Optimally deploying utility repair assets to minimize power outages during major weather events
US11010694B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 28, 2018 |
| Grant date | May 18, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 9, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q50/06
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The disclosed embodiments relate to a system that facilitates deployment of utility repair crews to nodes in a utility network. During operation, the system determines a node criticality for each node in the utility network based on a network-reliability analysis, which considers interconnections among the nodes in the utility network. The system also determines a node failure probability for each node in the utility network based on historical weather data, historical node failure data and weather forecast information for the upcoming weather event. The system uses the determined node criticalities and the determined node failure probabilities to determine a deployment plan for deploying repair crews to nodes in the utility network in preparation for the upcoming weather event. The system then presents the deployment plan to a person who uses the deployment plan to deploy repair crews to be available to service nodes in the utility network.
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