Simplified user interface for UPS monitoring

• US 20040117533A1
• Filed: 12/13/2002
• Published: 06/17/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 12/13/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: American Power Conversion Corporation (Schneider Electric SE)
• Original Assignee: American Power Conversion Corporation (Schneider Electric SE)
• Inventors: Hayes, Jacqueline, Mathieson, David, Grogan, Eddie, Fallon, Ray, Fegan, Noel
• Application Number:
  US10/318,996
• Publication Number:
  US 20040117533A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 710/260
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/30 Means for acting in the event of power-supply failure or interruption, e.g. power-supply fluctuations for resetting only G06F1/24

Abstract

A simplified user interface for UPS monitoring provides significant information regarding UPS events in an understandable format for the novice user. Information relating to operation of the UPS is stored by a monitoring system. The stored information is analyzed to determine the number of occurrences of certain types of events. The user interface displays a last occurrence of certain predetermined events and a table of numbers of occurrences of certain other predetermined events.

Claims

3-1. The monitoring system according to claim 1, wherein the at least one predetermined event types include at least one of:

blackout, undervoltage, overvoltage and electrical noise.

6. A user interface for a system for monitoring an uninterruptible power supply (UPS), the system storing information relating to occurrences of events on the UPS, the user interface comprising:

a first display for displaying at least one occurrence for each of at least one predetermined event types;

means for analyzing the stored information to determine a number of occurrences for at least one predetermined event type; and

a second display for displaying the at least one predetermined event type and a corresponding number of occurrences.

7. The user interface according to claim 6, wherein the analyzing means determined a number of occurrences for a predetermined time period.

8. The user interface according to claim 7, further comprising means for receiving the predetermined time period from a user.

9. A method for displaying information relating to occurrences of events on an uninterruptible power supply, the method comprising the steps of:

determining a number of occurrences of events for each of a plurality of event types; and

displaying the plurality of event types and a corresponding number of occurrences.

10. The method for displaying information according to claim 9, further comprising the steps of:

determining a last occurrence of an event corresponding to a second plurality of event types; and

displaying information regarding the last occurrence of each of the second plurality of event types.

11. The method for displaying information according to claim 9, wherein the determining step includes determining a number of occurrences of events for a predetermined period of time.

12. The method for displaying information according to claim 11, further comprising the step of selecting the predetermined period of time.