Determining location and disruption sequence of power outages

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11025090-B2
Application number	US-201615058911-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 2, 2016
Priority date	Mar 2, 2016
Publication date	Jun 1, 2021
Grant date	Jun 1, 2021

Abstract

Systems and a method are provided. A system includes a set of power loss detecting and reporting apparatuses. Each of the power loss detecting and reporting apparatuses includes a power loss detection circuit for detecting a local power loss. Each of the power loss detecting and reporting apparatuses further includes a cellular transmitter for transmitting (i) a preloaded code indicative of a power loss location and (ii) a time stamped alarm, to a remote designee entity using a cellular network, responsive to a detection of the power loss. The set of apparatuses collectively provide an outage pattern and sequence for a plurality of supplied locations based on the preloaded code and the time stamped alarm.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A system, comprising:
a set of in-premises power loss detecting and reporting apparatuses, each having:
a power loss detection circuit for detecting a local power loss; and
a cellular transmitter for transmitting (i) a preloaded code indicative of a power loss location and (ii) a time stamped alarm to a remote designee entity using a cellular network responsive to a detection of the power loss,
wherein the set of apparatuses collectively provide an outage pattern and sequence for a plurality of supplied locations based on the preloaded code and the time stamped alarm.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein each of the power loss detection circuits samples a power signal provided to the respective one of the plurality of supplied locations, determines a magnitude and a frequency of the power signal, and compares the magnitude and the frequency to established values for the respective one of the plurality of supplied locations to detect the local power loss.

3. The system of claim 2 , wherein the power loss detection circuit further determines transients in the power signal and compares the transients to established values for the corresponding one of the supplied locations to detect local power anomalies, and the cellular transmitter transmits power anomaly related information to the remote designee entity.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the in-premises power loss detecting and reporting apparatuses are configured to make inquires amongst each other regarding whether any have detected the local power loss, aggregate replies to the inquires when the local power loss has been detected, and transmit an aggregate response to the remote designee entity.

5. The system of claim 1 , where the preloaded code includes property tax map code information.

6. The system of claim 5 , where the preloaded code further includes safety information and contact phone numbers associated with the given location.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the remote designee entity is a utility provider providing the power signal to the plurality of supplied locations.

8. The system of claim 1 , wherein each of the in-premises power loss detecting and reporting apparatuses is configured to send a response to the remote designee entity indicating a lack of local power loss, responsive to receiving a power loss inquiry from the remote designee entity and determining the lack of local power loss.

9. The system of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the in-premises power loss detecting and reporting apparatuses is located at a substation to detect the local power loss thereat.

10. The system of claim 1 , wherein the in-premises power loss detecting and reporting apparatuses are configured to send a power restored message to the remote designee entity upon a detection thereby of a restoration of power subsequent to the local power loss.

11. The system of claim 1 , wherein the remote designee entity comprises:
a cellular receiver for receiving the preloaded code and the time stamped alarm from the in-premises power loss detecting and reporting apparatuses;
a data processing system for monitoring a spread of the local power loss based on an order of receiving the preloaded code and the time stamped alarm from the power loss detecting and reporting apparatuses; and
a power manager for initiating a curative action for the local power loss based on the spread.

12. A system, comprising:
a centralized power loss server, including:
a cellular receiver for receiving a preloaded code and a time stamped alarm directly from each of one or more remote premises at which a local power loss has been detected;
a data processing system for monitoring a spread of the local power loss based on an order of receiving the preloaded code and the time stamped alarm from the one or more remote premises; and
a power manager for initiating a curative action for the local power loss based on the spread.

13. The system of claim 12 , wherein the data processing system identifies a first outage location from among the one or more remote premises based on the order of receiving the preloaded code and the time stamped alarm.

14. The system of claim 13 , wherein the data processing system dispatches a message to a power repair crew indicating the first outage location.

15. The system of claim 12 , further comprising a set of in-premises power loss detecting and reporting apparatuses for sending the preloaded code and the time stamped alarm to the centralized power loss server responsive to a detection of the local power loss thereat.

16. The system of claim 15 , wherein at least one of the in-premises power loss detecting and reporting apparatuses is located at a substation to detect the local power loss thereat.

17. The system of claim 16 , wherein the power manager redirects power through at least one of a different transmission line and a different substation, when the at least one of the in-premises power loss detecting and reporting apparatuses located at the substation detects the local power loss thereat.

18. The system of claim 12 , wherein the cellular receiver receives, from the each of one or more remote premises, a power restored message upon a detection thereat of a restoration of power subsequent to the local power loss.

19. A method, comprising:
configuring a set of in-premises power loss detecting and reporting apparatuses, each of the apparatuses having a power loss detection circuit and a cellular transmitter; and
deploying the set of in-premises power loss detecting and reporting apparatuses at a plurality of supplied locations to collectively provide an outage pattern and sequence for the plurality of supplied locations based on the preloaded code and the time stamped alarm
wherein said configuring step comprises:
configuring the power loss detection circuit of each of the apparatuses to detect a local power loss; and
configuring the cellular transmitter of each of the apparatuses to transmit (i) a preloaded code indicative of a power loss location and (ii) a time stamped alarm to a remote designee entity using a cellular network responsive to a detection of the power loss.

20. The method of claim 19 , further comprising configuring the in-premises power loss detecting and reporting apparatuses to make inquires amongst each other regarding whether any have detected the local power loss, aggregate replies to the inquires when the local power loss has been detected, and transmit an aggregate response to the remote designee entity.

Assignees

• IBM

Inventors

• Klein Levente
• Schrott Alejandro G

Classifications

• H02J13/1333

  by means of mobile telephony · CPC title

• H02J13/1331

  using wireless data transmission · CPC title

• H02J13/333

  the equipment forming part of substations · CPC title

• H02J13/1323 Primary

  using optical fibres · CPC title

• Y04S40/126

  using wireless data transmission · CPC title