Transceiver interface for power system monitoring

A transceiver interface for receiving a status message from a first device comprising a faulted circuit indicator monitoring an electric power system, processing the status message, and transmitting the status message to a supervisory control and data acquisition scheme, comprising:

• a radio receiver configured to receive the status message from the faulted circuit indicator, wherein the status message comprises an indication of a fault on the electric power system;
• a logic module configured to:
• verify the fault using other power system information received from a second device associated with the electric power system, wherein verifying the fault comprises determining whether the second device detected the fault and
• communicate the status message to a transceiver only upon verification of the status message;
• and
• a transceiver in communication with the logic module and configured to transmit the status message to the supervisory control and data acquisition scheme.

A method for filtering status messages from a faulted circuit indicator in communication with an electric power system and to a receiver interface in communication with a monitoring system, the method comprising the steps of:

• detecting an adverse power system event by the faulted circuit indicator;
• transmitting a status message to the transceiver interface, wherein the status message comprises an indication of the adverse power system event;
• receiving power system information by the transceiver interface;
• verifying the adverse power system event using power system information received from a second device associated with the electric power system;
• and
• transmitting the status message to the monitoring system only upon verification of the status message.

A method for reducing an amount of communication from faulted circuit indicators to a monitoring system of an electric power system including a transceiver interface for filtering status messages from the faulted circuit indicators in communication with an electric power system and sending electric power system information to the monitoring system, the method comprising the steps of:

• detecting an inimical power system event by the faulted circuit indicator;
• transmitting a status message to the transceiver interface, wherein the status message comprises an indication of the inimical power system event;
• receiving power system information by the transceiver interface;
• verifying the inimical power system event using power system information received from a second device associated with the electric power system;
• and
• transmitting the status message to the monitoring system only upon verification of the status message.