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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 07, 2017
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Werner Czerny, Hoechstadt, DE;
Reinhold Goetz, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Andreas Heilmann, Pinzberg, DE;
Jan Kabus, Chemnitz, DE;
Stefan Ingo Meier, Erlangen, DE;
Martin Meinardus, Nuremberg, DE;
Christian Merkel, Erlangen, DE;
Juergen Mielke, Bamberg, DE;
Luliu Vlaic, Fuerth, DE;
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Abstract
A method for controlling a drive having at least one converter, at least one motor and an assigned drive control, wherein a failsafe CPU is operated separately from the drive control and only processes safety-relevant information, where a number of safety functions are implemented by the failsafe CPU such that the safety-relevant functions of the drive are implemented in a simple and reliable manner.