General Electric Company
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ENHANCED POWER SYSTEM EVENT DETECTION AND IDENTIFICATION

Abstract:

A computing device for detecting and identifying power system events is provided. The computing device includes at least one processor in communication with at least one memory device. The at least one processor is programmed to store a database including a plurality of categorized events. Each categorized event of the plurality of categorized events is associated with an event category. The at least one processor is also programmed to receive sensor data from a plurality of sensors monitoring a power grid, identify one or more features contained in the sensor data, compare the one or more features to the plurality of categorized events, and determine an event category based on the comparison.