Expandable intelligent electronic device
First Claim
1. An IED comprising:
- a base module, said base module including;
a power monitoring circuit operative to monitor a parameter of a portion of a power distribution system and generate an analog signal representative thereof;
a processor coupled with said power monitoring circuit, said processor comprising an analog to digital converter operative to convert said analog signal to a digital signal representative thereof, said processor operative to implement first power management functionality and generate first power management data;
at least one of a display and a communications interface coupled with said processor and operative to communicate said first power management data external to said IED;
a first interface coupled with said processor and said at least one of a display and a communications interface, said first interface operative to receive a first external function module, said first external function module comprising second power management functionality, wherein said first interface is further operative to facilitate implementation of said second power management functionality.
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Abstract
An intelligent electronic device (IED) includes a base module having a power monitoring circuit operative to monitor a parameter of a portion of a power distribution system and generate an analog signal representative thereof. The base module also includes a processor coupled with the power monitoring circuit, the processor having an analog to digital converter operative to convert the analog signal to a digital signal representative thereof. The processor operates to implement a first power management functionality and generate first power management data. At least one of a display and a communications interface couple with the processor and communicate the first power management data external to the IED. A first interface couples with the processor and the communications interface. The first interface operates to receive a first external function module. The first external function module includes a second power management functionality, where the first interface further facilitates implementation of the second power management functionality.
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1. An IED comprising:
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a base module, said base module including;
a power monitoring circuit operative to monitor a parameter of a portion of a power distribution system and generate an analog signal representative thereof;
a processor coupled with said power monitoring circuit, said processor comprising an analog to digital converter operative to convert said analog signal to a digital signal representative thereof, said processor operative to implement first power management functionality and generate first power management data;
at least one of a display and a communications interface coupled with said processor and operative to communicate said first power management data external to said IED;
a first interface coupled with said processor and said at least one of a display and a communications interface, said first interface operative to receive a first external function module, said first external function module comprising second power management functionality, wherein said first interface is further operative to facilitate implementation of said second power management functionality. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51)
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52. A method of expanding functionality of an IED, said IED comprising a base module coupled with a portion of a power distribution system, said method comprising:
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(a) monitoring a parameter of said portion;
(b) generating an analog signal representative of said parameter;
(c) converting said analog signal to a digital signal representative thereof;
(d) implementing first power management functionality on said digital signal;
(e) generating first power management data by said first power management functionality;
(f) communicating said first power management data externally of said IED via at least one of a display and a communications interface;
(g) receiving a first external function module by said base module, said first external function module comprising second power management functionality; and
(h) facilitating implementation of said second power management functionality. - View Dependent Claims (53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69)
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70. An IED comprising:
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a power monitoring circuit operative to monitor a parameter of a portion of a power distribution system and generate an analog signal representative thereof;
an analog to digital converter coupled with said power monitoring circuit, said analog to digital converter operative to convert said analog signal to a digital signal representative thereof;
a processor coupled with said analog to digital converter and operative to implement first power management functionality and generate power management data;
at least one of a display and a communications interface coupled with said processor and operative to communicate said power management data external to said IED;
an interface coupled with said processor and operative to receive a power supply; and
wherein said power supply supplies power to the IED and said power supply can be removed without uninstalling said IED; and
said interface further operative to receive, said a first external function module comprising second power management functionality. - View Dependent Claims (71, 72, 73, 74)
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