Patent ID: 8341304
Filing Date: 2012-12-25
Classification: G05B,Y02B,Y02P,Y04S

Abstract:
1. An intelligent electronic device for provision in Substation Automation or Distribution Automation systems and having a structuring of its own functionality according to a communication standard, which standard provides a series of elements (LD, LN 1 , LN 2 , LN 3 , LN 4 , LN 5 , LN 6 , DO 1 , DO 2 , DO 3 , DO 4 , DO 5 , DO 6 , DA 1 , DA 2 , DA 3 , DA 4 , DA 5 , DA 6 ) hierarchically linked to each other and including a device related element (LD), a number of function elements (LN 1 , LN 2 , LN 3 , LN 4 , LN 5 , LN 6 ) linked to the device related element (LN) and a number of data provision elements (DO 1 , DO 2 , DO 3 , DO 4 , DO 5 , DO 6 , DA 1 , DA 2 , DA 3 , DA 4 , DA 5 , DA 6 ) linked to the function elements, characterized in that the device comprises: mechanically separable, replaceable hardware modules interconnected via an inter-module bus said modules implementing functionality related to the function related elements (LN where said intelligent electronic device includes elements of the communication standard comprising one device related element (LD) and replaceable function related elements (LN where said communication module includes a control unit providing the device related element (LN) of the communication standard, function elements (LN