Gas Burner System and Method of Operating the Same

    公开(公告)号:US20220357036A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-11-10

    申请号:US17737785

    申请日:2022-05-05

    IPC分类号: F23N5/10

    摘要: A method for monitoring an operation of a gas burner system in which a fuel/air mixture is ignited and a flame is generated by a burner during operation, includes: measuring the temperature of the flame by a flame temperature measurement installation that is actively cooled by impingement with cooling air; evaluating the temperature of the flame by an evaluation installation; interrupting a fuel supply to the burner in response to the temperature of the flame dropping below a critical value or having a specific negative gradient; determining an air-fuel ratio from the temperature of the flame; and interrupting the fuel supply to the burner in the event of an anomaly in the air-fuel ratio.

    Procedure for Configuring a Modular Safety Switching Device

    公开(公告)号:US20220066628A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-03-03

    申请号:US17405771

    申请日:2021-08-18

    摘要: A method for configuring a modular safety switching apparatus having a plurality of electronic modules arranged in at least one module row, comprises: selecting, via a graphic user interface of a software-based configuration tool, a number of safety functions of the safety switching apparatus and logic requirements to be met by the safety switching apparatus; generating a configuration of the safety switching apparatus via the configuration tool by automated selection of the electronic modules from a plurality of types of electronic modules in order to implement the selected safety functions of the safety switching apparatus and logic requirements to be met by the safety switching apparatus; and storing the configuration of the safety switching apparatus as a configuration data set in a configuration database.

    Safety system for safeguarding cooperative operation of people, robots and machines

    公开(公告)号:US11117270B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-09-14

    申请号:US16142340

    申请日:2018-09-26

    摘要: A safety system for safeguarding cooperative operation of people, robots, and machines with respect to a technical installation includes a safety-related device. The safety-related device is configured to monitor a first hazardous area of the technical installation and bring the technical installation into a safe state in response to detection of a hazardous condition. The safety system is configured to identify an autonomously operating technical unit, register the autonomously operating technical unit in response to the autonomously operating technical unit satisfying a defined condition, and restrict monitoring of the first hazardous area by the safety-related device in response to the registration. The safety system is configured to, in response to a defined event, revoke the registration of the autonomously operating technical unit and lift the restriction on monitoring.

    Method for determining distance information from images of a spatial region

    公开(公告)号:US11039114B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-06-15

    申请号:US16908122

    申请日:2020-06-22

    发明人: Joerg Haussmann

    摘要: A method includes defining a disparity range having discrete disparities and taking first, second, and third images of a spatial region using first, second, and third imaging units. The imaging units are arranged in an isosceles triangle geometry. The method includes determining first similarity values for a pixel of the first image for all the discrete disparities along a first epipolar line associated with the pixel in the second image. The method includes determining second similarity values for the pixel for all discrete disparities along a second epipolar line associated with the pixel in the third image. The method includes combining the first and second similarity values and determining a common disparity based on the combined similarity values. The method includes determining a distance to a point within the spatial region for the pixel from the common disparity and the isosceles triangle geometry.

    Access Control System for Controlling Access of a User to One or More Operating Functions of a Technical Installation

    公开(公告)号:US20200320186A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-10-08

    申请号:US16833434

    申请日:2020-03-27

    IPC分类号: G06F21/35 G05B19/05

    摘要: An access control system controls access of a user to one or more operating functions of a technical installation. The access control system includes a receiving device configured to read access authorization data from a mobile data medium and an access control device configured to receive and validate the access authorization data from the receiving device. The receiving device continuously adds a dynamic portion to the access authorization data to create dynamic access authorization data and sends the dynamic access authorization data to the access control device. The access control device, in response to the dynamic access authorization data corresponding to a defined expectation, generates a release signal for those operating functions for which the access authorization data is valid.

    Apparatus and method for controlling a plurality of visual indicating elements of at least one electronic device

    公开(公告)号:US10768588B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-09-08

    申请号:US16352533

    申请日:2019-03-13

    摘要: An apparatus is described for controlling a plurality k of visual indicating elements of at least one electronic device, where k≥2, wherein each of the indicating elements is configured to emit light for visual indication of an operating status of the at least one electronic device and/or individual components of the at least one electronic device. The apparatus comprises at least one evaluation and control unit connected to the indicating elements to control intensities of light emitted from the indicating elements to cause the indicating elements emit light having defined intensities during a normal operating mode and, during an operating action of the at least one electronic device, to visually accentuate one or more of the indicating elements that are assigned to the operating action by changing relative intensities of the light emitted from the indicating elements.

    APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MONITORING A SAFETY FUNCTION OF A MACHINE OR TECHNICAL INSTALLATION

    公开(公告)号:US20200177072A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-06-04

    申请号:US16692557

    申请日:2019-11-22

    IPC分类号: H02M1/36 H02H1/00 G01R19/165

    摘要: Apparatus for voltage monitoring of a dual-channel device which implements or monitors a safety function of a machine or technical installation. The apparatus comprises an input for receiving an input voltage, a voltage regulator for generating a defined output voltage, and an output for providing the defined output voltage for the operation of the device. A voltage monitor compares a voltage present at the output with the defined output voltage and switches off the output in case the present voltage at the output deviates from the defined output voltage. A first interface and a second interface connect the voltage regulator to the dual-channels of the device, wherein the first interface and the second interface connect to a first processing channel and a second processing channel of the device separately so that the first processing channel and the second processing channel of the device can detune the voltage regulator independently.

    Safety control system having configurable inputs

    公开(公告)号:US10558189B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-02-11

    申请号:US15152018

    申请日:2016-05-11

    IPC分类号: G05B19/048

    摘要: A safety control system for switching on and safely switching off at least one actuator, including at least one input module for evaluating an input signal of a safety transmitter and for generating an output signal, and at least one output module for the safe actuation of the at least one actuator as a function of the output signal of the input module. The input signal has different signal parameters as a function of the type of safety transmitter. Furthermore, the safety control system includes a setting unit having a memory in which the signal parameters for the input module are stored, and the input module evaluates the input signal as a function of the signal parameters.

    Knitted Fabric and Use of a Knitted Fabric
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    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20200040492A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-02-06

    申请号:US16595997

    申请日:2019-10-08

    IPC分类号: D04B1/12 G01V3/08

    摘要: A shaped knitted fabric (1a-1f) is provided comprising at least one first layer (10), into which a plurality of linear or flat, for example, strip-shaped, electroconductive structures (10a, 10b, 10c, 11a, 11b, 11c) made of an electroconductive yarn and linear or flat, for example strip-shaped, non-electroconductive structures (12) made of a non-electroconductive yarn are knitted such that the electroconductive structures (10a, 10b, 10c, 11a, 11b, 11c) are electrically insulated from one another, wherein each of the electroconductive structures (10a, 10b, 10c, 11a, 11b, 11c) can individually be electrically contacted and connected to an evaluation circuit (50).