An Intelligent Electronic Device (IED) is an integrated microprocessor based controller of the power system equipment that is added to Industrial Control System (ICS) to enable advanced power automation. An IED is any device incorporating one or more processors with the capability to receive or send data and control from or to an external source in which IED functions can be defined: Protection; Control; Monitoring; Metering; Communications.
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