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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 01, 2000
Filed:
Jul. 31, 1998
Peter Bauerschmidt, Schwabach, DE;
Ottmar Beierl, Aurachtal, DE;
Wolf-Eckhart Bulst, Munchen, DE;
Valentin Magori, Munchen, DE;
Thomas Ostertag, Finsing, DE;
Leonhard Reindl, Stephanskirchen, DE;
Gerd Scholl, Munchen, DE;
Oliver Sczesny, Aschheim, DE;
Dieter Lorenz, Berlin, DE;
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Abstract
A method for detecting the position of a switching device and an encapsulated switching installation having at least one switching device. A transmitted signal is emitted into the interior of an encapsulation to make it possible to easily detect the position of a switching device in an encapsulated switching installation. A resultant reflection signal is received and stored. After a repetition of this process, the two received reflection signals are compared with one another. In the event of any discrepancy, a message signal is produced for the new switching state.