Patent ID: 7644290
Filing Date: 2010-01-05
Classification: G01R,G06F,G06Q,H04L

Abstract:
1. An energy management device used in an energy management architecture for managing an energy distribution system, said energy management architecture including a network, said energy management device comprising: an energy distribution system interface configured to couple said energy management device with at least a portion of said energy distribution system; a network interface configured to couple said energy management device with said network for transmitting outbound communications to said network, said outbound communications comprising energy management data; a processor coupled with said network interface and said energy distribution system interface, configured to generate said energy management data; an enclosure which surrounds said energy management device and protects said energy management device from tampering; a tamper prevention seal coupled with said enclosure, which detects unauthorized access to said enclosure; a seal tamper detection unit coupled with said processor and said tamper prevention seal and configured to detect when said tamper prevention seal indicates that unauthorized access has occurred; and a memory coupled with said processor, said memory configured to store confidential data, wherein said confidential data comprises a private key configured to sign said energy management data, wherein said processor is further configured to maintain said energy management data, but prevent said transmitting of said energy management data through said network interface, when said seal tamper detection unit detects that said tamper prevention seal indicates that unauthorized access has occurred.