Method and arrangement for detecting a quantity of plug cycles of a plug connection component
AssigneeSiemens Aktiengesellschaft
InventorRainer Falk
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Abstract
In order to monitor the number of plug cycles of a plug, such as a plug of a charging cable for an electric car, a plug cycle counter associated with the plug is counted up in an electronic memory after every plug cycle. A warning can thus be issued when a permitted quantity of plug cycles for the plug has been exceeded. Alternatively, the electrical connection at a charging station for an electric car or at a data cable for an automation system can also be cut off if the service life of the plug has been exceeded. High availability of the plug is thereby achieved, because the corresponding cable can be replaced in a timely manner. A hazard to persons due to defective current-carrying parts is also prevented.
Claims17
1-12. (canceled)
A method for detecting a quantity of plug cycles of a plug connection component, comprising:
- using a detection unit to detect a plugging procedure of the plug connection component;
- and
- using a microprocessor to update a plug cycle counter in an electronic memory.
A device to detect a number of plug cycles of a plug connection component, comprising;
- a detection unit to detect a plugging procedure of the plug connection component;
- a microprocessor programmed to electronically update a plug cycle counter after each plugging procedure;
- and
- an electronic memory to store the plug cycle counter.
A non-transitory computer readable storage medium to cause a computer to execute a method for detecting a quantity of plug cycles of a plug connection component, the method comprising:
- detecting a plugging procedure of the plug connection component;
- and
- updating a plug cycle counter in an electronic memory, with each plugging procedure detected.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.