Intelligent electronic device with embedded multi-port data packet controller
First Claim
1. A system comprising:
- an intelligent electronic device (IED) for communication with at least one other IED external to said IED, said IED comprising;
at least one of a current, voltage, resistive or binary status input;
a control output configured to, using controlling circuitry, output a signal to control a process protection, control, or automation, or a combination thereof, or a control output configured to output a digitally encoded serial communication package to control protection, control, or automation, or a combination thereof;
an embedded communication exchanger physically located within and electrically interconnected with said IED for facilitating peer-to-peer communication between the IED and said at least one other IED comprising;
an internal communication port for directly connecting the IED to the embedded communication exchanger and an external port for directly connecting the IED to the embedded communication exchanger;
a plurality of ports configured to connect the embedded communication exchanger to said at least one other IED, wherein said IED is a destination device and said at least one other IED is an originating device and wherein the embedded communication device is configured to direct communication packets from the originating device to the destination device using a packet directing circuit and the plurality of ports, wherein the packet directing circuit and the controlling circuitry are independently power sourced, wherein an external power is connected to either the packet directing circuit or the controlling circuit, and an internal power source is connected to the remaining one of the packet directing circuit or the controlling circuiting such that the packet directing circuit and the controlling circuitry function independently in a failure event of either the packet directing circuit or the controlling circuitry; and
a processor connected with the input and the control output and configured to monitor a process having a state including monitoring said IED, said processor in communication with said embedded communication exchanger;
wherein said at least one other IED also comprises at least one of a current, voltage, resistive or binary status input and a control output configured to output a signal to control a process protection, control, or automation, or a combination thereof, or a control output configured to output a digitally encoded serial communication package to control protection, control, or automation, or a combination thereof.
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Abstract
An intelligent electronic device (IED) configured to supervise a process having a state has at least one of a current, voltage or resistive input configured to monitor the state of the process, a binary status input configured to monitor the state of the process, a binary status input configured to receive a digitally encoded serial communication package for monitoring the state of the process, a control output configured to output a signal to control process protection, control, or automation, or a combination thereof, or a control output configured to output a digitally encoded serial communication package to control protection, control, or automation, or a combination thereof. The IED is also configured to facilitate digital communication between at least two compatible devices by directing communication packets from ports connected to an originating compatible device to ports connected to a destination compatible device.
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19 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
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an intelligent electronic device (IED) for communication with at least one other IED external to said IED, said IED comprising; at least one of a current, voltage, resistive or binary status input; a control output configured to, using controlling circuitry, output a signal to control a process protection, control, or automation, or a combination thereof, or a control output configured to output a digitally encoded serial communication package to control protection, control, or automation, or a combination thereof; an embedded communication exchanger physically located within and electrically interconnected with said IED for facilitating peer-to-peer communication between the IED and said at least one other IED comprising; an internal communication port for directly connecting the IED to the embedded communication exchanger and an external port for directly connecting the IED to the embedded communication exchanger; a plurality of ports configured to connect the embedded communication exchanger to said at least one other IED, wherein said IED is a destination device and said at least one other IED is an originating device and wherein the embedded communication device is configured to direct communication packets from the originating device to the destination device using a packet directing circuit and the plurality of ports, wherein the packet directing circuit and the controlling circuitry are independently power sourced, wherein an external power is connected to either the packet directing circuit or the controlling circuit, and an internal power source is connected to the remaining one of the packet directing circuit or the controlling circuiting such that the packet directing circuit and the controlling circuitry function independently in a failure event of either the packet directing circuit or the controlling circuitry; and a processor connected with the input and the control output and configured to monitor a process having a state including monitoring said IED, said processor in communication with said embedded communication exchanger; wherein said at least one other IED also comprises at least one of a current, voltage, resistive or binary status input and a control output configured to output a signal to control a process protection, control, or automation, or a combination thereof, or a control output configured to output a digitally encoded serial communication package to control protection, control, or automation, or a combination thereof. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 18, 19)
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14. A network comprising:
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at least one originating device that is an intelligent electronic device (IED) comprising; at least one of a current, voltage, resistive or binary status input; and a control output configured to, using control circuitry, output a signal to control a process protection, control, or automation, or a combination thereof, or a control output configured to output a digitally encoded serial communication package to control protection, control, or automation, or a combination thereof; at least one destination device that is an IED comprising; at least one of a current, voltage, resistive or binary status input; a control output configured to output a signal to control a process protection, control, or automation, or a combination thereof, or a control output configured to output a digitally encoded serial communication package to control protection, control, or automation, or a combination thereof; and at least one IED comprising; at least one of a current, voltage, resistive or binary status input; a control output configured to output a signal to control a process protection, control, or automation, or a combination thereof, or a control output configured to output a digitally encoded serial communication package to control protection, control, or automation, or a combination thereof; an embedded communication exchange switch physically located within and electrically interconnected with said at least one IED for facilitating peer-to-peer communication between said at least one originating device and said at least one destination device comprising; an internal communication port for providing direct access to the embedded communication exchanger from the IED and an external communication port for providing direct access to the embedded communication exchanger from the IED; a plurality of ports configured to connect the embedded communication exchanger to the at least one originating device and the at least one destination device and wherein the embedded communication exchange switch is configured to direct communication packets from the originating device to the at least one destination device using a packet directing circuit and the plurality of ports, wherein the packet directing circuit and the controlling circuitry are independently power sourced, wherein an external power is connected to either the packet directing circuit or the controlling circuit, and an internal power source is connected to the remaining one of the packet directing circuit or the controlling circuiting such that the packet directing circuit and the controlling circuitry function independently in a failure event of either the packet directing circuit or the controlling circuitry; and a processor connected with the input and the control output of said at least one IED and configured to monitor a process having a state including monitoring said at least one IED, said processor being in communication with said embedded communication exchanger. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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