Electric energy distributing devices comprising microprocessors
US4682294A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 17, 1984 |
| Grant date | Jul 21, 1987 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 17, 2004 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60R2016/0322
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The present invention provides a device for distributing electric energy between a current source and several groups of electric current consumers or peripherals P.sub.1, P.sub.2 . . . P.sub.n which is more particularly intended to be placed on board a motorized land, air or sea vehicle and comprises at least a first conductor for conveying the electric energy supplying the current consumers, at least a second conductor for conveying electric control signals and/or receiving information about the state of the current consumers, and at least one central control unit U.sub.1 comprising means for transmitting, receiving, storing and processing coded information for controlling the start up or shut down of the current consumers. In this device, each group of current consumers or peripherals comprise the same microprocessor or programmed means, with the same program and an address recognition circuit associated with this microprogrammed means allowing this latter to recognize itself.
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