Method for testing electrical components in mains supply, in particular in building
AssigneeSiemens Aktiengesellschaft
InventorsRainer Falk, Steffen Fries, Milos Svoboda
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Abstract
A test comment is transmitted by a test unit in the form of a data transmission via a mains supply to one or more electric components of a network. Each electric component that receives a transmitted test command transmits a test response that characterizes each electric component, in the form of a data transmission via the mains supply back to the test unit, the transmitted response being then evaluated in the test unit.
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1-18. (canceled)
A method for testing electrical components in a household mains supply, comprising:
- sending a check command from a test unit by data transmission over the mains supply to at least one electrical component of the mains supply;
- returning a test response characterizing a respective electrical component receiving the check command, by data transmission over the mains supply to the test unit from the respective electrical component;
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- evaluating the test response returned to the test unit.
A test unit for testing electrical components in a mains supply, comprising:
- means for sending a check command by data transmission over the mains supply to at least one electrical component of the mains supply;
- means for receiving a test response characterizing a respective electrical component receiving the check command, by data transmission over the mains supply from the respective electrical component;
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- means for evaluating the test response returned to the test unit.
An electrical component of a mains supply connected to a test unit via the mains supply, comprising:
- means for receiving a check command from the test unit by data transmission over the mains supply;
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- means for returning a test response of the check command to the test unit by data transmission over the mains supply, the test response characterizing the electrical component in an evaluation by the test unit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.