Identifying multi-phase devices in a time trace disaggregation process
View Patent ↗A method of identifying multi-phase devices in a time trace disaggregation process can include detecting a multi-phase transition, identifying multi-phase devices based on the detecting, and processing the multi-phase devices separate from single-phase devices. The method can also include initializing a multi-phase array and, for each of a plurality of supply legs, determining whether a qualified transition exists. If so, the method can further include determining whether there is a pending multi-phase transition. If so, the method can further include determining whether the pending multi-phase transition is positive. If so, the method can further include creating a multi-phase instance. The method can also include storing the multi-phase instance in the multi-phase array.
1. A method of identifying multi-phase load devices in a time trace disaggregation process performed by a programmed computing machine, the method comprising:
detecting a multi-phase transition;
identifying at least one multi-phase load device based on the detecting, wherein the at least one multi-phase load device is separate from at least one single-phase load device; and
processing the at least one multi-phase load device separate from the at least one single-phase load device.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the processing comprises:
initializing a multi-phase array; and
for each of a plurality of supply legs:
determining whether a qualified transition exists;
responsive to a determination that a qualified transition exists, determining whether there is a pending multi-phase transition;
responsive to a determination that there is a pending multi-phase transition, determining whether the pending multi-phase transition is positive;
responsive to determination that the pending multi-phase transition is positive, creating a multi-phase instance; and
storing the multi-phase instance in the multi-phase array.
3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the multi-phase array comprises each of the following elements for each of the plurality of supply legs:
a transition state variable (TRANS) for specifying the pending multi-phase transition; and
an instance number (INST) for specifying the number of the created multi-phase instance.
4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the multi-phase array further comprises each of the following elements for each of the plurality of supply legs:
a device number (DEV) for specifying the number of a device associated with INST; and
a composite device number (CDEV) for specifying the number of a composite device that is associated with instances created by the pending multi-phase transition.
5. The method of claim 2 further comprising, responsive to a determination that there is not a pending multi-phase transition, determining whether the qualified transition is a negative transition.
6. The method of claim 5 further comprising, responsive to a determination that the qualified transition is not a negative transition, performing single-phase conventional positive transition processing.
7. The method of claim 5 further comprising, responsive to a determination that the qualified transition is a negative transition, determining whether a multi-phase imbalance exists.
8. The method of claim 7 further comprising, responsive to a determination that a multi-phase imbalance does not exist, performing single-phase conventional negative transition processing.
9. The method of claim 7 further comprising, responsive to a determination that a multi-phase imbalance does exist, determining whether the negative transition matches the multi-phase imbalance.
10. The method of claim 9 further comprising, responsive to a determination that the negative transition matches the multi-phase imbalance, setting the imbalance of the matching multi-phase imbalance to zero.
11. The method of claim 2 , further comprising determining whether there are qualified negative transitions on each leg.
12. The method of claim 11 , further comprising, responsive to a determination that there are qualified negative transitions on each leg, determining whether the qualified negative transitions match instances of each multi-phase load device that is currently on.
13. The method of claim 12 , further comprising, responsive to a determination that the qualified negative transitions match the instances of each multi-phase load device that is currently on, determining whether each matched instance has an imbalance.
14. The method of claim 11 , further comprising, responsive to a determination that there are not qualified negative transitions on each leg, determining for each service leg whether the active instance positive transition is complete.
15. The method of claim 14 , further comprising, responsive to a determination that the active instance positive transition is complete, determining whether the active instance is multi-phase.
16. The method of claim 15 , further comprising, responsive to a determination that the active instance is multi-phase, comparing the active instance to existing multi-phase load devices.
17. The method of claim 16 , further comprising, responsive to a matching of the active instance to an existing multi-phase load device, associating the active instance with the existing multi-phase load device.
18. The method of claim 16 , further comprising, responsive to no matching of the active instance to any existing multi-phase load device, creating a new multi-phase load device based on the active instance.
19. The method of claim 17 , further comprising determining whether there is an active multi-phase composite device.
20. The method of claim 19 , further comprising, responsive to a determination that there is an active multi-phase composite device, associating the active instance with the active multi-phase composite device.
21. The method of claim 19 , further comprising, responsive to a determination that there is not an active multi-phase composite device, creating a new composite instance and device based on the active instance.