Remote switch monitoring circuit for mining

Details Remote switch monitoring circuit for mining Remote switch monitoring circuit for mining

1983-08-22

1984-06-26

Caldwell, Sr., John W.

Communications: electrical

Condition responsive indicating system

Specific condition

340650, 340652, 340659, G08B 2100

Patent

active

044569084

ABSTRACT:
In a monitoring system for the gates of a mine lift shaft, each gate has a switch and a square wave is generated in a signal station and connected to a transistor inverter beyond each switch. When the switch is in the closed (safe) position, the transistor inverter is connected in circuit and the inverse of the waveform is transmitted back to the signal station. When the switch opens the transistor is shorted out and thus the returned waveform is in phase with the transmitted waveform. The various conditions which may be received at the signal station are detected and only if the switch and cable are operating correctly is the gate closed condition indicated. The use of a square wave and a changeover switch ensure that both conditions of the switch produce a definite signal at the signal station, thus any failure in the cable or switch prevents the received waveform from being the inverse of the transmitted waveform. This is detected by the signal station as an unsafe condition and if it is due to a fault this is also indicated.

REFERENCES:
patent: 3611361 (1971-10-01), Gallichotte et al.
patent: 3713142 (1973-01-01), Getchell
patent: 4044351 (1977-08-01), Everson
patent: 4266219 (1981-05-01), Foster et al.

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