Power distribution network performance data presentation system and method
AssigneeCurrent Communications Services, LLC
InventorsR. Anthony Keefe, David Alan Mulder
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Abstract
A visualization system for monitoring performance data of an electrical power distribution network is provided. In one embodiment, a user may select a network circuit and view a network circuit diagram that includes indicia representing transformers and other electrical power distribution network elements positioned on a map. The relative positions of the indicia on the network circuit diagram may correspond to the relative physical locations of the transformers in the geographical area represented by the map. The indicia may be color coded to convey performance data to the user.
Claims33
A method of presenting electric power distribution network (EPDN) performance data, wherein the EPDN includes a network circuit including a plurality of transformers, the method comprising:
- acquiring data derived from measurements of a performance parameter of a plurality of transformers;
- wherein the measurements comprise measurements of a parameter taken at each of the plurality of transformers;
- determining whether the data associated with each of the plurality of transformers satisfies any of three or more conditions for the performance parameter;
- displaying a network circuit diagram wherein the plurality of transformers are represented by a first indicia,
- wherein the relative positions of the first indicia substantially correspond to the positions of the transformers in the network circuit;
- displaying an indication of the performance parameter for each of the plurality of transformers;
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- wherein the indication of the performance parameter for each of the plurality of transformers indicates whether the data associated with each of the plurality of transformers satisfies any of three or more conditions for the performance parameter.
A method of presenting EPDN data, wherein the EPDN includes a network circuit including a plurality of EPDN elements, the method comprising
- acquiring EPDN data of a performance parameter for a plurality of EPDN elements;
- wherein the acquired EPDN data is derived from measurement of the performance parameter at each of the plurality of EPDN elements;
- determining whether the EPDN data associated with each of the plurality of EPDN elements satisfies any of three or more conditions for the performance parameter;
- displaying indicia representing each of the plurality of EPDN elements on a diagram;
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- wherein at least some of the indicia are coded to indicate whether the EPDN data of the EPDN element represented by the indicia satisfies any of the three or more conditions of the performance parameter.
A method of presenting EPDN data, wherein the EPDN includes a network circuit including a plurality of EPDN elements, the method comprising:
- acquiring EPDN data of a performance parameter for a plurality of EPDN elements;
- wherein the acquired EPDN data is derived from measurement of the performance parameter at each of the plurality of EPDN elements;
- determining whether the EPDN data associated with each of the plurality of EPDN elements satisfies any of three or more conditions for the performance parameter;
- displaying a representation of a network circuit comprising:
- representations of thoroughfares;
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- indicia representing the plurality of EPDN elements;
- wherein at least some of the indicia is coded to indicate whether the data of the EPDN element represented by the indicia satisfies any of three or more conditions of the performance parameter;
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- wherein the positions of the indicia substantially correspond to the positions of the EPDN elements relative to the thoroughfares.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.