Claims:
1. A system for configuring relay settings in one or more protection relays, said system comprising:
a memory operatively coupled to one or more processors, said memory storing instructions executable by the one or more processors to:
establish a communication link with the one or more protection relays;
read relay settings of any of the one or more protection relays;
verify the relay settings of the any of the one or more protection relays;
store the relay settings of the any of the one or more protection relays in the memory operatively coupled to the system; and
write the stored relay settings in the remaining one or more protection relays.
2. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the system is further configured to verify success rate of the written relay settings in the remaining one or more protection relays during store operation.
3. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the communication link is a communications protocol established via a human-machine interface (HMI).
4. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the one or more protection relays each comprises one or more controllers, a communication module and a memory module.
5. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the system further comprises a display, wherein the display is configured to indicate a current status of the instructions being executed by the one or more processors to configure relay settings in the one or more protection relays.
6. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the system further comprises a communication module and one or more controllers.
7. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the system is further configured to perform reading, storing and clearing of the relay settings.
8. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the memory is a non-volatile memory selected from a group comprising read-only memory (ROM), flash memory, ferroelectric random-access memory (RAM), magneto-resistive RAM, optical disks and magnetic storage devices.
9. A method for configuring relay settings in one or more protection relays, said method comprising the steps of:
establishing, through a computing device, a communication link with the one or more protection relays;
reading, at the computing device, relay settings of any of the one or more protection relays;
verifying, at the computing device, the relay settings of the any of the one or more protection relays;
storing, at the computing device, the relay settings of the any of the one or more protection relays in a memory operatively coupled to the computing device; and
writing, by the computing device, the relay settings in the remaining one or more protection relays.
10. The method as claimed in claim 9, wherein, the computing device is configured to be operable with any of the one or more protection relays.

, Description:
TECHNICAL FIELD
[1] The present disclosure generally relates to protective or protection relays. In particular, the present disclosure relates to a system to load, store and preserve relay configuration settings of the protection relays.

BACKGROUND
[2] Background description includes information that may be useful in understanding the present invention. It is not an admission that any of the information provided herein is prior art or relevant to the presently claimed invention, or that any publication specifically or implicitly referenced is prior art.
[3] A protection relay is a relay device that is provided to trip a circuit breaker when a fault is sensed. This reduces the damage caused to the electrical apparatus by clearing the fault and by eliminating a particular faulted part. Protection relays can be either electromechanical or microprocessor-based relays.
[4] Many protection relays are configured with predefined protection relay settings for loading or storing operation. At a particular site, the installed number of protection relays may range from a few hundreds to thousands. The relay settings of the protection relays may be same or different for different protections relays that are installed at a particular site. The relay settings are not modified frequently. They are either configured at the time of installing or during operation, if any change is required. However, when the relay settings are required to be changed, new settings are normally fed to the protection relay through an interface. The interface can be a computer-based application, web-based application, graphics user interface, application programming interface etc., and the application interface requires a computing device on which the application can be run. The computing device further needs to be in communication with the relays for the relay settings to be loaded or stored. Many prior art solutions use a laptop that is required to be carried near each relay for configuring relays. This kind of implementation with laptops is a very slow process and requires lot of effort. Also, the method of carrying a laptop to each relay is a complex method as there is not a sufficient place to mount the laptop near panels at each relay. The other prior art solutions use a memory module or a costly dongle that needs to be bought in addition to protection relay, which is costly.
[5] Protection relays find many applications in the field of electrical circuits, electronics, wireless sensor networks, wired/wireless communications, transmission lines etc. Each of these applications have their challenges in configuring protection relay settings, especially when it comes to the loading, modifying and storing relay configuration settings among protection relays.
[6] United States Patent documentUS4371947A describes a digital relay protective system with a read only memory (ROM) for storing a program to execute calculations on a judgment formula for a predetermined protective relay function. The protective relay calculations are performed in a digital data processing by applying input data obtained from a power transmission system. This prior art is related to manual switching configuration for turning switch on or off and does not take care of loading/copying relay settings and pasting/storing relay settings in another relay.
[7] United States Patent documentUS4517619A describes a protective relay system to receive electrical information from several point of a power transmission line. In this art, a central protection relay is used which receives information from different nodes over fibre optic communication but there is no loading, modifying and storing of relay settings.
[8] Patent document AU2004201474B2 relates to a protective relay for protecting electrical power systems. In this prior art, the protection relay does not require any configuration, but it offers very limited protection and relay settings cannot be changed.
