Frequency Measurement Synchronization for Inaccurate Asset Clocks

The patent introduces a synchronization offset as an intermediary parameter that mediates between the inaccurate local clocks of smaller energy assets and the centralized time reference. By calculating and applying this offset, the system enables integration of assets with less accurate clocks without compromising overall measurement precision, thus resolving the contradiction between increasing asset quantity and maintaining timing accuracy.

The patent changes the timing parameter by introducing a synchronization offset that corrects the absolute time stamps from smaller energy assets. This parameter transformation allows the system to accept data from assets with less accurate clocks while maintaining the required timing precision for frequency measurements, thereby enabling greater asset integration without sacrificing measurement quality.

Instead of requiring each asset to have inherently accurate clocks, the patent introduces a synchronization offset as a mediator that corrects timing errors post-measurement. This approach maintains measurement precision without imposing complex and expensive accurate clock requirements on individual assets, thereby reducing device complexity while preserving timing accuracy.

The patent creates a corrected version of the time stamp by applying the synchronization offset, effectively producing an accurate time reference without requiring the original measurement device to have high clock accuracy. This copying approach allows precise timing to be achieved through data processing rather than through expensive hardware requirements.