Google patents tool to test power grid changes in a virtual model
The filing describes a software interface that lets users propose changes to a real-world electrical grid, such as adding new lines or equipment. It runs these changes in a virtual model based on live sensor data to show how the grid would perform compared to its current state.
In the filing’s own words
A method includes providing, for presentation by a display, a user interface including graphics depicting one or more fields for receiving input for simulations of electrical grid scenarios. The method includes receiving input for a scenario including a proposed modification to the electrical grid and performing a simulation by modeling the input in a virtual model of an electrical grid. The method includes modifying the user interface to include graphics depicting: visualizations of results of the simulation for the scenario; and a menu of options for modifying the input. The method includes receiving a selection from the menu of options for modifying the input; performing a modified simulation by modeling the modified input in the virtual model of the electrical grid; and modifying the user interface to include graphics depicting visualizations of the results of the simulation compared to the results of the modified simulation.
What exactly they claim (claim 1)
1. A computer-implemented method comprising: providing, for presentation by a display, a user interface including graphics depicting one or more fields for receiving input for simulations of electrical grid scenarios; receiving, through the user interface, input for a scenario, the input including: a geographic location for the scenario; a time scale for the scenario; and a proposed modification to a real-world electrical grid; performing a baseline simulation for a baseline scenario for the geographic location and the time scale included in the input, wherein the baseline simulation for the baseline scenario is performed using a version of a virtual model of the electrical grid that represents a current configuration of a real-world electrical grid as determined using operational data generated by grid sensors configured to measure parameters of the real-world electrical grid; performing a simulation for the scenario using a version of the virtual model of the electrical grid that is adjusted based on the proposed modification; modifying the user interface to include graphics depicting: one or more visualizations of results of the simulation of the scenario compared to results of the baseline simulation of the baseline scenario; and a menu of options for modifying the input; receiving, through the user interface, a selection from the menu of options for modifying the input; performing a modified simulation using the modified input; and modifying the user interface to include graphics depicting one or more visualizations of results of the modified simulation compared to (i) the results of the simulation, (ii) the results of the baseline simulation, or (iii) both.
Facts
- Company
- Google (X Development LLC)
- Official title
- Simulation of modifications to an electrical grid
- Patent number
- US12769901B2
- Application number
- 17725964
- Filed
- Apr 21, 2022
- Granted
- Oct 20, 2026
- Inventors
- 11
- Claims
- 20
Classified under
G06F 30/20 Physics & computingG06Q 50/06 Physics & computingG06F 2113/04 Physics & computingMore from Google in AI & software
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