Power monitor apparatus and method with object oriented structure

An intelligent electronic device for determining a desired power parameter, the device comprising:

• at least one detector which receives an electrical signal and generates a digital signal representing the sensed electrical signal;
• a processor;
• object logic operatively connected to be executed by the processor, the object logic comprising a plurality of independent modules, each module defined by an active object which receives input data and generates output data according to a predefined function and which invokes methods on other objects;
• at least one of the modules comprising a power meter object module operatively connected to receive the digital signal as input data and generates at least one power parameter therefrom;
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• at least one of the modules comprising a manager module which organizes objects into a hierarchical structure.

An intelligent electronic device for determining a desired measured parameter, the device comprising:

• at least one detector which receives an electrical signal and generates a digital signal representing the sensed electrical signal;
• a processor;
• object logic operatively connected to be executed by the processor, the object logic comprising a plurality of independent modules, each module defined by an active object which receives input data and generates output data according to a predefined function and which invokes methods on other objects;
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• at least one of the modules comprising a module operatively connected to receive the digital signal as an input and generate measured parameters therefrom.

An intelligent electronic device for determining a desired measured parameter, the device comprising:

• at least one detector which receives an electrical signal and generates a digital signal representing the sensed electrical signal;
• a processor;
• object logic operatively connected to be executed by the processor, the object logic comprising a plurality of independent modules, each module defined by an active object which receives input data and generates output data according to a predefined function and which invokes methods on other objects;
• at least one of the modules comprising a power meter object module operatively connected to receive the digital signal as an input and generate measured parameters therefrom;
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• at least one of the modules comprising a manager module which organizes objects into a hierarchical structure.

A monitoring system for monitoring a plurality of power parameters, the system comprising;

• a plurality of intelligent electronic devices (IED) each including at least one detector which receives an electrical signal and generates a digital signal representing the sensed electrical signal, a processor, object logic operatively connected to be executed by the processor, the object logic comprising a plurality of independent modules, each module defined by an active object which receives input data and generates output data according to a predefined function and which invokes methods on other objects, wherein the modules are arbitrarily linked to form functional blocks comprised of networked objects, and at least one of the modules comprising a power meter object module operatively connected to receive the digital signal as input data and generate power parameters therefrom;
• a computer including a processor which invokes methods on other objects including the modules on the IEDs;
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• a communication network connecting the plurality of IEDs to the computer, wherein the computer configures the modules on the IEDs via the communications network.

A monitoring system for monitoring a plurality of parameters, the system comprising;

• a plurality of intelligent electronic devices (IEDs) each including at least one detector which receives an electrical signal and generates a digital signal representing the sensed electrical signal, a processor, object logic operatively connected to be executed by the processor, the object logic comprising a plurality of independent modules, each module defined by an active object which receives input data and generates output data according to a predefined function and which invokes methods on other objects, wherein the modules are arbitrarily linked to form functional blocks comprised of networked objects, and at least one of the modules comprising a power meter object module operatively connected to receive the digital signal as input data and generate parameters therefrom;
• a computer including a processor which invokes methods on other objects including the modules on the IEDs;
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• a communication network connecting the plurality of IED's to the computer, wherein the computer configures the modules on the IEDs via the communications network.

A monitoring system for monitoring a plurality of parameters, the system comprising;

• a plurality of intelligent electronic devices (IEDs), each including at least one detector which receives an electrical signal and generates a digital signal representing the sensed electrical signal, a processor, object logic operatively connected to be executed by the processor, the object logic comprising a plurality of independent modules, each module defined by an active object which receives input data and generates output data according to a predefined function and which invokes methods on other objects, and at least one of the modules comprising a power meter object module operatively connected to receive the digital signal as input data and generate power parameters therefrom;
• a computer including a processor and object logic comprising a plurality of independent modules, each module defined by an active object which receives input data and generates output data according to a predefined function and which invokes methods on other objects including the modules on the IEDs, the computer object logic defining a virtual intelligent electronic device;
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• a communication network connecting the plurality of IEDs to the computer.

A monitoring system for monitoring a plurality of parameters, the system comprising;

• a plurality of intelligent electronic devices (IED), each including at least one detector which receives an electrical signal and generates a signal representing the sensed electrical signal, a processor, object logic operatively connected to be executed by the processor, the object logic comprising a plurality of independent modules, each module defined by an active object which receives input data and generates output data according to a predefined function and which invokes methods on other objects, and at least one of the modules comprising a module operatively connected to receive the digital signal as input data and generate parameters therefrom;
• a computer including a processor and object logic comprising a plurality of independent modules, each module defined by an active object which receives input data and generates output data according to a predefined function and which invokes methods on other objects including the modules on the IEDs, the object logic defining a virtual intelligent electronic device;
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• a communication network connecting the plurality of IEDs to the central computer.

A process of operating a digital device comprising the steps of:

• providing a processor;
• defining object logic executable by the processor, including the steps of creating a plurality of independent modules, each module defined by an active object which receives a message and executes a predefined method and which invokes methods on other objects;
• managing the modules with a manager module, including the steps of organizing a plurality of objects into a hierarchical structure and providing access to all objects below the manager in the hierarchy;
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• linking the modules, in an arbitrary fashion, to form arbitrary functional blocks.