Configurable switchgear system

A control system for controlling the switching status of a switch in a switchgear system, the control system comprising:

• a first means for storing primary information concerning a plurality of modes of operation regarding the controlling of the switching status;
• a second means for providing a signal to control the switching status in accordance with one of the plurality of modes, the second means providing the signal based upon a subset of the primary information corresponding to the one mode;
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• a third means capable of receiving secondary information from an outside source, the secondary information determining which subset of the primary information is the basis for the signal.

In a switchgear system, a method of controlling a switching status of two switches, the method comprising:

• providing a controller with an interface, and an internal memory in which is stored primary software concerning a plurality of operational modes regarding the controlling of the switching status of the two switches;
• coupling a first memory device including secondary software to the interface of the controller, wherein the secondary software causes an activation of a first subset of the primary software concerning a first of the operational modes;
• generating a first control signal to change the switching status of at least one of the switches in accordance with the first subset of the primary software;
• replacing, at the interface, the first memory device with a second memory device including tertiary software, wherein the tertiary software causes an activation of a second subset of the primary software concerning a second of the operational modes;
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• generating a second control signal to change the switching status of at least one of the switches in accordance with the second subset of the primary software.