Eaton Electrical IP Gmbh & Co. Kg

Eaton Intelligent Power Limited

Eaton Intelligent Power Unlimited

Eaton Industries Gmbh

Georg Reidt

Wolfgang Kremers

Thomas Freyermuth

Ireneusz Scislak

Marc Suchalla

Rainer Schmidt

Alexander Zumbeck

Kurt Tanda

Andreas Gisbrecht

Tomás Vitek

Gabriela Borsova

Michal Horn

A system for controlling bus-networked devices includes a gateway, an open field bus, a first power supply unit, an auxiliary power supply unit, a pluggable connection cable and a power module. The auxiliary power supply unit is configured to supply auxiliary power for an upstream bus subscriber. The pluggable connection cable electrically is connected to the gateway and to the plurality of bus subscribers. The power module is electrically connected between the upstream bus subscriber and a downstream bus subscriber. The power module loops through a data stream from the upstream bus subscriber to the downstream bus subscriber but does not loop through an auxiliary voltage of the auxiliary power supply unit from the upstream bus subscriber to the downstream bus subscriber.

System and method for controlling bus-networked devices via an open field bus

A motor starter includes: a motor circuit breaker which has an electronic tripping device; a contactor which is correspondingly interconnected to the motor circuit breaker for forming the motor starter; and at least one control line disposed between the motor circuit breaker and the contactor, via which control line a control signal, which is generated depending upon a switching signal for switching the contactor, is transmitted from the contactor to the electronic tripping device. The electronic tripping device generates a tripping signal for switching off a current flow across the switching contact or switching contacts of the motor circuit breaker, depending upon the control signal and current flow across one or more switching contacts of the motor circuit breaker.

Motor starter

A switching apparatus has a switching device and a radio module. The radio module is provided for the purpose of making available a piece of information about an operating state of the switching device in wirelessly retrievable fashion. The switching apparatus is distinguished at least in that the switching apparatus has a manual operating element that can be used to physically deactivate the radio module.

Switching apparatus with radio module and deactivation function

A method for controlling bus-networked devices is useable in a system comprising a gateway, an open field bus electrically connected to the gateway, and a pluggable connection cable electrically connecting the gateway to a plurality of bus subscribers. The gateway starts a configuration mode to control a bus subscriber and to generate a new target configuration including the bus subscriber. According to an initial target configuration, the bus subscriber is not expected by the gateway.

A multicolor signal arrangement has a multicolor LED, a microcontroller, and an input interface, the arrangement being configured such that the input interface receives pulse width-modulated control signals. The multicolor LED is operated in a first operating mode when the input interface receives a first control signal, and the multicolor LED is operated in a second operating mode when the input interface receives a second control signal. The multicolor signal arrangement has an RFID device, and the multicolor signal arrangement is configured such that the RFID device receives operating mode definition information, the operating mode definition information is transmitted to the microcontroller, and the microcontroller defines the operating modes dependent on the operating mode definition information. The invention further relates to a method for defining operating modes of such a multicolor signal arrangement and to a system having such a multicolor signal arrangement and an RFID transmission device.

Multicolor signal arrangement, method for defining operating modes of a multicolor signal arrangement, and system having a multicolor signal arrangement and an RFID transmitting device

A circuit breaker baying a switch housing and at least one contact for tapping a voltage on a primary conductor.

Circuit breaker comprising at least one contact for tapping a voltage

A power-switch having a switch housing and an electronic module, at least one contact being provided to tap a voltage at a primary conductor, and an adapter being provided to reduce the tapped voltage of said primary conductor.

Power-switch with internal voltage measurement

A method for controlling a multi-color signal assembly with a multi-color LED, a connection for voltage supply, and a control input. The control input is connected to a control output of a first control unit for controlling the signal assembly by pulse-width modulation signals (PWM signals) or to a signal assembly control output by the bus communication. After a supply voltage Uis connected, voltage Uat the control input is measured within a predetermined time span &#x394;t, wherein the first and second control units have respective first and second voltages at the control input within the time span &#x394;t, wherein the first and second voltage are different. The signal assembly is placed in a BUS mode or in a PWM mode depending on the measured voltage U, can be controlled by bus communication in the BUS mode, and can be controlled by PWM signals in the PWM mode.

Method for controlling a multi-color signal assembly, and multi-color signal assembly

A system for controlling bus-networked devices includes a gateway including a memory unit and having an interface to an open field bus. A power supply unit supplies primary power for the gateway and bus subscribers. An auxiliary power supply unit supplies auxiliary power for the bus subscribers independent of bus functionality. A pluggable connection cable is electrically connects the gateway to the bus subscribers and transmits the primary and the auxiliary power and control and/or status information between the gateway and the bus subscribers. An application bus networks the bus subscribers to each other and is operable by the connection cable. A bus controller writes a target bus configuration of the application bus and stores the target bus configuration in a non-volatile manner in the memory unit. The bus controller is also configured to overwrite the target bus configuration with a present, actual bus configuration.

A system for controlling bus-networked devices, the system including a gateway, an open field bus electrically connected to the gateway, and a first power supply unit electrically connected to the gateway and configured to supply primary power for the gateway and a plurality of bus subscribers. An auxiliary power supply unit is included configured to supply auxiliary power for the plurality of bus subscribers independent of bus functionality. A pluggable connection cable is included configured to electrically connect the gateway to the plurality of bus subscribers and configured to transmit the primary and the auxiliary power and at least one of control information and status information between the gateway and the plurality of bus subscribers.

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Swisttal, Germany

Georg Reidt