[9] There is, therefore, a need in the art, for a means to copy/load protection relay settings and paste/store the relay settings in a plurality of relays.
[10] All publications herein are incorporated by reference to the same extent as if each individual publication or patent application were specifically and individually indicated to be incorporated by reference. Where a definition or use of a term in an incorporated reference is inconsistent or contrary to the definition of that term provided herein, the definition of that term provided herein applies and the definition of that term in the reference does not apply.
[11] In some embodiments, the numbers expressing quantities or dimensions of items, and so forth, used to describe and claim certain embodiments of the invention are to be understood as being modified in some instances by the term “about.” Accordingly, in some embodiments, the numerical parameters set forth in the written description and attached claims are approximations that can vary depending upon the desired properties sought to be obtained by a particular embodiment. In some embodiments, the numerical parameters should be construed in light of the number of reported significant digits and by applying ordinary rounding techniques. Notwithstanding that the numerical ranges and parameters setting forth the broad scope of some embodiments of the invention are approximations, the numerical values set forth in the specific examples are reported as precisely as practicable. The numerical values presented in some embodiments of the invention may contain certain errors necessarily resulting from the standard deviation found in their respective testing measurements.
[12] As used in the description herein and throughout the claims that follow, the meaning of “a,” “an,” and “the” includes plural reference unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. Also, as used in the description herein, the meaning of “in” includes “in” and “on” unless the context clearly dictates otherwise.
[13] The recitation of ranges of values herein is merely intended to serve as a shorthand method of referring individually to each separate value falling within the range. Unless otherwise indicated herein, each individual value is incorporated into the specification as if it were individually recited herein. All methods described herein can be performed in any suitable order unless otherwise indicated herein or otherwise clearly contradicted by context. The use of any and all examples, or exemplary language (e.g. “such as”) provided with respect to certain embodiments herein is intended merely to better illuminate the invention and does not pose a limitation on the scope of the invention otherwise claimed. No language in the specification should be construed as indicating any non-claimed element essential to the practice of the invention.
[14] Groupings of alternative elements or embodiments of the invention disclosed herein are not to be construed as limitations. Each group member can be referred to and claimed individually or in any combination with other members of the group or other elements found herein. One or more members of a group can be included in, or deleted from, a group for reasons of convenience and/or patentability. When any such inclusion or deletion occurs, the specification is herein deemed to contain the group as modified thus fulfilling the written description of all groups used in the appended claims.

OBJECTS
[15] A general object of the present disclosure is to provide a system and a method to accurately configure protection relay settings of one or more protection relays with a low complexity.
[16] Another object of the present disclosure is to provide an efficient and faster method to configure protection relay settings of protection relays in a simple, feasible and effortless manner.
[17] Another object of the present disclosure is to provide a system for loading, modifying, storing and clearing protection relay settings of protection relays in a cost-effective manner.

SUMMARY
[18] The present disclosure generally relates to protective or protection relays. In particular, the present disclosure relates to a system to load, store, configure and preserve relay settings of the protection relays.
[19] In an aspect, the present disclosure provides a system for configuring relay settings in one or more protection relays, said system comprising: a memory operatively coupled to one or more processors, said memory storing instructions executable by the one or more processors to: establish a communication link with the one or more protection relays; read relay settings of any of the one or more protection relays during load operation; verify the relay settings of the any of the one or more protection relays; store the relay settings of the any of the one or more protection relays in the memory operatively coupled to the system; and write the stored relay settings to the remaining one or more protection relays.
[20] In an embodiment, the system is further configured to verify the written relay settings in the remaining one or more protection relays during store operation to identify whether the store operation is successful or not.
[21] In another embodiment, the communication link established with the one or more protection relays is a communication protocol established via a human-machine interface.
[22] In another embodiment, each of the one or more protection relays includes one or more microprocessors or microcontrollers, a communication module and a memory module.
[23] In another embodiment, the system includes a display that indicates a current status of the instructions being executed by the one or more processors to configure relay settings in the one or more protection relays.
[24] In another embodiment, the system further comprises one or more microcontrollers, a communication module and a memory module.
[25] In another embodiment, the system is further configured to perform reading, storing and clearing of the relay settings.
[26] In an aspect, the present disclosure provides a method for configuring relay settings in one or more protection relays, said method comprising the steps of: establishing, through a computing device, a communication link with the one or more protection relays; reading, at the computing device, relay settings of any of the one or more protection relays during load operation; verifying at the computing device, the relay settings of the any of the one or more protection relays; storing, at the computing device, the relay settings of the any of the one or more protection relays in a memory operatively coupled to the computing device; and writing, by the computing device, the relay settings to the remaining one or more protection relays.
