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

Claim 13:
14. A control unit for detecting a topology of a supply network, wherein the supply network comprises:
at least one power supply unit;
at least one field bus device; and
at least one measuring device, wherein
the at least one field bus device is configured to be 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,
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, and wherein
the control unit includes hardware and software components to;
a) activate at least one electrical load to generate an operating signal;
b) receive the operating signal and/or a time profile of the operating signal by way of the at least one measuring device;
c) detect an operating value that is analogous to the operating signal;
d) evaluate detection data from the operating signal and the operating value; and
e) apply an algorithm to determine the electrical topology of the supply network.