HEPTA-
VALIDATION™
Seven physics-based sensor layers that bind energy generation directly to physical consumption nodes. No statistical averaging. No assumptions.
The Orbital Diagram
Hepta-Validation arranges seven independent sensor layers in an orbital topology around a central economic oracle. Each layer measures a different physical phenomenon, making it impossible to spoof all seven simultaneously.
Layers 01-06 orbit the core, each pulsing sensor data in sequence. Layer 07, the Opportunity Cost Oracle, sits at the center as the final gatekeeper, confirming that curtailment was an economic sacrifice, not a market exit.
ORACLE
Seven layers. Seven physics domains.
Electrical
IEC 62053-22 metering at the busbar. Measures real power (kW), reactive power (kVAR), voltage, current, and power factor at sub-second intervals.
Thermal
FLIR infrared imaging of transformer and busbar thermal signatures. A running load produces a unique heat profile that is difficult to forge without actual energy consumption.
Magnetic + Frequency
Fluxgate magnetometer and frequency analysis. Detects the electromagnetic field signature of power flow and verifies grid frequency synchronization at the connection point.
Acoustic
Industrial microphone array measuring transformer hum, machinery vibration, and load-specific acoustic fingerprints. A curtailed facility is acoustically silent.
Spatial
SAR (Synthetic Aperture Radar) satellite imagery confirms the physical location and operational state of the facility. Cross-references GPS coordinates with grid topology.
Emissions
Lavoisier mass-balance verification. Monitors input/output material flows (hydrogen production rate, steel output, cooling water) to confirm the facility was genuinely operating or curtailed.
Economic, Opportunity Cost Oracle
The final gatekeeper. Computes the forgone margin of curtailment in real time. If the operator had no profit motive to continue running, the shutdown is flagged as a market exit and no certificate is issued. Only genuine economic sacrifice qualifies as proof of delivery.
EXPLORE THE ORACLE arrow_forwardFive Laws of Physics
Each Hepta-Validation layer is grounded in at least one fundamental physical law. To spoof all seven layers simultaneously, an adversary would need to violate multiple independent laws of physics.
Joule's Law
Q = I²Rt, Current flowing through resistance produces heat proportional to the square of the current. Powers Layers 01 (Electrical) and 02 (Thermal).
Ampere's Law
Current produces a proportional magnetic field. The fluxgate magnetometer in Layer 03 detects this field, confirming power flow direction and magnitude.
Faraday-Tesla Law
A changing magnetic field induces an electromotive force. Combined with Ampere's Law in Layer 03 for bidirectional electromagnetic verification of grid frequency.
Kirchhoff's Laws
Current and voltage conservation in circuit networks. Underpins Layers 04 (acoustic vibration from load) and 05 (spatial network topology verification).
Newton's Laws
Force, mass, and acceleration govern mechanical vibration signatures. Layer 04's acoustic analysis relies on the physical vibrations produced by operating machinery.
Lavoisier (Conservation of Mass)
Matter is neither created nor destroyed. Layer 06 uses mass-balance accounting of material inputs and outputs to verify genuine facility operation or curtailment.
Why seven layers?
Each sensor layer measures a physically independent phenomenon. An adversary attempting to fake curtailment would need to simultaneously spoof electrical readings, thermal signatures, magnetic fields, acoustic profiles, satellite imagery, material flows, and financial sacrifice, all in real time, all consistently.
The probability of simultaneous spoofing across seven independent physics domains is combinatorially negligible. This is not security through obscurity. It is security through physics.
Read the full specification.
The Hepta-Validation architecture is detailed in the DeliveryTag whitepaper, including sensor specifications, data formats, and adversarial resistance proofs.