Patent ID: 9424614
Filing Date: 2016-08-23
CPC Classification: G05F,G06Q,H04W

Claim Text:
1. A method for automatically updating modeling of a distribution network grid in response to real-time location data of uniquely identified temporary devices, the method comprising: acquiring identity indicia for a temporary device that is installed within an electrical distribution grid, wherein the electrical distribution grid is modeled by a geographical information system model of a utility that provides electricity to end users through components of the electrical distribution grid; determining current geographical coordinates of the temporary device within a distance tolerance that is selected as a function of a type of device indicated by the identity indicia, wherein the geographical coordinates are three-dimensional coordinates comprising a latitude coordinate, a longitude coordinate and an altitude value; determining if a unique identity of the temporary device that is indicated by the identity indicia is present within the geographical information system model; updating the geographical information system model with a location of the unique identity of the temporary device at the determined current geographical coordinates of the temporary device within the distance tolerance in response to determining at least one of that the unique identity of the temporary device is not present within the geographical information system model, and that a displacement distance from the determined current geographical coordinates of the temporary device to existing geographic coordinates that are stored in the geographical information system model in association with the unique device identity exceeds a specified distance margin; wherein the step of updating the geographical information system model with the location of the unique identity of the device at the determined current geographical three-dimensional coordinates of the temporary device within the distance tolerance comprises selecting one of two power lines that share common values of no more than two of a current geographical three-dimensional longitude, latitude and altitude coordinates determined for the temporary device within the distance tolerance as a power line incorporating the temporary device, in response to a determining a commonality of values of each of a three-dimensional longitude, latitude and altitude coordinates for the selected one of the two power lines within the distance tolerance; and wherein the distance tolerance is less than a vertical or horizontal spacing distance between the two lines that is defined by a difference in corresponding values of the two power lines for at least one of the three-dimensional longitude, latitude and altitude coordinates that are determined for each of the two power lines.