Patent ID: 7356422

Claim:
An apparatus for a high-speed response action in an electric power system, the electric power system including a plurality of intelligent electronic devices (IEDs), the apparatus comprising: a plurality of inputs operatively coupled to the plurality of jEDs and an operator input device; a plurality of outputs operatively coupled to the plurality of IEDs; an mÃ—n cross-point switch matrix including a corresponding number of A [m,n] entries, each of n rows associated with one of a number of matrix input signals that can be received from the plurality of IEDs and each of m columns associated with one of a number of matrix output signals that can be transmitted to the plurality of IEDs; and a microprocessor operatively coupled to the plurality of inputs, the plurality of outputs and the cross-point switch matrix, the microprocessor programmed to cause the response action based on a configuration of the cross-point switch matrix.