Communications processor for electric power substations
First Claim
1. A communications processor apparatus for integrating communication between a plurality of electronic devices having data communication capability present at a given location in a power system or connected remotely thereto, the apparatus comprising:
- an electronic network system having a plurality of port positions to which electronic devices may be connected, including at least one port position to which an apparatus for entry of control commands may be connected and at least one port position through which data obtained from said electronic devices may be transmitted to other electronic devices;
receiver-transmitter means for communication of data between a) an electronic device connected to a port position of the communications processor apparatus and b) the remainder of the communications processor apparatus;
means for configuring communication parameters associated with each port position for proper data communication with the electronic device connected thereto;
means for storing and retrieving data obtained from the electronic devices;
means for storage of control commands entered by a user of the apparatus;
means for processing data obtained from the electronic devices; and
control means for controlling the flow of data and control commands within the apparatus and between said ports.
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Abstract
The communications processor includes an electronic network system which includes a total of 17 individual ports, four quad universal asynchronous receiver/transmitter devices, each of which serves four separate ports, and a microprocessor which processes and controls the flow of data under the control of stored control programs, command settings and command logic. Connected to a plurality of those ports referred to as IED ports are intelligent electronic devices IEDS, such as protective relays or meters, while connected to other ports, referred to as master ports, are remote terminal units or a local computer or terminal or a modem which can be connected to an external telephone line. The apparatus includes both buffer and long-term storage for development of a database, as well as an IRIG-B capability for synchronization of the time clocks of the connected devices.
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24 Claims
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1. A communications processor apparatus for integrating communication between a plurality of electronic devices having data communication capability present at a given location in a power system or connected remotely thereto, the apparatus comprising:
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an electronic network system having a plurality of port positions to which electronic devices may be connected, including at least one port position to which an apparatus for entry of control commands may be connected and at least one port position through which data obtained from said electronic devices may be transmitted to other electronic devices; receiver-transmitter means for communication of data between a) an electronic device connected to a port position of the communications processor apparatus and b) the remainder of the communications processor apparatus; means for configuring communication parameters associated with each port position for proper data communication with the electronic device connected thereto; means for storing and retrieving data obtained from the electronic devices; means for storage of control commands entered by a user of the apparatus; means for processing data obtained from the electronic devices; and control means for controlling the flow of data and control commands within the apparatus and between said ports. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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8. An apparatus of 7, including means for automatically requesting of and obtaining data from a particular port device in response to a command setting for said particular port.
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12. An apparatus of 11, wherein a source of the time information is an externally generated IRIG-B time code signal.
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13. An apparatus of 11, including an internal clock for generating the time information.
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