Systems and methods for creation of a schematic user interface for monitoring and predicting the real-time health, reliability and performance of an electrical power system
View Patent ↗A system for automatically generating a schematic user interface of an electrical system is disclosed. The system includes a data acquisition component, a power analytics server and a client terminal. The data acquisition component acquires real-time data output from the electrical system. The power analytics server is comprised of a virtual system modeling engine, an analytics engine, a machine learning engine and a schematic user interface creator engine. The virtual system modeling engine generates predicted data output for the electrical system. The analytics engine monitors real-time data output and predicted data output of the electrical system. The machine learning engine stores and processes patterns observed from the real-time data output and the predicted data output to forecast an aspect of the electrical system. The schematic user interface creator engine is configured to create a schematic user interface that is representative of the virtual system model and link the schematic user interface to the data acquisition component.
1. A system for generating a schematic user interface of an electrical system, comprising:
a data acquisition component communicatively connected to at least one sensor configured to acquire real-time data output from the electrical system;
a power analytics server communicatively connected to the data acquisition component, the power analytics server comprising
a virtual system modeling engine configured to generate predicted data output for the electrical system utilizing a virtual system model of the electrical system,
an analytics engine configured to monitor the real-time data output and the predicted data output of the electrical system, the analytics engine further configured to initiate a calibration and synchronization operation to update the virtual system model when a difference between the real-time data output and the predicted data output exceeds a threshold, wherein updating the virtual system model comprises adjusting one or more operating parameters of the virtual system model to replicate operation of the at least one sensor,
a machine learning engine configured to store and process patterns observed from the real-time data output and the predicted data output, the machine learning engine further configured to forecast an aspect of the electrical system, and
a schematic interface creator engine configured to create a schematic user interface that is representative of the virtual system model and link the schematic user interface to the data acquisition component; and
a client terminal communicatively connected to the power analytics server and configured to display the schematic user interface.
2. The system for generating a schematic user interface of an electrical system, as recited in claim 1 , wherein, the machine learning engine includes,
an associative memory layer,
a sensory layer, and
a neocortical model.
3. The system for generating a schematic user interface of an electrical system, as recited in claim 1 , wherein the virtual system model includes current system components and operational parameters comprising the electrical system.
4. The system for generating a schematic user interface of an electrical system, as recited in claim 1 , wherein the forecasted aspect is a predicted ability of the electrical system to resist system output deviations from defined tolerance limits of the electrical system.
5. The system for generating a schematic user interface of an electrical system, as recited in claim 1 , wherein the forecasted aspect is a predicted reliability and availability of the electrical system.
6. The system for generating a schematic user interface of an electrical system, as recited in claim 1 , wherein the forecasted aspect is a predicted total power capacity of the electrical system.
7. The system for generating a schematic user interface of an electrical system, as recited in claim 6 , wherein the forecasted aspect is a predicted ability of the electrical system to maintain availability of total power capacity.
8. The system for generating a schematic user interface of an electrical system, as recited in claim 6 , wherein the forecasted aspect is a predicted utilization of the total power capacity of the electrical system.
9. The system for generating a schematic user interface of an electrical system, as recited in claim 1 , wherein the forecasted aspect is a predicted ability of the electrical system to withstand a contingency event that results in stress to the electrical system.
10. The system for generating a schematic user interface of an electrical system, as recited in claim 9 , wherein the contingency event relates to load shedding.
11. The system for generating a schematic user interface of an electrical system, as recited in claim 9 , wherein the contingency event relates to load adding.
12. The system for generating a schematic user interface of an electrical system, as recited in claim 9 , wherein the contingency event relates to loss of utility power supply to the electrical system.
13. The system for generating a schematic user interface of an electrical system, as recited in claim 9 , wherein the contingency event relates to a loss of distribution infrastructure associated with the electrical system.
14. The system for generating a schematic user interface of an electrical system, as recited in claim 1 , wherein the client terminal is a thin client computing device.
15. The system for generating a schematic user interface of an electrical system, as recited in claim 1 , wherein the client terminal is a wide area network capable computing device.
16. The system for generating a schematic user interface of an electrical system, as recited in claim 1 , wherein the client terminal is a mobile computing device.
17. The system for generating a schematic user interface of an electrical system, as recited in claim 1 , wherein the schematic user interface is rendered in 3-D.
18. The system for generating a schematic user interface of an electrical system, as recited in claim 1 , wherein the schematic user interface is based on a one-line diagram construct.
19. The system for generating a schematic user interface of an electrical system, as recited in claim 1 , wherein the schematic user interface is based on a technical system schematic diagram construct.
20. The system for generating a schematic user interface of an electrical system, as recited in claim 1 , wherein the virtual system model is stored on a virtual system model database communicatively connected with the power analytics server.
21. The system for generating a schematic user interface of an electrical system, as recited in claim 1 , wherein the schematic user interface includes a visual representation of each piece of electrical equipment that comprise the electrical system.
22. The system for generating a schematic user interface of an electrical system, as recited in claim 21 , wherein each piece of electrical equipment is associated with a unique identifier.
23. The system for generating a schematic user interface of an electrical system, as recited in claim 1 , wherein the schematic user interface is configured to allow an operator to monitor operational aspects of the electrical system.