Patent ID: 8275486

Claim:
A system for controlling an electric power delivery system, comprising: a communications network; a sensor component to monitor an electrical characteristic of a monitored equipment; a plurality of intelligent electronic devices (IEDs), comprising: an IED network communications interface connected to the communications network, the IED network communications interface configured to communicate with other IEDs connected to the communications network; and a control output to issue control instructions to the monitored equipment; and a communication master in communication with the plurality of IEDs and the sensor component via the communications network, the communication master comprising: a processor; a communication master network communications interface configured to communicate with the plurality of IEDs and the sensor component via the communications network; a computer-readable storage medium comprising: a plurality of time coordinated instruction sets; and instructions executable on the processor that enable the communication master to: establish a first execution time of a first time coordinated instruction set selected from the plurality of time coordinated instruction sets and including a coordinated action for the monitored equipment; transmit the execution time to the plurality of IEDs via the communication master network communications interface; evaluate a condition following the first execution time based on the electrical characteristic of the monitored equipment; select a second time coordinated instruction set from the plurality of time coordinated instruction sets based on the electrical characteristic of the monitored equipment following the first execution time and the condition; and establish a second execution time of the second time coordinated instruction set and including a coordinated action for the monitored equipment; wherein, the plurality of IEDs begin to execute the first time coordinated instruction set at the first execution time and begin to execute the second time coordinated instruction set at the second execution time for time coordinated action by the monitored equipment.