Method and system for monitoring an electrical power grid
AssigneeSiliconpro Inc.
InventorsMohamed Samy HOSNY, Peter GOHARIS
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Abstract
A systems and methods for monitoring an electrical power distribution grid including a plurality of sensor devices forming a sensor wireless network are disclosed. Each sensor device monitors and measures attributes of line current for an associated electrical power distribution line at a selected location. A sensor device detects a fault on the branch of the power grid, determines if the one of the plurality of sensors is at a tail end, sends a fault detected message to an adjacent upstream sensor, or otherwise sends a sleep command to an adjacent downstream sensor from the tail end sensor to disable transmission.
Claims20
A method for monitoring an in an electrical power grid, comprising:
- in a branch of the electrical power grid:
- detecting a fault by one of a plurality of sensors on the branch of the power grid,
- determining if the one of the plurality of sensors is upstream from the fault;
- provided the one of the plurality of sensors is at a tail end from the fault,
- sending a fault detected message to an adjacent upstream sensor;
- and
- otherwise,
- sending a sleep command to an adjacent downstream sensor from the one of the plurality of sensors for suppressing data transmission of the adjacent downstream sensor.
A system for monitoring a fault in an electrical power grid, comprising:
- a plurality of sensors on the electrical power grid, each sensor including a processor and a memory having computer readable instructions stored thereon, causing the processor to:
- detect a fault by one of a plurality of sensors on a branch of the power grid,
- determine if the one of the plurality of sensors is upstream from the fault;
- provided the one of the plurality of sensors is at a tail end from the fault,
- send a fault detected message to an adjacent upstream sensor;
- and
- otherwise,
- send a sleep command to an adjacent downstream sensor from the one of the plurality of sensors for suppressing data transmission of the adjacent downstream sensor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.