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Method of detecting systemic fault conditions in an intelligent electronic device

US6434715B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateJun 14, 1999
Grant dateAug 13, 2002
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Expiry dateJun 14, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH02H3/044
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method of detecting systemic fault conditions in an intelligent electronic device is presented. The intelligent electronic device includes a microcontroller and associated memories. An algorithm (program) stored in a memory of the intelligent electronic device detects systemic fault conditions, i.e., root causes, as indicated by repeated, similar fault events.

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