Method for mounting electric switching systems and assembly support device for simplifying the assembly of such switching systems

An auxiliary assembly apparatus for facilitating and/or checking a correct assembly of an electrical switching system that is gradually built up from a plurality of different electrical components in a non-fixed order, comprising:

• an identification device for identifying an electrical component of the plurality of different electrical components provided for connection in the electrical switching system for an initial assembly of the electrical switching system, wherein the plurality of different electrical components includes cables and one or more of frequency converters, control electronics, and capacitors;
• a connector point determination device for determining at least one desired connector point to which the identified component is to be connected in dependence on a signal of the identification device;
• a display that displays an image of the electrical switching system and an indicator of the at least one desired connector point superimposed onto the image of the electrical switching system, wherein the image of the electrical switching system is a live image or a cyclically updated freeze frame of the electrical switching system captured by a camera;
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• a monitoring apparatus for monitoring an actual connector point to which the identified component is connected based on the image of the electrical switching system, comparing the actual connector point to the at least one desired connector point, and providing an error message on the display responsive to a deviation of the actual connector point from the at least one desired connector point.

A method of assembling an electrical switching system, comprising:

• for an initial assembly of the electrical switching system, wherein the initial assembly includes gradually setting up a plurality of different electrical components in a non-fixed and/or alternating order,
• identifying a component of the plurality of different electrical components respectively provided for connection in the electrical switching system via an identification device, the identification device identifying the component based on at least one of a contour, a size, a color, and a surface pattern of the component in a picture of the component, wherein the plurality of different electrical components is wired and/or connected to one another, wherein the plurality of different electrical components includes cables and one or more of frequency converters, control electronics, and capacitors;
• determining at least one desired connector point to which the identified component is to be connected via a connector point determination device in dependence on the component identified by the identification device;
• displaying an image of the electrical switching system that is recorded by a camera on a display, wherein the image of the electrical switching system is a live image or a cyclically updated freeze frame of the electrical switching system;
• displaying an indicator of the at least one desired connector point to which the identified component is to be connected on the display, the indicator superimposed onto the image of the electrical switching system;
• monitoring an actual connector point to which the identified component is connected based on the image of the electrical switching system and comparing the actual connector point to the at least one desired connector point via a monitoring device;
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• outputting an error message on the display responsive to a deviation of the actual connector point from the at least one desired connector point.