Reconfigurable extended communication interface devices for monitoring and control of power system devices
US10412200B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 13, 2017 |
| Grant date | Sep 10, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 28, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY04S40/12
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Unique systems, methods, techniques and apparatuses of a configurable extended interface device are disclosed. One exemplary embodiment is an interface device for coupling a power system device of a microgrid with a microgrid controller utilizing a data communication standard incompatible with the power system device, the interface device comprising three input ports configured to receive input from a power system device; a microgrid interface configured to provide output formatted according to any of a plurality of communication protocols, each being compatible with the data communication standard and configured to receive input defining microgrid configuration characteristics; data mapping logic structured to convert any of the input to output formatted according to any of the plurality of communication protocols; and parsing logic configured to parse the received input defining microgrid configuration characteristics effective to cause the data mapping logic to perform mapping of the received input to one of the plurality of communication protocols.
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