Apparatus and method for measuring and reporting the reliability of a power distribution system with improved accuracy
US6611773B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 27, 2000 |
| Grant date | Aug 26, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 9, 2021 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY04S20/30
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An intelligent electronic device for measuring various power parameters from a electrical power distribution system is disclosed. The device is capable of measuring and reporting the reliability of the electrical power distribution system as the number of consecutive 9's digits appearing in the computed percentage of system downtime versus system uptime. The number of 9's is computed in a manner which does not incur inaccuracies at high resolutions due to digital floating point mathematical computation methods.
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