Title: Wide-area, real-time monitoring and visualization system

Abstract

A real-time performance monitoring system for monitoring an electric power grid. The electric power grid has a plurality of grid portions, each grid portion corresponding to one of a plurality of control areas. The real-time performance monitoring system includes a monitor computer for monitoring at least one of reliability metrics, generation metrics, transmission metrics, suppliers metrics, grid infrastructure security metrics, and markets metrics for the electric power grid. The data for metrics being monitored by the monitor computer are stored in a data base, and a visualization of the metrics is displayed on at least one display computer having a monitor. The at least one display computer in one said control area enables an operator to monitor the grid portion corresponding to a different said control area.

Inventors:

Budhraja, Vikram S.; Dyer, James D.; Martinez Morales, Carlos A.

Issue Date:

Tue Mar 19 00:00:00 EDT 2013

Research Org.:

YMP (Yucca Mountain Project, Las Vegas, Nevada (United States))

Sponsoring Org.:

USDOE

OSTI Identifier:

1083025

Patent Number(s):

8401710

Application Number:

13/249,152

Assignee:

Electric Power Group, LLC (Pasadena, CA)

Patent Classifications (CPCs):

G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01R - MEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES

H - ELECTRICITY H02 - GENERATION H02J - CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER

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G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01R - MEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES

G01R21/133 - by using digital technique

H - ELECTRICITY H02 - GENERATION H02J - CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER

H02J13/00001 - {characterised by the display of information or by user interaction, e.g. supervisory control and data acquisition systems [SCADA] or graphical user interfaces [GUI]}
H02J13/00002 - {characterised by monitoring}
H02J13/00034 - {the elements or equipment being or involving an electric power substation}
H02J2203/20 - Simulating, e g planning, reliability check, modelling or computer assisted design [CAD]
H02J3/003 - {Load forecast, e.g. methods or systems for forecasting future load demand}
H02J3/008 - {involving trading of energy or energy transmission rights}

Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE Y02E - REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION

Y02E60/00 - Enabling technologies or technologies with a potential or indirect contribution to GHG emissions mitigation

Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y04 - INFORMATION OR COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES HAVING AN IMPACT ON OTHER TECHNOLOGY AREAS 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

Y04S10/30 - Systems characterised by state monitoring, e.g. fault, temperature monitoring, insulator monitoring, corona discharge
Y04S10/40 - Systems characterised by the display of information, e.g. of data or controls
Y04S10/50 - Systems or methods supporting the power network operation or management, involving a certain degree of interaction with the load-side end user applications
Y04S40/20 - Information technology specific aspects
Y04S50/10 - Energy trading, including energy flowing from end-user application to grid

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DOE Contract Number:  

AC03-76SF00098

Resource Type:

Patent

Country of Publication:

United States

Language:

English

Subject:

24 POWER TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION