POWER METER HAVING MULTIPLE ETHERNET PORTS
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    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20230341445A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-10-26

    申请号:US18341183

    申请日:2023-06-26

    发明人: Erran Kagan

    IPC分类号: G01R21/133 G01D4/00

    摘要: A power meter or other electrical device is provided having two independent and communicatively isolated Ethernet ports. The first Ethernet port is addressable by a first unique identifier and is configured for enabling full access to the power meter via an internal LAN. This enables a LAN operator to remotely access the power meter via the internal LAN for performing metering functions, such as full telemetry, control and programming. The second Ethernet port is addressable by a second unique identifier and is configured for being connected to the Internet. Since the second Ethernet port is communicatively isolated from the first Ethernet port, a user can access the power meter via the Internet, but cannot access the internal LAN by connecting to the power meter via the Internet.

    INTELLIGENT ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING USER-AUTHENTICATING CAPABILITIES

    公开(公告)号:US20220210377A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-06-30

    申请号:US17699769

    申请日:2022-03-21

    发明人: Erran Kagan

    摘要: Devices, systems and methods for authenticating a user of an intelligent electronic device (IED) using dual factor authentication is provided. The present disclosure provides for receiving user credentials at an IED, determining a user and a preferred mode of communication based on the user credentials, sending a code to the user via the preferred mode of communication and receiving the code entered at the IED. Upon matching the generated code to the received code, access is granted to features of the IED. Additionally, the present disclosure provides for receiving user credentials at a remote server, determining a user and a preferred mode of communication based on the user credentials, sending a code to the user via the preferred mode of communication, receiving the code entered at the remote server, and providing remote access via a network to an IED by authenticating a user remotely.

    Intelligent electronic device having image capture capabilities

    公开(公告)号:US11283795B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-03-22

    申请号:US16040683

    申请日:2018-07-20

    发明人: Erran Kagan

    摘要: An intelligent electronic device (IED) includes an image capture module configured for capturing images or video in a location of the IED. The IED may also include a heat sensor for sensing heat inside or outside a housing of the IED. In one application, these techniques are implemented in IEDs such as electrical power and energy meters and used to control access to reset, configuration, billing, communication, and data acquisition/processing functions of the meters. Additionally, image processing techniques are employed by the IED to detect events in an electrical distribution system and implement control functions thereof.

    PROVIDING SECURITY IN AN INTELLIGENT ELECTRONIC DEVICE

    公开(公告)号:US20210176073A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-06-10

    申请号:US17177767

    申请日:2021-02-17

    IPC分类号: H04L9/32 G06F8/65 G06F21/57

    摘要: Apparatuses, systems, and methods for providing security in an intelligent electronic device (IED) are provided. In one aspect of the present disclosure, an IED is provided including at least one processor that receives a communication via a communication interface, the communication including an unencrypted file and a digital signature. The at least one processor decrypts the digital signature to obtain a first value, executes a hash function on the unencrypted file to obtain a second value, determines if the first value and second value match, and updates at least one firmware package stored in at least one memory of the IED with the unencrypted file if it is determined that the first value and the second value match.

    Intelligent electronic device and method thereof

    公开(公告)号:US10823770B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-11-03

    申请号:US15893990

    申请日:2018-02-12

    IPC分类号: G01R21/133 G01D4/00 G01R22/10

    摘要: An intelligent electronic device (IED) having a gain control unit adapted to selectively regulate operating ranges of output signals of a sensing circuit of the device is described. In one embodiment, the IED is a digital electric power and energy meter, which operating ranges for supply voltages and supply currents of electrical services may be adjusted to match pre-determined ranges for input signals of a data acquisition system or a data processing module of the meter.

    Systems and methods for collecting, analyzing, billing, and reporting data from intelligent electronic devices

    公开(公告)号:US10275840B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-04-30

    申请号:US13831708

    申请日:2013-03-15

    摘要: Systems and methods for collecting, analyzing, billing and reporting data from intelligent electronic devices are provided. The intelligent electronic devices include at least one sensor configured to measure at least one parameter of an electrical distribution system and output a signal indicative of the measured at least one parameter; at least one analog-to-digital converter configured to receive the output signal and convert the output signal to a digital signal; and at least one processing device configured to execute a plurality of instructions to implement a general purpose operating system for executing at least two applications, each application configured to implement predetermined functionality based on the at least one parameter of the electrical distribution system, wherein each of the applications is independent of the other application. In one aspect, the intelligent electronic devices include a network discovery module configured to detect communication settings of a network.

    Intelligent electronic device having user-authenticating capabilities

    公开(公告)号:US10270764B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-04-23

    申请号:US14194677

    申请日:2014-03-01

    摘要: An intelligent electronic device (IED) includes a user authentication module configured for authenticating authorized users of the IED and preventing an access by non-authorized personnel to a user-selectable portion of operational features of the IED. In exemplary embodiments, the user authentication module includes a database of information authenticating an authorized user and a sensor acquiring user-identifying information (e.g., a biometric sensor, a reader of magnetic, holographic, RFID, or smart ID cards, or a keypad). In one application, these techniques are implemented in IEDs such as electrical power and energy meters and used to control access to reset, configuration, billing, communication, and data acquisition/processing functions of the meters.