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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 06, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 28, 2015
Eaton Corporation, Cleveland, OH (US);
Andrew James Blackwood, Waukesha, WI (US);
Eaton Corporation, Cleveland, OH (US);
Abstract
A control system for controlling operation of a field device includes a switch having a switch contact movable between an off position and an activated position, a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag integrated with the switch and in selective communication with the switch based on the position thereof, an RFID reader configured to receive switch messages from the RFID tag that indicate an operational state of the switch, and a control circuit configured to receive switch messages from the RFID reader, the control circuit receiving the switch messages for purposes of controlling the field device.
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