Patent ID: 8983669
Filing Date: 2015-03-17
Classification: G05B,G05F,G06Q,H02J,H04L,Y02B,Y02E,Y04S

Abstract:
1. A system for communication of IP-based messages within an electric power grid network comprising: at least one grid element having a processor operatively coupled with a memory, constructed and configured for electrical connection and network-based communication via a network; at least one coordinator constructed and configured for electrical connection and network-based communication via the network; an IP-based message associated with the at least one grid element, the IP-based message including an internet protocol (IP) packet that is generated autonomously and/or automatically by transforming a raw data into a transformed content, wherein the raw data corresponds to the at least one grid element participation in an electric power grid; wherein each of the at least one grid elements has a functionality and/or participation within the electric power grid, and wherein the functionality of grid elements determines at least one of: a priority associated with the IP-based message, a security associated with the IP packet, and/or a transport route for communicating the IP-based message via the network, and wherein the priority is based upon factors associated with the electric power grid following a hierarchy of priority including grid reliability factors, grid stability factors, energy market-based factors, billing determinants, energy settlement factors, financial settlement factors, transmission factors, and revenue grade metrology.