Patent ID: 8868398
Filing Date: 2014-10-21
Classification: G05B,G06F,G06G,G06N,H02H,H02J,Y02E

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method for simulating an arc flash event on an electrical power system, the method comprising: synchronizing a virtual system model of the electrical power system with a real-time model of the electrical power system in real-time based on real-time data from the electrical power system when a difference between the real-time data and predicted data generated using the virtual system model exceeds a threshold; modifying the virtual system model of the electrical power system to introduce a short circuiting feature to an uninterrupted power supply bypass circuit branch; choosing a standard to supply equations used in the arc flash event calculations; simulating the arc flash event utilizing the modified virtual system model; calculating a quantity of arc energy released by the arc flash event using results from the simulation; and communicating a report that forecasts an aspect of the arc flash event.