Configuration unit and methods for configuring centrally controlled power distribution systems
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1. A configuration unit for a centrally controlled power distribution system, comprising:
- a non-volatile memory device permanently secured within a switchgear cubicle, said switchgear cubicle being configured to replaceably receive a circuit breaker and to removably receive a module; and
means for placing said non-volatile memory device in communication with said module when said module is removably received in said switchgear cubicle.
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Abstract
A configuration unit for a centrally controlled power distribution system is provided. The configuration unit includes a non-volatile memory device and a communications connection. The non-volatile memory device is permanently secured within a switchgear cubicle. The cubicle replaceably receives a circuit breaker and removably receives a module. The communications connection places the non-volatile memory device in communication with the module when the module is removably received in the switchgear cubicle.
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25 Claims
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1. A configuration unit for a centrally controlled power distribution system, comprising:
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a non-volatile memory device permanently secured within a switchgear cubicle, said switchgear cubicle being configured to replaceably receive a circuit breaker and to removably receive a module; and
means for placing said non-volatile memory device in communication with said module when said module is removably received in said switchgear cubicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A protection system for a power distribution system, comprising:
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a central computer;
a first switchgear cubicle having a first non-volatile memory device permanently secured therein, said first non-volatile memory device having first configuration data resident thereon;
a first data module in communication with a first circuit breaker of the power distribution system, said first data module being removably received in said first switchgear cubicle and said first circuit breaker being replaceably received in said first switchgear cubicle, said first data module being in communication with said first non-volatile memory device so that said first data module is configured by said first configuration data; and
a data network communicating between said central computer and said first data module so that said processing unit performs primary power distribution functions for the power distribution system. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of configuring components of a centrally controlled power distribution system, comprising:
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causing a data module to read configuration data from a configuration unit, said configuration unit being permanently attached to a switchgear cubicle and said data module being removably received in said switchgear cubicle; and
creating a working copy of said configuration data in said data module. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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