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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 17, 2023
Filed:
Jan. 11, 2021
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Erik Lang, Ettlingen, DE;
Tharsice Ball, Schirrhein, FR;
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT, Munich, DE;
Abstract
Various embodiments include a switching arrangement comprising: two processors; an OR gate; a first position feedback device; and a first switch. The a first switch. The OR gate output is connected to the first switch. The first processor is connected to the first input of the OR gate and the second processor is in operative communication with the OR gate via the second input of the OR gate; At least one of the processors sends a digital ON signal to the OR gate and the OR gate actuates the first switch on receipt thereof. The first position feedback device connects to both processors. The processors are interconnected and each programmed to: read a first position signal from the first position feedback device; send the first position signal to the other processor; compare the read signal to the received signal; and generate an error message if they do not match.