Safety module for an electrical device, and method for operating same

Abstract

A safety module for an electrical device comprises a device power input configured to be electrically connected to an electrical distribution apparatus; a device power output configured to be connected to the electrical device; a switching module configured to switch an electrical connection between the device power input and the device power output; a device safe logic module configured to drive the switching module; and a device interface configured to establish a data-technological connection of the device safe logic module to the electrical distribution apparatus; wherein the device safe logic module is configured to monitor a switching state of the switching module and, when a fault state of the switching module occurs, to send a disabling signal via the device interface to the electrical distribution apparatus.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.