Programmable network control component and system of components
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1. A programmable networkable electric component, the component comprising:
- an electric control or monitoring device having a plurality of operational states;
a network interface coupled to the device for communicating operational state data between the component and a data network; and
a programmable object including memory allocated for data representative of a function of the device and a physical location of the device in a system, the physical location data including data descriptive of physical coordinates of the component in the system and data descriptive of a physical size of a portion of the system in which the component is installed.
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Abstract
Components designed for use in networked control and monitoring systems including dedicated memory objects which store data representative of the system, the component and the function of the component in the system. The component-specific information may include data indicating the physical location of the component in the system. The objects are reprogrammable to adapt to system changes. A system comprising the components allows the objects to be accessed via a data network. Controlled or monitored parameters of the components may thus be collected in association with the other data stored in the objects.
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39 Claims
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1. A programmable networkable electric component, the component comprising:
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an electric control or monitoring device having a plurality of operational states;
a network interface coupled to the device for communicating operational state data between the component and a data network; and
a programmable object including memory allocated for data representative of a function of the device and a physical location of the device in a system, the physical location data including data descriptive of physical coordinates of the component in the system and data descriptive of a physical size of a portion of the system in which the component is installed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An electrical power component for use in a networked system, the component comprising:
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an electric power device adapted to regulate or monitor electrical power supplied to a load in the system;
a dedicated memory object including memory blocks for storing system designation data representative of the system, device designation data representative of the device, and physical location data representative of a physical location of the component in the system, the physical location data including data descriptive of physical coordinates of the component in the system and data descriptive of a physical size of a portion of the system in which the component is installed;
a network interface for transmitting data to and from the component via a data network; and
a processor coupled to the device, the memory and the network interface for accessing data from the memory object and transmitting the data via the network interface. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A system of programmable electrical components, the system comprising:
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a plurality of components, each component including an electric control or monitoring device having a plurality of operational states, a network interface coupled to the device for communicating operational state data between the component and a data network and a programmable object including memory allocated for device data representative of a function of the device and physical location data representative of a physical location of the device in the system, the physical location data including data descriptive of physical coordinates of the component in the system and data descriptive of a physical size of a portion of the system in which the component is installed;
a data network linking the plurality of components for transfer of data to and from the programmable objects; and
a monitoring station coupled to the plurality of components via the data network, the monitoring station being configured to poll the programmable objects to access data stored therein. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A networked motor control center comprising:
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an enclosure set;
a plurality of electrical control components disposed within the enclosure set, each component including a network interface and a dedicated memory object, the memory object storing component designation data representative of the respective component and physical location data representative of a location of the respective component in the enclosure set, the physical location data including data descriptive of physical coordinates of the component in the system and data descriptive of a physical size of a portion of the system in which the component is installed;
a data network linking the components for transmitting data to and receiving data from each component. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A method for controlling and monitoring a plurality of networked electrical components, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing a plurality of electrical components in a system having a predetermined physical layout, each component including a dedicated memory object for storing component designation data and physical location data corresponding to the physical layout, the physical location data including data descriptive of physical coordinates of the component in the system and data descriptive of a physical size of a portion of the system in which the component is installed;
connecting the components to a data network;
downloading to each component dedicated memory object the component designation data and the physical location data. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39)
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