y02B 70/3225: Demand response systems, e.g. load shedding, peak shaving - Y02E 40/70: Smart grids as climate change mitigation technology in the energy generation sector - Y02E 60/00: Enabling technologies; Technologies with a potential or indirect contribution to GHG emissions mitigation - Y04S 10/20: using protection elements, arrangements or systems - Y04S 10/50: Systems or methods supporting the power network operation or management, involving a certain degree of interaction with the load-side end user applications - Y04S 10/52: Outage or fault management, e.g. fault detection or location - Y04S 20/222: Demand response systems, e.g. load shedding, peak shaving - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) - H02J: ELECTRIC POWER NETWORKS; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER; SYSTEMS FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY - Y02B: CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO BUILDINGS, e.g. HOUSING, HOUSE APPLIANCES OR RELATED END-USER APPLICATIONS - Y02E: REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION - Y04S: SYSTEMS INTEGRATING TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO POWER NETWORK OPERATION, COMMUNICATION OR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES FOR IMPROVING THE ELECTRICAL POWER GENERATION, TRANSMISSION, DISTRIBUTION, MANAGEMENT OR USAGE, i.e. SMART GRIDS ## Abstract A method for restoring power based on forecasted loads is described. The method includes identifying at least one zone within a power distribution network and predicting an energy demand of the at least one zone. The method also includes identifying at least one alternate source of power for the at least one zone, identifying at least one switch within the power distribution network capable of supplying power from the at least one alternate source to the at least one zone, and generating a restoration plan for restoring power to the at least one zone. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A system for use in restoring power to a power distribution network, said system comprising: a forecast system configured to generate forecast information about the power distribution network; and a fault detection, isolation, and recovery (FDIR) system coupled to the power distribution network configured to: generate fault information about at least one zone in the power distribution network; receive forecast information from said forecast system; identify at least one alternate source of power for the at least one zone; and generate a restoration plan based on the fault information and the forecast information. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) A system in accordance with claim 1, further comprising a demand response system coupled to said FDIR system, said FDIR system further configured to transmit a shedding request to said demand response system. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) A system in accordance with claim 2, wherein said demand response system is configured to transmit at least one customer shedding request to at least one customer site based on the shedding request, wherein the customer shedding request is capable of reducing a customer load. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) A system in accordance with claim 3, wherein said FDIR system is further configured to generate the shedding request based on the forecast information. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) A system in accordance with claim 1, further comprising a display coupled to said FDIR system, said display is configured to display the zone, the power distribution network, and a geographical map. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) A system in accordance with claim 1, wherein said forecast system is further configured to generate forecast information about the power distribution network using historical usage information. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) A system in accordance with claim 1, wherein the restoration plan includes a collection of switches in the power distribution network. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) A system in accordance with claim 7, wherein the restoration plan further includes a pre-determined sequence for flipping each of the collection of switches in the power distribution network. ### Claim 9 A fault detection, isolation, and recovery (FDIR) system for use with a power restoration system coupled to a power distribution network, the FDIR system configured to: generate fault information about at least one zone in the power distribution network; receive forecast information about the power distribution system; identify at least one alternate source of power for the at least one zone; and generate a restoration plan based on the fault information and the forecast information. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) A FDIR system in accordance with claim 9, wherein said control FDIR is further configured to transmit a shedding request to a demand response system. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) A FDIR system in accordance with claim 10, wherein the demand response system is configured to transmit at least one customer shedding request to at least one customer site based on the shedding request, wherein the customer shedding request is capable of reducing a customer load. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) A FDIR system in accordance with claim 11, wherein said FDIR system is further configured to generate the shedding request based on the forecast information. ### Claim 13 (depends on 9) A FDIR system in accordance with claim 9, further comprising a display, said display configured to display the zone, the power distribution network, and a geographical map. ### Claim 14 (depends on 9) A FDIR system in accordance with claim 9, wherein the forecast information is based on historical usage information. ### Claim 15 (depends on 9) A FDIR system in accordance with claim 9, wherein the restoration plan includes a collection of switches in the power distribution network. ### Claim 16 (depends on 5) A FDIR system in accordance with claim 5, wherein the restoration plan further includes a pre-determined sequence for flipping each of the collection of switches in the power distribution network. ### Claim 17 A method for restoring power to a power distribution network, said method comprising: identifying at least one zone within the power distribution network; predicting a first energy demand of the at least one zone; identifying at least one alternate source of power for the at least one zone; identifying at least one switch within the power distribution network capable of supplying power from the at least one alternate source to the at least one zone; and generating a restoration plan for restoring power to the at least one zone. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) A method in accordance with claim 17, further comprising determining whether the energy demand of the at least one zone is greater than a maximum current power transfer capacity of the at least one switch. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) A method in accordance with claim 18, further comprising generating a shedding request if the energy demand of the at least one zone is greater than a maximum current power transfer capacity of the at least one switch. ### Claim 20 (depends on 17) A method in accordance with claim 17, further comprising predicting a second energy demand of the at least one alternate source.