Mixed-Mode Communication Between Devices in an Electrical Power System

摘要

Systems and methods are presented for facilitating mixed-mode communication between stations in an electric power generation and delivery system. In certain embodiments, a method for facilitating mixed-mode communication between a first device configured to communicate according to a first communication protocol and a second device configured to communicate according to a second communication protocol is presented The method may include installing a network device in a communication channel between the first device and the second device. A communications interface of the network device may be configured to receive messages from the first device and the second device. A message reconfiguration system of the network device may be configured to reconfigure messages received by the network device from the first device to reconfigured messages for transmission to the second device.

主权项

1. A system for communicating between devices in an electric power system comprising:
a first intelligent electronic device (IED) configured to communicate according to a first communication protocol; a second IED configured to communicate according to a second communication protocol; and a network device communicatively coupled between the first IED and the second IED, the network device comprising:
a communications interface configured to receive one or more first messages from the first IED according to the first communication protocol for transmission to the second IED; anda message reconfiguration system configured to:
determine that the second IED is configured to communicate according to the second communication protocol, andreconfigure the one or more first messages received from the first IED according to the first communication protocol into one or more corresponding second messages according to the second protocol for transmission to the second IED,wherein the communications interface is further configured to transmit the one or more second messages to the second IED.