Patent ID: 11892892
Assignee: TURCK HOLDING GMBH
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. A method for detecting, by a control unit, an electrical topology of a supply network, the supply network comprising:
at least one power supply unit;
the control unit;
at least one field bus device; and
at least one measuring device, wherein
the at least one field bus device is supplied by the power supply unit as a supply source; wherein
the at least one measuring device is a smart connector, a field bus device, and/or an operating value sensor integrated in or connected to the power supply unit, and wherein
the supply network comprises at least one electrical load, wherein the electrical load is one of the at least one field bus device and/or a device presenting its own electrical load, the method comprising:
a) activating, by the control unit, at least one electrical load to generate an operating signal;
b) receiving, by the control unit, the operating signal and/or a time profile of the operating signal by way of the at least one measuring device;
c) detecting, by the control unit, an operating value that is analogous to the operating signal;
d) evaluating, by the control unit, detection data from the operating signal and the operating value; and
e) applying, by the control unit, an algorithm to determine the electrical topology of the supply network.