US3117221A
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Electrical power computer apparatus
Assignee: General Electric Co
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Filing: 1959-04-30
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Granted: 1964-01-07
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Expires: 1979-04-30
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Leon K Kirchmayer
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-22 17:20
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06G; G06G7/00; G06G7/48; G06G7/62; G06G7/63; G06G7/635; H; H02; H02J; H02J3/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
300 words
APPARATUS FOR COMPUTING THE ECONOMIC DISTRIBUTION OF POWER OF A PLURALITY OF LOCAL POWER TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS INTERCONNECTED TO FORM AN INTEGRATED POWER TRANSMISSION SYSTEM, WHEREIN EACH OF SAID LOCAL SYSTEMS IS CONNECTED BY AT LEAST ONE TRANSMISSION PATH TO EXCHANGE POWER WITH AT LEAST ONE OTHER OF SAID LOCAL SYSTEMS, AND WHEREIN ONE OF SAID LOCAL SYSTEMS IS DESIGNATED AS A REFERENCE SYSTEM AND THE REMAINDER OF SAID LOCAL SYSTEMS ARE DESIGNATED AS PERIPHERAL SYSTEMS, COMPRISING; MEANS FOR PROVIDING A PLURALITY OF FIRST SIGNALS REPRESENTING RESPECTIVELY THE INCREMENTAL COST OF POWER OF A CORRESPONDING ONE OF SAID LOCAL SYSTEMS; A FIRST COMPUTING MEANS FOR EACH OF SAID PERIPHERAL SYSTEMS RESPONSIVE TO THE CORRESPONDING FIRST SIGNAL FOR COMPUTING FOR EACH OF SAID TRANSMISSION PATHS CONNECTED TO SAID CORRESPONDING PERIPHERAL SYSTEM THE INCREMENTAL COST OF TRANSMISSION LOSSES IN SAID PERIPHERAL SYSTEM FOR TRANSFER OF POWER ON SAID TRANSMISSION PATH, SAID COMPUTATION BEING BASED ON THE INCREMENTAL COST OF POWER REPRESENTED BY SAID CORRESPONDING FIRST SIGNAL, SAID FIRST COMPUTING MEANS PROVIDING A PLURALITY OF SECOND SIGNALS REPRESENTING RESPECTIVELY THE INCREMENTAL COST OF LOSSES COMPUTED THEREBY; A SECOND COMPUTING MEANS FOR EACH OF SAID PERIPHERAL SYSTEMS RESPONSIVE TO THE CORRESPONDING FIRST SIGNAL AND TO THE CORRESPONDING PLURALITY OF SECOND SIGNALS FOR COMPUTING THE CORRESPONDING INCREMENTAL COST OF POWER AT A CORRESPONDING PREDETERMINED LOCATION IN SAID INTEGRATED SYSTEM FOR A TRANSFER OF POWER BETWEEN THE CORRESPONDING PERIPHERAL SYSTEM AND SAID REFERENCE SYSTEM, SAID SECOND COMPUTING MEANS PROVIDING A THIRD SIGNAL REPRESENTING THE INCREMENTAL COST OF POWER COMPUTED THEREBY; A THIRD COMPUTING MEANS RESPONSIVE TO THE ONE OF SAID FIRST SIGNALS REPRESENTING THE INCREMENTAL COST OF POWER OF SAID REFERENCE SYSTEM FOR COMPUTING FOR EACH OF SAID TRANSMISSION PATHS CONNECTED TO SAID REFERENCE SYSTEM THE INCREMENTAL COST OF TRANSMISSION LOSSES IN SAID REFERENCE SYSTEM FOR TRANS-
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
300 words
APPARATUS FOR COMPUTING THE ECONOMIC DISTRIBUTION OF POWER OF A PLURALITY OF LOCAL POWER TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS INTERCONNECTED TO FORM AN INTEGRATED POWER TRANSMISSION SYSTEM, WHEREIN EACH OF SAID LOCAL SYSTEMS IS CONNECTED BY AT LEAST ONE TRANSMISSION PATH TO EXCHANGE POWER WITH AT LEAST ONE OTHER OF SAID LOCAL SYSTEMS, AND WHEREIN ONE OF SAID LOCAL SYSTEMS IS DESIGNATED AS A REFERENCE SYSTEM AND THE REMAINDER OF SAID LOCAL SYSTEMS ARE DESIGNATED AS PERIPHERAL SYSTEMS, COMPRISING; MEANS FOR PROVIDING A PLURALITY OF FIRST SIGNALS REPRESENTING RESPECTIVELY THE INCREMENTAL COST OF POWER OF A CORRESPONDING ONE OF SAID LOCAL SYSTEMS; A FIRST COMPUTING MEANS FOR EACH OF SAID PERIPHERAL SYSTEMS RESPONSIVE TO THE CORRESPONDING FIRST SIGNAL FOR COMPUTING FOR EACH OF SAID TRANSMISSION PATHS CONNECTED TO SAID CORRESPONDING PERIPHERAL SYSTEM THE INCREMENTAL COST OF TRANSMISSION LOSSES IN SAID PERIPHERAL SYSTEM FOR TRANSFER OF POWER ON SAID TRANSMISSION PATH, SAID COMPUTATION BEING BASED ON THE INCREMENTAL COST OF POWER REPRESENTED BY SAID CORRESPONDING FIRST SIGNAL, SAID FIRST COMPUTING MEANS PROVIDING A PLURALITY OF SECOND SIGNALS REPRESENTING RESPECTIVELY THE INCREMENTAL COST OF LOSSES COMPUTED THEREBY; A SECOND COMPUTING MEANS FOR EACH OF SAID PERIPHERAL SYSTEMS RESPONSIVE TO THE CORRESPONDING FIRST SIGNAL AND TO THE CORRESPONDING PLURALITY OF SECOND SIGNALS FOR COMPUTING THE CORRESPONDING INCREMENTAL COST OF POWER AT A CORRESPONDING PREDETERMINED LOCATION IN SAID INTEGRATED SYSTEM FOR A TRANSFER OF POWER BETWEEN THE CORRESPONDING PERIPHERAL SYSTEM AND SAID REFERENCE SYSTEM, SAID SECOND COMPUTING MEANS PROVIDING A THIRD SIGNAL REPRESENTING THE INCREMENTAL COST OF POWER COMPUTED THEREBY; A THIRD COMPUTING MEANS RESPONSIVE TO THE ONE OF SAID FIRST SIGNALS REPRESENTING THE INCREMENTAL COST OF POWER OF SAID REFERENCE SYSTEM FOR COMPUTING FOR EACH OF SAID TRANSMISSION PATHS CONNECTED TO SAID REFERENCE SYSTEM THE INCREMENTAL COST OF TRANSMISSION LOSSES IN SAID REFERENCE SYSTEM FOR TRANS-
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