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System and method employing a minimum distance and a load feature database to identify electric load types of different electric loads

US8918346B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateNov 28, 2011
Grant dateDec 23, 2014
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Expiry dateAug 20, 2032

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH02J13/00
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method identifies electric load types of a plurality of different electric loads. The method includes providing a load feature database of a plurality of different electric load types, each of the different electric load types including a first load feature vector having at least four different load features; sensing a voltage signal and a current signal for each of the different electric loads; determining a second load feature vector comprising at least four different load features from the sensed voltage signal and the sensed current signal for a corresponding one of the different electric loads; and identifying by a processor one of the different electric load types by determining a minimum distance of the second load feature vector to the first load feature vector of the different electric load types of the load feature database.

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