| CPC H02J 3/08 (2013.01) [H04L 7/02 (2013.01)] | 12 Claims |
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1. A method for determining an electrical phase for one or more devices within a power distribution network, the method comprising:
receiving, at the one or more devices, a first synchronization message;
determining, at the one or more devices, a zero crossing of an AC waveform of the power distribution system occurring subsequent to receiving the first synchronization message;
calculating, at the one or more devices, a duration value between the receipt of the first synchronization message and the determined zero crossing;
generating, at the one or more devices, a data message comprising the duration value, a device identification value, and a synchronization ID value;
transmitting, by the one or more devices, the data message to an external device using a wireless communication protocol;
receiving, at the external device, the data message from a first device of the one or more devices;
transmitting the received data message to a central computing device;
comparing, at the central computing device, the duration value received from the first device against time difference values received from devices with a known phase connection; and
determining, at the central computing device, a phase of a utility power coupled to the first device based on the comparison.
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