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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 07, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 20, 2022
Festo SE & Co. KG, Esslingen, DE;
Thilo Streichert, Stuttgart, DE;
Ulrich Sixt, Waiblingen, DE;
Festo SE & Co. KG, Esslingen, DE;
Abstract
A valve arrangement () for industrial automation, including at least one pneumatic valve module () with a module housing (), the valve module () having a working port (), an electric drive device, and at least one actuator element () which is arranged in the module housing (), can be positioned, in particular proportionally, by means of the electric drive device and via whose position a valve module output pressure at the working port () and/or a flow rate through the working port () can be set, wherein the valve module () further has a valve module pressure sensor () for detecting the valve module output pressure, the valve arrangement () further including a diagnostic device () which is configured to provide a diagnostic function on the basis of the detected valve module output pressure, the diagnostic function including a failure prognosis of the valve module, a compressed air leakage detection, a compressed air consumption detection and/or a compressed air consumer localization.