Patent ID: 7248978
Filing Date: 2007-07-24
Classification: G01D,G01R,H02H,H02J,H04L,Y02B,Y02E,Y04S

Abstract:
1. An energy management device for use in an energy management architecture for managing an energy distribution system, said energy management architecture comprising a network, said energy management device comprising: a network interface operative to couple said energy management device with said network and communicate in Single Object Access Protocol (“SOAP”) via said network; an energy distribution system interface operative to couple said energy management device with said energy distribution system, said energy management device further operative to measure an energy management quantity via said energy distribution system interface; a processor coupled with said network interface and said energy distribution system interface operative to process said energy management quantity to manage the flow of energy in said energy distribution system and, related thereto, one of generate a message in SOAP for transmission over said network or interpret a message in SOAP received over said network; and an XML firewall coupled with said network interface and operative to mediate said communications of messages in SOAP between said network and said energy management device.