# US 2025/0082971 A1 · Advanced wildfire ignition prevention and notification > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2025/0082971 A1 - Document ID: US20250082971A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 18/829,071 - Filed: 2024-09-09 - Published: 2025-03-13 - Earliest claimed: 2023-09-08 - Applicants: Sentient Technology Holdings, LLC - Inventors: Mirrasoul J. MOUSAVI; Timothy Robert FIGURA; Giridhar IYER; Robert KARSCHNIA - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20250082971A1 ## CPC - A62C 3/02: for area conflagrations, e.g. forest fires, subterranean fires - H02J 3/0012: characterised by the contingency detection means in AC networks, e.g. using phasor measurement units [PMU], synchrophasors or contingency analysis - A62C: FIRE-FIGHTING (fire-extinguishing compositions, use of chemical substances in extinguishing fires A62D1/00; spraying, applying liquids or other fluent materials to surfaces in general B05; alarm arrangements G08B, e.g. fire alarms actuated by smoke or gases G08B17/10) - H02J: ELECTRIC POWER NETWORKS; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER; SYSTEMS FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY ## Abstract Disclosed are approaches for advanced wildfire ignition prevention and notification. In one embodiment, a fire analysis and mitigation system includes a power grid including a plurality of configurable reclosers on feeders to a plurality of geographic areas. The system further includes a computing environment configured to analyze operational data for the power grid to detect a disturbance in operation of the power grid, analyze environmental data associated with the plurality of geographic areas, and reconfigure at least one recloser among the plurality of configurable reclosers based at least in part on the disturbance and the environmental data. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A fire analysis and mitigation system, comprising: a power grid comprising a plurality of configurable reclosers on feeders to a plurality of geographic areas; and a computing environment configured to: analyze operational data for the power grid to detect a disturbance in operation of the power grid; analyze environmental data associated with the plurality of geographic areas; and reconfigure at least one recloser among the plurality of configurable reclosers based at least in part on the disturbance and the environmental data. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the environmental data comprises at least one of: wind data, moisture data, or vegetation type data. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the computing environment is configured to enable a wildfire prevention mode for the at least one recloser based at least in part on the environmental data and the disturbance. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the computing environment is configured to exit a wildfire prevention mode for the at least one recloser in response to determining that the environmental data indicates a wildfire risk below a threshold. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, further comprising a plurality of line sensors distributed among the feeders on the power grid, wherein the disturbance is detected based at least in part on signals generated by the plurality of line sensors. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the computing environment is further configured to generate a notification of the disturbance indicating one or more identified feeder segments. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein at least some of the plurality of configurable reclosers are gang-operated using peer-to-peer communication. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein at least some of the plurality of configurable reclosers are on feeder segments that serve fifty customers or less. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein reconfiguring the at least one recloser further comprises adjusting an overcurrent threshold for disconnection. ### Claim 10 A computer-implemented method for preventing wildfires caused by a power grid, comprising: analyzing operational data for the power grid to detect a disturbance in operation of the power grid, the power grid comprising a plurality of configurable reclosers on feeders to a plurality of geographic areas; analyzing environmental data associated with the plurality of geographic areas; and reconfiguring at least one recloser among the plurality of configurable reclosers based at least in part on the disturbance and the environmental data. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The computer-implemented method of claim 10, wherein the environmental data comprises at least one of: wind data, moisture data, or vegetation type data. ### Claim 12 (depends on 10) The computer-implemented method of claim 10, further comprising enabling a wildfire prevention mode for the at least one recloser based at least in part on the environmental data and the disturbance. ### Claim 13 (depends on 10) The computer-implemented method of claim 10, further comprising exiting a wildfire prevention mode for the at least one recloser in response to determining that the environmental data indicates a wildfire risk below a threshold. ### Claim 14 (depends on 10) The computer-implemented method of claim 10, further comprising detecting the disturbance based at least in part on signals generated by a plurality of line sensors distributed among the feeders on the power grid. ### Claim 15 (depends on 10) The computer-implemented method of claim 10, further comprising generating a notification of the disturbance indicating one or more identified feeder segments. ### Claim 16 (depends on 10) The computer-implemented method of claim 10, wherein at least some of the plurality of configurable reclosers are gang-operated using peer-to-peer communication. ### Claim 17 (depends on 10) The computer-implemented method of claim 10, wherein at least some of the plurality of configurable reclosers are on feeders that serve fifty customers or less. ### Claim 18 (depends on 10) The computer-implemented method of claim 10, wherein reconfiguring the at least one recloser further comprises adjusting a time period for reconnecting power service after a disconnection. ### Claim 19 (depends on 10) The computer-implemented method of claim 10, wherein analyzing the operational data further comprises performing waveform analytics on the operational data to classify the disturbance into a particular category of a plurality of categories. ### Claim 20 A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions executable in a computing environment for preventing wildfires caused by a power grid, wherein when executed the instructions cause the computing environment to at least: analyze operational data for the power grid to detect a disturbance in operation of the power grid, the power grid comprising a plurality of configurable reclosers on feeders to a plurality of geographic areas; analyze environmental data associated with the plurality of geographic areas; and reconfigure at least one recloser among the plurality of configurable reclosers based at least in part on the disturbance and the environmental data.