[27] In an embodiment, during store operation, the written relay configuration settings are verified to identify whether the store operation is successful or not.
[28] In an embodiment, the computing device is configured to be operable with any of the one or more protection relays.
[29] Various objects, features, aspects and advantages of the inventive subject matter will become more apparent from the following detailed description of preferred embodiments, along with the accompanying drawing figures in which like numerals represent like components.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
[30] The accompanying drawings are included to provide a further understanding of the present invention and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification. The drawings illustrate exemplary embodiments of the present invention and, together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the present invention.
[31] FIG. 1 illustrates an exemplary bock diagram of a system for configuring relay settings in protection relays, in accordance with embodiments of the present disclosure.
[32] FIG. 2 illustrates an exemplary flow diagram of a method for configuring relay settings in protection relays, in accordance with embodiments of the present disclosure.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[33] The following is a detailed description of embodiments of the disclosure depicted in the accompanying drawings. The embodiments are in such detail as to clearly communicate the disclosure. However, the amount of detail offered is not intended to limit the anticipated variations of embodiments; on the contrary, the intention is to cover all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the spirit and scope of the present disclosure as defined by the appended claims.
[34] If the specification states a component or feature “may”, “can”, “could”, or “might” be included or have a characteristic, that particular component or feature is not required to be included or have the characteristic.
[35] As used in the description herein and throughout the claims that follow, the meaning of “a,” “an,” and “the” includes plural reference unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. Also, as used in the description herein, the meaning of “in” includes “in” and “on” unless the context clearly dictates otherwise.
[36] Exemplary embodiments will now be described more fully hereinafter with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which exemplary embodiments are shown. These exemplary embodiments are provided only for illustrative purposes and so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete and will fully convey the scope of the invention to those of ordinary skill in the art. The invention disclosed may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein. Various modifications will be readily apparent to persons skilled in the art. The general principles defined herein may be applied to other embodiments and applications without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Moreover, all statements herein reciting embodiments of the invention, as well as specific examples thereof, are intended to encompass both structural and functional equivalents thereof. Additionally, it is intended that such equivalents include both currently known equivalents as well as equivalents developed in the future (i.e., any elements developed that perform the same function, regardless of structure). Also, the terminology and phraseology used is for the purpose of describing exemplary embodiments and should not be considered limiting. Thus, the present invention is to be accorded the widest scope encompassing numerous alternatives, modifications and equivalents consistent with the principles and features disclosed. For purpose of clarity, details relating to technical material that is known in the technical fields related to the invention have not been described in detail so as not to unnecessarily obscure the present invention.
[37] The use of any and all examples, or exemplary language (e.g., “such as”) provided with respect to certain embodiments herein is intended merely to better illuminate the invention and does not pose a limitation on the scope of the invention otherwise claimed. No language in the specification should be construed as indicating any non – claimed element essential to the practice of the invention.
[38] Embodiments described herein relate to protection relay settings, and in particular, to load, store, configure and preserve relay settings of the protection relays using a smart or computing device.
[39] In an aspect, the present disclosure provides a means to accurately configure relay settings in protection relays. The protection relay can include a one or more controllers or processors, a communication module, a memory module etc. The present disclosure relates to loading/copying of the relay settings from one protection relay and storing/pasting of the relay settings in another protection.
[40] In another aspect, the computing device establishes communication with protection relays via a communication link and the computing device is provided with a human-machine interface (HMI). The computing device can include a display unit, one or more processors or controllers, a communication module, a memory module etc. The device can read relay configuration settings or data from a protection relay by implementing a load operation and saves or stores the data in the memory module of the device to preserve the data for future purposes. The load operation is communicated via a communication protocol such as RS485 protocol. During store operation, the device sends the saved or stored configuration data in another protection relay. The device is compact and cost effective that works independently.
[41] In another aspect, the computing device provides navigation to perform load/store operation and to clear the preserved navigation settings. The memory present in the computing device and relays can be non-volatile memory, volatile memory etc. Further, the computing device is programmed to perform additional tasks of loading, modifying and storing data from any protection relay present in a particular site.
[42] FIG. 1 illustrates an exemplary bock diagram of a system for configuring relay settings in protection relays, in accordance with embodiments of the present disclosure. said system 101 comprising: a memory 103 operatively coupled to one or more processors 102, said memory 103 storing instructions executable by the one or more processors 102 to: establish a communication link with the one or more protection relays via a communication module 104; an exemplary read module is provided to read relay settings of any of the one or more protection relays 111; an exemplary verification module is provided to verify the relay settings of the any of the one or more protection relays 111; the memory 103 is provided to store the relay settings of the any of the one or more protection relays 111; and an exemplary write module is configured to write the stored relay settings in the remaining one or more protection relays.
