Methods and apparatus for operating a system
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorRobert W. Droege
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Abstract
A method for operating a system having a plurality of modes and interlocks between the modes is provided. The method includes operating the system in a first mode and switching the system to a second mode without going to a standby mode.
Claims19
A method for operating a system having a plurality of modes and interlocks between the modes, said method comprising:
- operating the system in a first mode;
- and
- switching the system to a second mode without going to a standby mode.
A method for operating a system having a plurality of modes and interlocks between the modes, said method comprising:
- operating the system in a first mode;
- manually changing the system while operating in the first mode;
- and
- re-initializing the system in the first mode without going to a standby mode.
A system having a plurality of modes and interlocks between the modes, said system comprising:
- a computer;
- and
- a fail safe initiation logic program installed on said computer and configured to:
- operate said system in a first mode;
- and
- switch said system to a second mode without going to a standby mode.
A computer readable medium encoded with a program executable by a computer for operating a system having a plurality of modes and interlocks between the modes, said program configured to instruct the computer to:
- operate the system in a first mode;
- and
- switch the system to a second mode without going to a standby mode.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.