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Process, device and system for volt/VAR optimization

US9282383B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJan 13, 2012
Grant dateMar 8, 2016
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Expiry dateJun 3, 2034

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY04S20/30
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Embodiments of the invention propose volt/VAR optimization that may be time synchronized and automated based on actions invoked at a control system utilizing a smart grid solution that incorporates metering end points which are capable of reporting to a utility the information that is needed by the utility or to another system for making real time decisions on events that may occur at the distribution level. Embodiments of the invention incorporate large numbers of end points (e.g., smart meters) which a utility can use to determine how any event or events it may invoke at the grid level affect its compliance at the end user level.

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