[43] In an embodiment, the system 101 is provided with an exemplary second verification module to verify the written relay settings in the remaining one or more protection relays during store operation to identify whether the store operation is successful or not.
[44] In another embodiment, the communication link is a communication protocol established via a human-machine interface. The communication protocol can be a serial communication protocol such as MODBUS protocol for loading and storing configuration settings of relays.
[45] In another embodiment, the protection relay 111 includes one or more microcontrollers 112, a communication module 113 and a memory module 114.
[46] In another embodiment, the system 101 further includes a display 106 and one or more microcontrollers 105. The display 106 indicates a current status of the instructions being executed by the one or more processors 102 to configure relay settings in the one or more protection relays. The display 106 is further configured to perform reading, storing and clearing of the relay settings.
[47] Memory can be a non-volatile memory or a volatile memory. The non-volatile memory includes all types of read-only memory (ROM), flash memory, ferroelectric random-access memory (RAM), magneto-resistive RAM, magnetic storage devices such as hard disks, magnetic tape, floppy disks, solid-state devices etc., punched card, paper tape, optical disks etc. The volatile memory includes static RAM, dynamic RAM etc.
[48] The system 101 can be a computing device, smart device, mobile device, portable computer, smart phone, personal digital assistant (PDA), computing system, palmtop, laptop, HMI etc.
[49] FIG. 2 illustrates an exemplary flow diagram of a method for configuring relay settings in protection relays, in accordance with embodiments of the present disclosure. Said method 200 comprises the steps of: establishing, through a computing device, a communication link with the one or more protection relays; reading 206, at the computing device, relay settings of any of the one or more protection relays in load operation 204;verifying 208 at the computing device, the relay settings of the any of the one or more protection relays; storing 210, at the computing device, the relay settings of the any of the one or more protection relays in a memory operatively coupled to the computing device; reading 214 at the computing device, the stored relay settings from the memory during store operation 212, and writing 216, by the computing device, the relay settings in the remaining one or more protection.
[50] In an embodiment at step 218, during store operation 212, the written relay configuration settings are verified to identify whether the store operation is successful or not.
[51] In another embodiment, the computing device is configured to be operable with any of the one or more protection relays.
[52] It should be apparent to those skilled in the art that many more modifications besides those already described are possible without departing from the inventive concepts herein. The inventive patient matter, therefore, is not to be restricted except in the spirit of the appended claims. Moreover, in interpreting both the specification and the claims, all terms should be interpreted in the broadest possible manner consistent with the context. In particular, the terms “includes” and “including” should be interpreted as referring to elements, components, or steps in a non-exclusive manner, indicating that the referenced elements, components, or steps may be present, or utilized, or combined with other elements, components, or steps that are not expressly referenced. Where the specification claims refer to at least one of something selected from the group consisting of A, B, C ….and N, the text should be interpreted as requiring only one element from the group, not A plus N, or B plus N, etc. The foregoing description of the specific embodiments will so fully reveal the general nature of the embodiments herein that others can, by applying current knowledge, readily modify and/or adapt for various applications such specific embodiments without departing from the generic concept, and, therefore, such adaptations and modifications should and are intended to be comprehended within the meaning and range of equivalents of the disclosed embodiments. It is to be understood that the phraseology or terminology employed herein is for the purpose of description and not of limitation. Therefore, while the embodiments herein have been described in terms of preferred embodiments, those skilled in the art will recognize that the embodiments herein can be practised with modification within the spirit and scope of the appended claims.
[53] While the foregoing describes various embodiments of the invention, other and further embodiments of the invention may be devised without departing from the basic scope thereof. The scope of the invention is determined by the claims that follow. The invention is not limited to the described embodiments, versions or examples, which are included to enable a person having ordinary skill in the art to make and use the invention when combined with information and knowledge available to the person having ordinary skill in the art.

ADVANTAGES
[54] The present disclosure provides a system and a method to accurately configure protection relay settings of one or more protection relays with a low complexity.
[55] The present disclosure provides an efficient and faster method to configure protection relay settings of protection relays in a simple, feasible and effortless manner.
[56] The present disclosure provides a system for loading, modifying, storing and clearing protection relay settings of protection relays in a cost-effective manner.