Low or medium voltage electric power distribution network
View Patent ↗A low or medium voltage electric power distribution network comprising: a plurality of P&C devices (IED 1 , IEDN), and a computerized station ( 11 ) which can communicate with said P&C devices through a communication network ( 12 ). Said computer station comprises first computerized means ( 111 ) for executing, according to a batch processing mode, downloading/uploading sessions of configuration/software upgrading data packages (F 1 , FN) to/from said P&C devices, said computerized means executing a plurality of processing threads during a downloading/uploading session of said configuration/software upgrading data packages, each of said processing threads being executed for performing the task of downloading/loading one or more configuration/software upgrading data packages to a selected P&C device in parallel and independent manner with respect to the other P&C devices.
1. A low or medium voltage electric power distribution network comprising:
a plurality of protection and control (“P&C devices”) (IED 1 , IED N ) configured to control switches of the power distribution network,
a computerized station which can communicate with said P&C devices through a communication network;
wherein said computer station comprises first computerised means for executing, according to a batch processing mode, downloading/uploading sessions of configuration/software upgrading data packages (F 1 , F N ) to/from said P&C devices, said computerised means executing main process flow comprising a plurality of processing threads during a downloading/uploading session of said configuration/software upgrading data packages, each of said processing threads being executed for performing the unique task of downloading/loading one or more configuration/software upgrading data packages to a selected P&C device in parallel and independent manner with respect to the other P&C devices;
wherein each individual processing thread signals said main process flow when said each individual processing thread completes its session;
wherein said main process flow ends operation when it receives signals from all the processing threads that all of the sessions are completed.
2. A low or medium voltage distribution network, according to claim 1 , wherein said computerised station comprises second computerised means for selecting the configuration/software upgrading data packages to be downloaded/uploaded to/from one of said P&C devices.
3. A low or medium voltage distribution network, according to claim 1 , wherein said computerised station comprises third computerised means for performing compatibility checks on the configuration/software upgrading data packages to be downloaded/uploaded to/from one of said P&C devices.
4. A low or medium voltage distribution network, according to claim 1 , wherein each of said configuration/software upgrading data packages (F 1 , F N ) comprises one or more configuration files.
5. A low or medium voltage distribution network, according to claim 1 , wherein each of said configuration/software upgrading data packages (F 1 , F N ) comprises one software file.
6. A low or medium voltage distribution network, according to claim 1 , wherein said communication network is an Ethernet LAN.
7. A low or medium voltage distribution network, according to claim 2 , wherein said computerised station comprises third computerised or performing compatibility checks on the configuration/software upgrading data packages to be downloaded/uploaded to/from one of said P&C devices.
8. A low or medium voltage distribution network, according to claim 7 , wherein each of said configuration/software upgrading data packages (F 1 , F N ) comprises one or more configuration files.
9. A low or medium voltage distribution network, according to claim 2 , wherein each of said configuration/software upgrading data packages (F 1 , F N ) comprises one or more configuration files.
10. A low or medium voltage distribution network, according to claim 3 , wherein each of said configuration/software upgrading data packages (F 1 , F N ) comprises one or more configuration files.
11. A low or medium voltage distribution network, according to claim 2 , wherein each of said configuration/software upgrading data packages (F 1 , F N ) comprises one software file.
12. A low or medium voltage distribution network, according to claim 3 , wherein each of said configuration/software upgrading data packages (F 1 , F N ) comprises one software file.
13. A low or medium voltage distribution network, according to claim 4 , wherein each of said configuration/software upgrading data packages (F 1 , F N ) comprises one software file.
14. A low or medium voltage distribution network, according to claim 7 , wherein each of said configuration/software upgrading data packages (F 1 , F N ) comprises one software file.
15. A low or medium voltage distribution network, according to claim 8 , wherein each of said configuration/software upgrading data packages (F 1 , F N ) comprises one software file.
16. A low or medium voltage distribution network, according to claim 9 , wherein each of said configuration/software upgrading data packages (F 1 , F N ) comprises one software file.
17. A low or medium voltage distribution network, according to claim 10 , wherein each of said configuration/software upgrading data packages (F 1 , F N ) comprises one software file.
18. A low or medium voltage distribution network, according to claim 2 , wherein said communication network is an Ethernet LAN.
19. A low or medium voltage distribution network, according to claim 3 , wherein said communication network is an Ethernet LAN.