Grid Element IP Messaging for Secure Real-Time Energy Settlement
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing electric power grid management systems lack efficient communication protocols and secure data transmission methods, leading to inefficiencies in energy settlement, grid stability, and real-time data processing.
Innovation Solution
The implementation of IP-based messaging systems that utilize autonomous and automatic generation of IP packets by grid elements, including raw and transformed data, priority, security, and transport routes, to facilitate secure and efficient communication across the electric power grid.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If legacy communication protocols are used in electric power grid management systems, then system compatibility and ease of integration are maintained, but communication efficiency, data transmission security, and real-time processing capability deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transforms legacy communication protocols into modern IP-based messaging systems by changing the fundamental communication parameters. Grid elements generate IP packets with transformed data structures including priority fields, security attributes, and transport route information, enabling efficient and secure real-time communication across the power grid infrastructure
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces traditional mechanical/electrical communication systems with digital IP-based networking. Instead of using dedicated communication hardware and proprietary protocols, the system substitutes Internet Protocol messaging that can carry grid data, control signals, and settlement information over standard network infrastructure, improving both efficiency and security
2Measurement precision
If real-time data processing is implemented across all grid elements, then grid stability and energy settlement accuracy improve, but system complexity and computational resource requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the power grid into autonomous grid elements (generators, loads, storage devices) that each independently process and communicate their own data. This segmentation allows distributed real-time processing without requiring centralized complexity, as each element generates its own IP packets with relevant operational data, maintaining precision while managing system complexity through modular architecture
Solution Approach 2:
Grid elements autonomously generate IP packets containing their operational data, transforming raw measurements into formatted messages with embedded priority and security attributes. This self-service capability eliminates the need for complex centralized data collection systems, as each element automatically participates in real-time processing and energy settlement calculations
3Reliability
If secure communication protocols are implemented across the power grid, then data transmission security improves, but communication speed and system response time deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements security measures in advance by embedding security attributes and authentication mechanisms directly into the IP packet structure before transmission. Grid elements pre-establish security credentials and encrypt data payloads, allowing rapid authenticated communication without real-time security verification overhead, thus maintaining both security and speed
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AI summary
Systems, methods, and messages of the present invention provides IP-based messages associated with the grid elements, wherein each IP-based message includes an internet protocol (IP) packet that is generated autonomously and/or automatically by the grid elements, intelligent messaging hardware associated with the grid elements, at least one coordinator, and/or a server associated with the electric power grid and its operation, energy settlement, and/or financial settlement for electricity provided or consumed, transmitted, and/or curtailed or reduced. The IP packet preferably includes a content including raw data and/or transformed data, a priority associated with the IP-based message, a security associated with the IP packet, and/or a transport route for communicating the IP-based message via the network.