A method of operating an intelligent electronic device that is in a wireless communication with a base station of a wireless communication system is described. The method includes monitoring at least two QoS parameters of the wireless communication and controlling the operation of the intelligent electronic device based on the at least two QoS parameters, wherein the intelligent electronic device includes a wireless communication module, wherein the wireless communication is carried out between the wireless communication module and the base station of the wireless communication system, and wherein the at least two QoS parameters are determined at least in part in the wireless communication module and are transferred to a control module of the intelligent electronic device over an interface.

A system for synchronizing an electrical generator to a reference power source, the system comprising: a first measurement unit configured to: measure a magnitude and a frequency of a first electrical power at a terminal of the reference power source; record first timing data indicative of the occurrence of predetermined variations of the first electrical power at the terminal of the reference power source; and transmit the first timing data and first measurement data comprising the measured magnitude and the measured frequency of the first electrical power; a second measurement unit configured to: receive the first measurement data; measure a magnitude and a frequency of a second electrical power at a terminal of the electrical generator; and record second timing data indicative of a present time; and a controller configured to adjust operational characteristics of the electrical generator based on the first timing data, the second timing data, the first measurement data, and second measurement data comprising the measured magnitude and the measured frequency of the second electrical power.

A computer-implemented method for identifying a topology of a power distribution grid having a number of transformers includes acquiring measurement signals of one or more electrical quantities pertaining to nodes of the power distribution grid. A graph representation is generated using the measurement signals and grid topological information, wherein the measurement signals pertaining to respective nodes are used to derive node features and the grid topological information is used to encode edges representing certain and uncertain connections between the nodes. The graph representation is processed using a graph neural network to classify the nodes and output a mapping of each of the nodes to one of the transformers, whereby a status of the uncertain connections is determined.

A method, apparatus, system and computer program is provided for controlling an electric power system, including implementation of a voltage control and conservation (VCC) system used to optimally control the independent voltage and capacitor banks using a linear optimization methodology to minimize the losses in the EEDCS and the EUS. An energy validation process system (EVP) is provided which is used to document the savings of the VCC and an EPP is used to optimize improvements to the EEDCS for continuously improving the energy losses in the EEDS. The EVP system measures the improvement in the EEDS a result of operating the VCC system in the “ON” state determining the level of energy conservation achieved by the VCC system. In addition the VCC system monitors pattern recognition events and compares them to the report-by-exception data to detect HVL events. If one is detected the VCC optimizes the capacity of the EEDS to respond to the HVL events by centering the piecewise linear solution maximizing the ability of the EDDS to absorb the HVL event.

In a power control system a server maintains asset models that represent asset behaviour, each asset model being in real-time communication with its asset to dynamically inform the model of the status of the asset. A test is performed at the server by issuing a command to an asset requesting the asset to perform a function. Sensors at the asset measure physical parameters at the asset and report these to the server. The server determines whether the asset responded to the command and, if the asset responded, how it responded over time. The server establishes a model for the asset in terms of an energy capacitance and a time constant based on the measured response. An optimizer determines which assets are to participate in which service models. The server sends instructions to the selected assets to attempt to fulfill the services.

A common enclosure includes a housing, inverter input connectors and an inverter output connector coupled to the housing, a common DC bus mechanically coupled to the housing and electrically coupled to the inverter input connectors, a common AC bus mechanically coupled to the housing and electrically coupled between the inverter output connector and a power grid connector, a controller mechanically coupled to the housing and electrically coupled to the common DC and AC buses, local controllers coupled to the inverters, decentralized controllers coupled to the local controllers, and a centralized controller in communication with the local controllers. The decentralized controllers generate decentralized control signals for the local controllers based on measured voltages and currents of the electrical power grid and the inverters. The centralized controller transmits centralized control signals to the local controllers to maintain a constant voltage on the common DC bus based on a predicted DC load.

Systems, apparatuses, methods, and computer program products are disclosed for differential power generation. An example method includes receiving, by a control system, telemetry data from a set of devices in an electrical grid and calculating, by the control system, an electrical load for the electrical grid based on the telemetry data. The example method further includes generating, by the control system, a set of power production metrics, identifying, by the control system and based on the calculated electrical load for the electrical grid and the set of power production metrics, an optimal allocation of power production from multiple sources of electricity that supply the electrical grid, and causing, by the control system and based on the optimal allocation of power production from the multiple sources of electricity, adjustment to power production from one or more of the multiple sources of electricity. Corresponding apparatuses and computer program products are also disclosed.

Described herein are methods and systems for detection and notification of electrical power outages and power quality. A sensor coupled to a circuit transmits a keepalive packet to a server. The sensor detects an input signal generated by electrical activity. The sensor generates an output signal based upon the input signal. The sensor monitors the output signal. During a clock cycle, the sensor determines whether a rising edge occurred and transmits a fault packet to the server when the rising edge occurred prior to a predetermined clock value or when no rising edge occurred. The server receives the fault packet from the sensor and listens for keepalive packets. The server transmits a power outage notification when no keepalive packets are received for at least a defined time period after the fault packet is received. The server transmits a power restoration notification when one or more keepalive packets are subsequently received.

A method for enabling communication over a cellular network between a first communication device of a first substation and a second communication device of a second substation. The substations are connected to a power transmission line. The method includes the steps of: receiving multicast communication from the first communication device, wherein the multicast communication including a plurality of multicast packets, and each multicast packet includes a phasor value associated with the first substation and a sequence number; receiving an acknowledgement from the second communication device, the acknowledgement including a plurality of sequence numbers of the most recently received multicast packets, that the second communication device has received from the first communication device; and determining a packet loss to the second communication device when there is a mismatch between the sequence numbers of the acknowledgment, when compared with the sequence numbers of the received multicast communication.

The present disclosure is directed to systems and methods for economically optimal control of an electrical system. A two-stage controller includes an optimizer and a high speed controller to effectuate a change to one or more components of the electrical system. The high speed controller receives a set of control parameters for an upcoming extended time period. The control parameters include a plurality of bounds for an adjusted net power of the electrical system. The high speed controller sets an energy storage system command control variable (ESS command) based on a state of adjusted net power of the electrical system and the set of control parameters.