Patent ID: 8810253

Claim:
A method of characterizing an electrical power distribution system, comprising: applying, by a plurality of test/response units, a plurality of test signals to a first plurality of test points of the electrical power distribution system, wherein the first plurality of test points are electrically connected to the electrical power distribution system and the plurality of test/response units are electrically connected to the first plurality of test points; measuring, by a plurality of test/response units, a plurality of response signals at a second plurality of test points of the electrical distribution system, wherein the second plurality of test points are electrically connected to the electrical power distribution system and the plurality of test/response units are electrically connected to the second plurality of test points; communicating, by the plurality of test/response units, the plurality of response signals to at least one controller; deriving, by the at least one controller, a characterization matrix for the electrical power distribution system from the plurality of test signals and the plurality of response signals; characterizing, by the at least one controller, the electrical power distribution system based on the derived characterization matrix.