Patent ID: 8180867
Filing Date: 2012-05-15
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method of managing configuration parameters associated with a plurality of intelligent electronic devices in a power monitoring system, comprising: storing a list of the plurality of intelligent electronic devices (IEDs) in a database, each of the IEDs being operable to sample, collect, or measure, or a combination thereof, one or more operational characteristics of an electrical system being monitored by the power monitoring system; storing in the database a master list of configuration parameters and their associated parameter values for each of the plurality of IEDs, the configuration parameters of the IEDs being distinct from the operational characteristics of the electrical system, each of the IEDs being configured in accordance with respective ones of the configuration parameters that relate to a configuration of the respective IED; receiving an indication of a selected configuration parameter from among the configuration parameters; responsive to the receiving, querying the database for the selected configuration parameter to produce a set of the plurality of IEDs each having the selected configuration parameter; automatically analyzing the parameter values associated with the selected configuration parameter for each IED in the set of IEDs to determine whether at least one anomalous parameter value exists for any IED in the set of IEDs; if the automatically analyzing determines that the at least one anomalous parameter value exists, flagging the at least one anomalous parameter value and receiving an indication as to whether to modify the at least one anomalous parameter value; and responsive to the indication as to whether to modify the at least one anomalous parameter value being an indication to modify the at least one anomalous parameter value, modifying the at least one anomalous parameter value in the master list to produce a modified parameter value.