Patent ID: 9740227
Date: 2017-08-22
CPC Classifications: G05B,G05F,G06Q,H02J,H04L,Y02B,Y02E,Y04S

Claim:
1. An apparatus for electric power grid management and communications, comprising: wherein the apparatus is operable for communicating at least one Internet Protocol (IP)-based message with at least one grid element in an electric power grid network; wherein the at least one IP based message includes at least one IP packet that is generated autonomously and/or automatically by at least one grid element and/or the apparatus by transforming a raw data into a transformed content; wherein the raw data corresponds to a participation of the at least one grid element in the electric power grid network; wherein the at least one IP-based message comprises at least one attribute of the at least one grid element and/or the apparatus, wherein the at least one attribute includes revenue grade metrology, calibration, operating capacity, security, settlement, status, table information, pricing, telemetry, changes in time, location of market, attachment point information, geodetic information, a grid element identifier, an apparatus identifier, a grid element profile, an apparatus profile, power consumption, power flows, information accuracy of a grid element, information accuracy of the apparatus, software, firmware, upgrades, and/or prioritization; and wherein the at least one IP-based message comprises a priority based upon factors associated with the electric power grid, the factors including grid reliability factors, grid stability factors, energy market-based factors, billing determinants, energy settlement factors, financial settlement factors, transmission factors, and revenue grad metrology.