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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 25, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 23, 2010
Lennart Balgard, Arboga, SE;
Bernhard Deck, Weilheim, DE;
Krister Landernas, Vasteras, SE;
Tobias Gentzell, Vasteras, SE;
Lennart Balgard, Arboga, SE;
Bernhard Deck, Weilheim, DE;
Krister Landernas, Vasteras, SE;
Tobias Gentzell, Vasteras, SE;
ABB Research Ltd., , CH;
Abstract
An intelligent electronic device for a Substation Automation or Distribution Automation system as well as to a method and computer program product for providing it. The device has a structuring of its own functionality according to a communication standard and includes mechanically separable, replaceable hardware modules interconnected via an inter-module bus. The modules implement functionality related to function related elements of the standard and include a communication module and I/O modules. The device includes elements of the communication standard comprising one device related element and replaceable function related elements of all the functions provided by the modules. The communication module includes the device related element and function elements associated with the function of the communication module as well as functions provided by all the I/O modules.