Method for temporary operation of an automated analysis device in a standby mode
AssigneeSiemens Healthcare Diagnostics Products GmbH
InventorsDirk Bugner, Markus Preidel, Klaus Proch, Holger Pufahl
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Abstract
The present invention relates to an automated analysis device (1) and a method for temporary, energy-saving operation of the analysis device (1) in a standby mode, the analysis device (1) comprising a central control unit (6) and a standby control unit (24).
Claims18
A method for operating an automated analysis device in a standby mode, the automated analysis device comprising a central control unit and a standby control unit, the method having the following method steps:
- providing AC power from an AC hub to the central control unit,
- operating a cooling unit for reagents with the central control unit,
- providing the AC power from the AC hub to a DC hub comprising a power supply unit,
- providing DC power from the power supply unit to the standby control unit,
- starting up the standby control unit,
- operating the cooling unit with the standby control unit,
- storing at least one established system state of the automated analysis device in the central control unit, and
- shutting down the central control unit.
The method as claimed in one of the preceding claims, wherein the standby control unit monitors a temperature in the cooling unit.
An automated analysis device comprising a central control unit, an AC hub, a DC hub, a cooling unit, and a standby control unit;
- the AC hub coupled to provide AC power to the central control unit, the cooling unit, and the DC hub;
- the DC hub coupled to provide DC power to the standby control unit;
- the central control unit configured to operate the cooling unit;
- and the standby control unit configured to operate the cooling unit and monitor a number of operating parameters for a deviation from a predetermined value after the central control unit is shut down.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.