Distance-to-fault power outage notification
US11641107B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 14, 2022 |
| Grant date | May 2, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 14, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH02J13/00002
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Systems and methods comprising a metering device located on an electricity distribution grid, the metering device comprising one or more processors and memory. The metering device can detect a drop in characteristic of electricity below a threshold indicating a fault on the electricity distribution grid. The metering device can generate, responsive to the drop in the characteristic of electricity below the threshold, a time series of a rate of change of the characteristic of electricity for a predetermined number of cycles subsequent to the detection of the drop. The metering device can determine, based on a comparison of the time series of the rate of change with a predetermined pattern, a location of the metering device on the electricity distribution grid relative to a location of the fault on the electricity distribution grid.
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