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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 11, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 16, 2010
Bruce Dexter Beeco, Buford, GA (US);
Ian Derrick Tabb, Dunwoody, GA (US);
Bruce Dexter Beeco, Buford, GA (US);
Ian Derrick Tabb, Dunwoody, GA (US);
Cox Communications, Inc., Atlanta, GA (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods for locating a possible failure on a power network are provided. In one embodiment, a method may include determining that a possible power network failure exists based on a first group of network devices without battery back-up capabilities having an inactive status and a second groups of network devices with battery back-up capabilities having an active status on a communications network, wherein each of the network devices are adapted for receiving at least primary power from a power network; determining addresses for at least a portion of the first or the second groups of network devices; locating the addresses on a power network grid topology; and identifying at least one power network component or power network segment as a possible power network failure location based on locations of the at least a portion of the first or the second groups of network devices.