Switchgear cabinet monitoring arrangement

US6549127B1 · kind B1 · utility

Assignee

• Rittal-Werk Rudolf Loh GmbH & Co. KG · DE

Inventors

• Heinrich Strackbein · Biebertal, DE
• Markus Hain · Dillenburg, DE
• Jorg Kreiling · Herborn, DE
• Michael Seelbach · Freudenberg, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 15, 2000
• Grant date: Apr 15, 2003
• Expiry date: Mar 15, 2020

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G05B2219/25006
• WIPO field: Control
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A switchgear cabinet monitoring arrangement having a base monitoring device which is arranged or intended to be arranged in a switchgear cabinet and has at least one bus connection, several sensor connections and at least one triggering connection, for monitoring, controlling and/or regulating switchgear cabinet functions. Various monitoring and control functions of several different switchgear cabinets, along with a relatively simple construction, are achieved because a further monitoring device arranged or to be arranged in a respective further switchgear cabinet is assigned to the base monitoring device, which is connected to the base monitoring device by a field bus. The further monitoring device also has several sensor connections and at least one triggering connection and is designed for monitoring, controlling and/or regulating switchgear cabinet functions.