Patent ID: 6294889
Filing Date: 2001-09-25
Classification: G05B,H01H,H02H,H02P,Y02B,Y04S,Y10S

Abstract:
A process for controlling a motor, comprising:locally controlling starting and stopping of a motor using a local control device remotely connected to a master controller;monitoring said motor with a sensor which can be activated by an information condition of an automation system;stopping the motor using the local control device when information from the sensor is received by the local control device indicating that the sensor is in an activated state;stopping said local control device when the sensor is activated by the automation system;sending stop information from the local control device to said master controller indicating the motor has stopped;sending a command from the master controller, after receipt of the stop information, to the local controller for the local controller to unlock the local control device controlling the motor; andsending a start command from the master controller to the local controller to start the motor and switching the sensor out of the activated state after sending the start command.