Drive system for a switch, and method for driving a switch

A drive system for driving a switch, the drive system comprising:

• a drive shaft configured to connect the drive system to the switch;
• a motor having a motor shaft, the motor shaft configured to drive the drive shaft;
• a feedback system, the feedback system comprising an incremental encoder and a microswitch, which in combination are configured and arranged to:
• detect an absolute position of the drive shaft or an absolute position of a further shaft connected to the drive shaft;
• and
• generate at least one first output signal based on the detected absolute position of the drive shaft or the detected absolute position of the further shaft, and
• the feedback system being configured to:
• determine at least one value for the absolute position of the drive shaft based on the at least one first output signal;
• and
• generate a feedback signal based on the at least one value for the absolute position of the drive shaft;
• and
• a controller configured to act on an operation of the motor based on the feedback signal,
• wherein the microswitch is directly attached to the drive shaft, and
• wherein the incremental encoder is directly attached to the motor shaft.