Patent ID: 11901732
Assignee: COULOMB TECHNOLOGIES
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  B | IPC B  H

Claim 8:
9. A system comprising:
at least one hardware processor; and
at least one non-transitory memory storing instructions, which, when executed by the at least one hardware processor, cause the system to:
obtain a data set that is sourced from an operator of a power grid that spans a geographic region,
wherein the data set is captured of multiple feeders connected to a substation of the power grid,
wherein each feeder is formed from multiple ordered segments, and
wherein the data set includes data items provided on a per-segment basis for each feeder;

branch the data items into respective feeder groups for the multiple feeders,
wherein each feeder group includes data items for segments of a corresponding feeder, and
wherein the data items for the corresponding feeder are identified based on common electrical properties;

generate an ordered data structure based on an adjacency map for segments of a feeder group for a particular feeder by causing the system to:
identify data items of segments within a threshold geographical distance of each other;
identify a head segment closest to the substation of the power grid; and
identify an interconnection segment including an interconnection point for an electric vehicle (EV) charging station;

based on the ordered data structure, construct a feeder load profile that depicts load capacity for the particular feeder as a function of a distance from the substation;
determine, based on the feeder load profile, that an available load capacity at the interconnection point is below a threshold load capacity required to support the EV charging station; and
identify, based on one or more variations in the feeder load profile, one or more upgrades to the power grid that would increase the available load capacity at the interconnection point to provide the threshold load capacity required to support the EV charging station,
wherein to identify the one or more upgrades comprises causing the system to:
detect a discontinuity in the feeder load profile, causing the available load capacity of the particular feeder to drop below the threshold load capacity required to support the EV charging station; and
project that upgrading an electrical component supporting the particular feeder would increase the available load capacity at the interconnection point to exceed the threshold load capacity required to support the EV charging station,
 wherein the electrical component corresponds to any of:
 a fuse,
 a circuit breaker, or
 a transformer.