Multi-function intelligent electronic device with secure access
First Claim
1. An intelligent electronic device for monitoring electrical parameters in an electrical circuit, the intelligent electronic device comprising:
- a sensor configured to be coupled with the electrical circuit and sense at least one of current and voltage in the electrical circuit, the sensor also configured to generate a signal indicative of the at least one of current and voltage;
a processor coupled with the sensor, wherein the processor is configured to generate a measurement signal indicative of the at least one of current and voltage in response to the signal;
the processor configured to concurrently provide a first intelligent electronic device functionality comprising a first security access and a second intelligent electronic device functionality comprising a second security access;
wherein the first functionality and the second functionality comprise different categories of power system monitoring or control, and the first security access and the second security access are each configured to provide user access to at least one mutually exclusive function.
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Abstract
An intelligent electronic device with multiple functionalities that may include multiple secure accesses includes a sensor coupled with a processor. The sensor may sense electrical parameters in an electrical circuit and generate signals indicative of the electrical parameters for the processor. The processor may be configured to concurrently operate multiple intelligent electronic device functionalities. The intelligent electronic device functionalities may each include one or more functions. The functions within one of the intelligent electronic device functionalities may be mutually exclusive. Secure access to one or more of the intelligent electronic device functionalities may be enabled by entry of a user identification.
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45 Claims
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1. An intelligent electronic device for monitoring electrical parameters in an electrical circuit, the intelligent electronic device comprising:
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a sensor configured to be coupled with the electrical circuit and sense at least one of current and voltage in the electrical circuit, the sensor also configured to generate a signal indicative of the at least one of current and voltage; a processor coupled with the sensor, wherein the processor is configured to generate a measurement signal indicative of the at least one of current and voltage in response to the signal; the processor configured to concurrently provide a first intelligent electronic device functionality comprising a first security access and a second intelligent electronic device functionality comprising a second security access; wherein the first functionality and the second functionality comprise different categories of power system monitoring or control, and the first security access and the second security access are each configured to provide user access to at least one mutually exclusive function. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method of secure access to an intelligent electronic device, the method comprising:
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providing an intelligent electronic device that includes a sensor interface configured to operably couple to a power system sensor, the intelligent electronic device configured to monitor an electrical parameter of an electrical circuit in a power system; the intelligent electronic device prompting for entry of a user identification to access the functionalities of the intelligent electronic device; allowing access to a first intelligent electronic device functionality provided by the intelligent electronic device only as a function of entry of a first user identification; and allowing access to a second intelligent electronic device functionality provided by the intelligent electronic device only as a function of entry of a second user identification, wherein the first intelligent electronic device functionality and the second intelligent electronic device functionality both include independent functions that comprise different categories of power system monitoring or control. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. An intelligent electronic device configured to monitor electrical parameters in an electrical circuit, the intelligent electronic device comprising:
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a processor operable in the intelligent electronic device to send and receive electrical signals that include electrical signals indicative of electrical parameters in the electrical circuit; a sensor interface coupled to the processor and positioned proximate to the processor, the sensor interface configured to operably couple with a sensor coupled with the electrical circuit, and the processor configured to at least one of monitor, meter, measure, and control the electrical circuit; a memory device coupled with the processor, wherein the memory device is configured to store parameters related to the electrical signals indicative of electrical parameters in the electrical circuit; wherein the processor is configurable to allow access to a first data parameter stored in the memory device as a function of a first security signal, wherein the first data parameter is included in a first intelligent electronic device functionality; wherein the processor is configurable to allow access to a second data parameter stored in the memory device as a function of a second security signal, wherein the second data parameter is included in a second intelligent electronic device functionality; and wherein the first intelligent electronic device functionality and the second intelligent electronic device functionality both include independent functions that comprise different categories of power system monitoring or control. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. An intelligent electronic device configured to monitor electrical parameters in an electrical circuit, the intelligent electronic device comprising:
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a memory device configured to store instructions; instructions in the memory device to process and store data indicative of electrical parameters sensed on the electrical circuit; instructions in the memory device to concurrently perform billing power monitoring functionality and protective relay functionality as a function of the sensed electrical parameters; instructions in the memory device to configure the intelligent electronic device to allow access to the billing power monitoring functionality only when a first user identification is provided; and instructions in the memory device to configure the intelligent electronic device to allow access to the protective relaying functionality only when a second user identification is provided. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42, 43, 45)
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44. A method of securing access to an intelligent electronic device via a graphical user interface that includes a display and a selection device, the method comprising:
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retrieving from a memory of the intelligent electric device a security access entry for presentation on the display of the intelligent electronic device, the intelligent electronic device configured to operably couple to an electrical circuit; displaying the security access entry on the display of the intelligent electronic device; receiving one of a plurality of security signals entered as a function of the selection device into the security access entry; in response to a first security signal, allowing access to a first intelligent electronic device functionality available within the intelligent electronic device; and in response to a second security signal, allowing access to a second intelligent electronic device functionality available within the intelligent electronic device, wherein each of the first and second electronic device functionalities are representative of different categories of power system monitoring or control and each includes a mutually exclusive function.
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