Supervisory control system for microprocessor based appliance controls
US4611295A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 28, 1985 |
| Grant date | Sep 9, 1986 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 28, 2005 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05B2219/24125
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A supervisory control system for microprocessor based appliance controls, the supervisory control system incorporating means for detecting dynamic failure of a microprocessor incorporated in the appliance control, means for disabling the high energy circuits in the associated appliance if the microprocessor is not operating in a normal mode and switch means requiring a physical or mechanical operation to enable energization of the high energy circuits of the associated appliance whereby the high energy circuits of the associated appliance are disabled unless at least two predetermined criteria are met.
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