Electrical system monitoring apparatus with programmable custom display

• US 5,661,658 A
• Filed: 02/28/1996
• Issued: 08/26/1997
• Est. Priority Date: 02/28/1996
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Eaton Corp. (Wisconsin) (Eaton Corporation PLC.)
• Original Assignee: Eaton Corp. (Wisconsin) (Eaton Corporation PLC.)
• Inventors: Cox, Roger W., Putt, Sally A.
• Primary Examiner(s): Voeltz, Emanuel T.
• Assistant Examiner(s): VO, HIEN XUAN
• Application Number:
  US08/608,089
• Time in Patent Office: 545 Days
• Field of Search: 364/481, 364/483, 364/492, 364/551.01, 364/188, 364/146, 395/161, 395/100, 395/140, 340/461, 340/525
• US Class Current: 702/68
• CPC Class Codes: G01R 13/02 for displaying measured electric variables in digital form
• CPC Class Codes: G01R 19/25 using digital measurement techniques
• CPC Class Codes: G01R 21/133 by using digital technique

Abstract

Apparatus for monitoring electrical parameters in an electrical system includes a display on which values of the various monitored electrical parameters are displayed, several at a time. The apparatus can be programmed to generate a custom display presenting selected ones of the many parameters, such as the ones most often referenced by the operator, so that it is not necessary to scroll through the large number of parameters to find those of frequent interest.

Claims

1. Apparatus for monitoring an electrical system, comprising:

means for sensing a plurality of waveforms in said electrical system;

means for generating a predetermined number of electrical parameter values from said waveforms sensed by said sensing means;

display means for displaying up to a preset number of said predetermined number of electrical parameter values at a time, said preset number being substantially less than said predetermined number;

custom display means selecting electrical parameter values from said predetermined number of electrical parameter values for inclusion in a custom set of electrical parameter values, said custom set of electrical parameter values being smaller in number than said predetermined number of parameter values; and

selection means for selecting said custom set of electrical parameter values for display on said display means said preset number at a time, wherein said custom set includes a number of electrical parameter values which is greater than said preset number of electrical parameter values, and wherein said selection means include means for sequentially displaying portions of said custom set of electrical parameter values said preset number at a time.