Power Distribution Management via Facility-Level Junction Mapping
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing power distribution systems struggle to accurately monitor and manage electrical connections, particularly in bidirectional power flow scenarios, leading to potential oversight of voltage deviations outside allowable ranges in smaller units within the high-voltage and low-voltage systems.
Innovation Solution
A power distribution management apparatus comprising an electrical connection storage unit, search unit, and output unit that stores and investigates electrical connection information to identify uninvestigated junctions and output facility information, enabling precise monitoring of electrical connections in a facility-based unit rather than just high-voltage or low-voltage systems.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If power distribution is managed at the high-voltage system and low-voltage system level, then system-wide power flow control is achieved, but facility-level voltage deviations are overlooked
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the power distribution system into individual facility units, storing electrical connection information that links facilities to specific junctions. This segmentation enables voltage monitoring at the facility level rather than only at the system level, resolving the contradiction between monitoring precision and system complexity by organizing data in a structured, queryable format.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an electrical connection information storage component as an intermediary between the power distribution system and the monitoring apparatus. This intermediary stores the mapping relationships between facilities and junctions, enabling precise facility-level monitoring without directly increasing the complexity of the power distribution system itself.
2Adaptability or versatility
If reverse power flow from distributed power sources is accommodated, then bidirectional power distribution is enabled, but voltage deviations in smaller units may occur undetected
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a feedback mechanism where the monitoring apparatus queries electrical connection information and identifies facilities connected to specific junctions. This feedback loop enables continuous monitoring of voltage levels at the facility level, ensuring that bidirectional power flow does not cause undetected voltage deviations and maintaining reliability while preserving adaptability.
3Measurement precision
If facility-level electrical connection monitoring is implemented, then voltage deviations are detected accurately, but data storage and processing requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by pre-storing electrical connection information that maps facilities to junctions before monitoring is needed. This advance preparation organizes the data structure so that when monitoring is required, the system can efficiently query and process only the relevant facility-level data without handling unnecessary information, reducing actual processing requirements despite the comprehensive monitoring capability.
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AI summary
A power distribution management apparatus includes an electrical connection storage unit, a search unit, and an output unit. The electrical connection storage unit is configured to store electrical connection information in which a combination of a plurality of junctions that describes which a plurality of facilities of a power distribution system are electrically connected to each other and a facility determined based on the combination are associated. The search unit is configured to search a facility corresponding to the combination while investigating an uninvestigated junction among the plurality of junctions contained in the combination starting from a predetermined junction with reference to the electrical connection information stored in the electrical connection storage unit. The output unit is configured to output facility information obtained from the combination where the investigation is performed and a result of the search after the investigation and the search are performed.