Phasor transducer apparatus and system for protection, control, and management of electricity distribution systems

A method for measuring the delivery of electrical energy from an energy supplier to a consumer through an electric circuit using a digital network, said method comprising:

• (a) sensing, by first and second devices coupled with said digital network and said electric circuit, at least one power parameter in said electric circuit and generating at least one analog signal indicative thereof, wherein each of said first device and said second device is coupled with said digital network through a plurality of communication ports;
• (b) converting said at least one analog signal to at least one digital signal representative thereof;
• (c) generating at least one computed value from said at least one digital signal;
• (d) receiving communications from said digital network and processing said communications;
• and
• (e) engaging in a plurality of substantially simultaneous communications over said digital network, wherein at least one of said substantially simultaneous communications comprises at least one communication between at least one of the plurality of communication ports of said first device with at least one of the plurality of communication ports of said second device over said digital network, wherein each of the plurality of communication ports of said first device are further operable to communicate with at least one of the plurality of communication ports of said second device over said digital network;
• wherein each communication port of said plurality of communication ports includes at least one communications parameter operable to configure said communication port of said plurality of communication ports;
• further wherein said at least one communications parameter of a first communication port from the plurality of communication ports is configurable independent of a configuration of said at least one communications parameter of a second communication port from the plurality of communication ports.

A system for measuring the delivery of electrical energy from an energy supplier to a consumer through an electric circuit, said system comprising:

• a digital network;
• first and second devices coupled with said digital network, said first and second devices each comprising:
• sensing means for sensing at least one power parameter in said electric circuit and generating at least one analog signal indicative thereof;
• converting means for converting said at least one analog signal to at least one digital signal representative thereof;
• processing means for generating at least one computed value from said at least one digital signal;
• and
• communicating means for receiving communications from said digital network and transmitting said communications to said processing means, wherein each of said first device and said second devices further comprises a plurality of communication ports, wherein said plurality of communication ports in said first device are operable to communicate with at least one of said plurality of communication ports in said second device, wherein each communication port of said plurality of communication ports includes at least one communications parameter operable to configure said communication port, further wherein said at least one communications parameter of a first communication port of said plurality of communications ports is configurable independent of a configuration of said at least one communications parameter of a second communications port of said plurality of communications ports.