Patent ID: 6871150
Filing Date: 2005-03-22
Classification: G01D,G01R,H04L,Y02B,Y04S

Abstract:
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.