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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 13, 2024
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2021
Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc., Mayfield Heights, OH (US);
Roberto S. Marques, Cedarburg, WI (US);
Yutao Wang, Brookfield, WI (US);
William H. Martin, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Chirag L. Malkan, Brookfield, WI (US);
Mason Khan, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Steven T. Haensgen, New Berlin, WI (US);
Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc., Mayfield Heights, OH (US);
Abstract
A multidrop system configured to be installed within a motor control center (MCC) of an industrial automation system includes a trunkline. The trunkline includes multiple multidrop make and break devices connected through a trunkline cable. Each of the multidrop make and break device includes a first network component, and a second network component. The first network component is configured to form a first subnet over the trunkline. The second network component is configured to couple a MCC withdrawable unit and form a second subnet over a branchline that connects one or more nodes within the MCC withdrawable unit. The multidrop make and break device is configured to couple the MCC withdrawable unit to, and decouple the MCC withdrawable unit from, the second network component without disrupting the first subnet.