Abb Schweiz Ag

Abb Inc.

Ronald Albert Kupiec

James Stoupis

Mirrasoul Mousavi

George K Frimpong

Jeremy R Schueler

Alberto Prieto

Elizabeth D Sullivan

Claude Lambert

Petter A Fiskerud

Andrew J Wall

Gary C McLeish

Thomas McDonald

Ed G teNyenhuis

Andrew Bleich

Paolo Argentieri

Anne Poorman

Martin G Hermes

Jeff J Rochow

Kenneth James Bryar

A hardened inductive device and systems and methods for protecting the inductive device from impact is provided. The inductive device is hardened with protective coating and/or an armor steel housing. The hardened inductive device is protected from impact by an object such as a bullet and leakage of dielectric fluid is prevented. Acoustic and vibration sensors are provided to detect the presence and impact, respectively, of an object in relation to the inductive device housing. The measurements of the acoustic and vibration sensors are compared to thresholds for sending alarms to the network control center and initiating shut-down and other sequences to protect the active part. The acoustic sensor results are utilized to determine the location of origin of the projectile.

Hardened inductive device and systems and methods for protecting the inductive device from catastrophic events

A system for restricting physical access to at least one component process control system component has a locking device that is integrated with process control system security administration data. The locking device accesses the process control system security data when authenticating a user. Upon authentication of a user for physical access to the particular process control component, the user may directly access the component for which the user is authorized. The system provides tracking of all authenticated users and attempts to access the various control system components.

System and method for administering physical security access to components of a process control system

Apparatuses, systems and methods for providing a remote user computing system with secure wireless diagnostic and programming access to an IED operatively coupled with electrical substation equipment are disclosed. An exemplary apparatus comprises a portable computer system comprising a processor and one or more non-transitory memory media storing executable instructions and a cellular modem in operative communication with one another. An antenna external to the portable computer system is adapted to be operatively coupled with the cellular modem and physically positionable independently from the portable computer system. A communication interface adapted to establish a physical electronic communication link between the portable computer system and the IED. The portable computer system, the antenna and the communication interface being provided in a human portable kit. The executable instructions comprise remote user computing system access control instructions, IED access control instructions, and a set of IED diagnostic and programming instructions.

Apparatus, systems and methods providing diagnostic and programming access to intelligent electronic devices in electrical power installations

An asset management server for a network of an enterprise. The enterprise has one or more assets and two or more data sources and each source has a unique name for each asset. The server determines from an incoming message from the data sources about the assets which of the other data sources needs to receive the message and the unique name for the asset used by those sources. The server prepares the outgoing message to the sources.

Method and apparatus for the delivery and integration of an asset management system into an existing enterprise network

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Chagrin Falls, OH, United States of America

Ronald Albert Kupiec