Outage and switch management for a power grid system

Abstract

Outages and/or switching operations associated with an electrical energy distribution system (e.g., a power grid system) are managed. In an implementation, a system provides for receiving outage request information related to a request to interrupt a power supply provided to a device in an electrical energy distribution system, determining switching information related to a set of steps to de-energize a portion of the electrical energy distribution system associated with the device based on the outage request information, and performing a switching operation to de-energize the portion of the electrical energy distribution system based on the switching information.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A system, comprising:
 a control center component, wherein the control center component includes a tagging component that is configured to generate tags and a data acquisition component that is configured to control equipment in an electrical energy distribution system;   a system interface component that provides an interface to external systems;   a management component that is coupled to the control center component and the system interface component, wherein the management component includes a memory to store executable instructions and a processor coupled to the memory, wherein the processor executes or facilitates execution of the executable instructions to perform operations, comprising:
 receiving, from the control center component, outage request information, the outage request information being related to a request to interrupt a power supply provided to a device or devices in an electrical energy distribution system; 
 determining switching information related to a set of steps to de-energize a first portion of the electrical energy distribution system associated with the device or devices based on the outage request information; 
 using the control center component to perform a switching operation to de-energize the first portion of the electrical energy distribution system based on the switching information; 
 in response to the switching operation, receiving, from the control center component, tag information for the device or devices that comprises a status of the device or devices, and determining a second portion of the electrical energy distribution system that satisfies a defined criterion and is not associated with the switching operation; and 
 monitoring the second portion of the electrical energy distribution system that is not associated with the switching operation based on the tag information that is generated in response to the switching operation associated with the first portion of the electrical energy distribution system. 
   
     
     
         2 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the control center component is further configured to manage limits associated with the electrical distribution system and to manage faults associated with the electrical distribution system. 
     
     
         3 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the system interface component is further configured to provide or maintain alarms and includes a knowledge database. 
     
     
         4 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the receiving the outage request information comprises receiving scheduling information associated with the switching operation to de-energize the first portion of the electrical energy distribution system. 
     
     
         5 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the determining the switching information comprises generating safety clearance information related to the set of steps to deenergize the first portion of the electrical energy distribution system. 
     
     
         6 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the determining the switching information comprises generating one or more authorizations related to the set of steps to deenergize the first portion of the electrical energy distribution system. 
     
     
         7 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the performing the switching operation comprises disconnecting one or more transmission lines associated with the device or devices. 
     
     
         8 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the tag information comprises an identifier for the device or devices. 
     
     
         9 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the operations further comprise generating a notification related to the status of the device or devices in response to the switching operation. 
     
     
         10 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the operations further comprise capturing measurement data associated with the first portion of the electrical energy distribution system in response to the switching operation. 
     
     
         11 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the device or devices is a first device, and wherein the determining the second portion of the electrical energy distribution system comprises identifying a second device in the second portion of the electrical energy distribution system that is provided a different amount of power in response to the switching operation. 
     
     
         12 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein the modifying the second portion of the electrical energy distribution system comprises modifying the second device that is provided the different amount of power based on the tag information that is generated in response to the switching operation associated with the first portion of the electrical energy distribution system. 
     
     
         13 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the operations further comprise receiving request information related to a different request to restore the power supply provided to the device or devices, and wherein the operations further comprise determining different switching information related to a different set of steps to energize the first portion of the electrical energy distribution system associated with the device or devices based on the request information related to the different request. 
     
     
         14 . The system of  claim 13 , wherein the operations further comprise performing a different switching operation to energize the first portion of the electrical energy distribution system based on the different switching information. 
     
     
         15 . A method, comprising:
 providing a control center component, wherein the control center component includes a tagging component that is configured to generate tags and a data acquisition component that is configured to control equipment in an electrical energy distribution system;   providing a system interface component that includes an interface to external systems;   providing a management component that includes a memory to store executable instructions and a processor coupled to the memory, wherein the processor executes or facilitates execution of the executable instructions to perform operations, comprising:
 receiving, from the control center component, outage request information, the outage request information being related to a request to interrupt a power supply provided to a device or devices in an electrical energy distribution system; 
 determining switching information related to a set of steps to de-energize a first portion of the electrical energy distribution system associated with the device or devices based on the outage request information; 
 using the control center component to perform a switching operation to de-energize the first portion of the electrical energy distribution system based on the switching information; 
 in response to the switching operation, receiving, from the control center component, tag information for the device or devices that comprises a status of the device or devices, and determining a second portion of the electrical energy distribution system that satisfies a defined criterion and is not associated with the switching operation; and 
 monitoring the second portion of the electrical energy distribution system that is not associated with the switching operation based on the tag information that is generated in response to the switching operation associated with the first portion of the electrical energy distribution system. 
   
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein the control center component manages limits associated with the electrical distribution system and manages faults associated with the electrical distribution system. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein the system interface component provides or maintains alarms and includes a knowledge database. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein the receiving the outage request information comprises receiving scheduling information associated with the switching operation to de-energize the first portion of the electrical energy distribution system. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein the operations further comprise receiving request information related to a different request to restore the power supply provided to the device or devices, and wherein the operations further comprise determining different switching information related to a different set of steps to energize the first portion of the electrical energy distribution system associated with the device or devices based on the request information related to the different request. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 19 , wherein the operations further comprise determining different switching information performing a different switching operation to energize the first portion of the electrical energy distribution system based on the different switching information.