Patent ID: 11948761
Assignee: MASCHINENFABRIK REINHAUSEN GMBH
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 0:
1. A method of operating a tap-changer of a transformer for carrying out a switchover of a first switch or at least one second switch, the tap-changer comprising the first switch and the at least one second switch, the method comprising:
receiving, by a controller, a switching signal;
selecting, by the controller, the first switch or the at least one second switch for switchover on the basis of the switching signal;
querying, by the controller, at least one parameter of the first switch or the at least one second switch;
checking a locking condition on the basis of the at least one queried parameter for the first switch or a locking condition for the at least one second switch; and
carrying out the switchover by the selected first switch or the at least one second switch based upon the corresponding locking condition being met,
wherein the first switch is a diverter switch and the at least one second switch comprises a selector.