EP0623943B1 - Relay terminal array with malfunction detection and transmission functions - Google Patents
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- This invention concerns a relay terminal which is capable of transmitting detection signals when malfunctions are detected in the relay load circuits.
- a conventional relay terminal array consists of a number of relays whose contacts are connected to load circuits. Each load circuit is switched on or off in accordance with the contact state of the relay coil. Some conventional relay terminals are not able to transmit signals whether or not there is contact while other conventional relay terminals can. Conventional relay terminals of the type described above, however, cannot detect malfunctions. When such a relay becomes fused or a contact becomes intermittent, the malfunction cannot be immediately detected in the control center. The delay in detecting the malfunctioning relay causes down time and other problems.
- a relay terminal array having a plurality of relays, each of said plurality of relays having a relay coil such that excitation of said relay coil causes a relay contact, said relay terminal array comprising: a current detection circuit for detecting the presence or absence of a current in a load circuit of said relays and outputting detection signals, and a transmission control circuit for comparing said detection signals from said current detection circuit with a state signal from each of said relay coils, to determine if a malfunction has occurred in said relays, said transmission control circuit outputting a malfunction detection signal when a malfunction has occurred.
- FR-A-2 565 430 discloses a relay terminal having a relay coil such that excitation of said relay coil causes a relay contact, said relay terminal comprising: a current detection circuit for detecting the presence or absence of a current in a load circuit of said relay and outputting detection signals, and a transmission control circuit for comparing said detection signals from said current detection circuit with a state signal from said relay coil, to determine if a malfunction has occurred in said relay, said transmission control circuit outputting a malfunction detection signal when a malfunction has occurred.
- This invention considers the problem described above.
- One advantage of this invention that the relay terminal array is capable of detecting malfunctions and transmitting the status of the relay terminal to the main control unit.
- This invention in an embodiment, provides a number of other advantages.
- This invention uses a magneto-electric converter element to detect the presence or absence of current in a load circuit.
- an advantage is that a determination whether or not a malfunction has occurred is made based on the logic state of a current detection circuit and the result of processing performed on an output indicating the state of a relay coil.
- the malfunction detection function can be disabled.
- a further advantage of this invention is that the user can enable or disable the detection function, as needed, in response to the load being used.
- the relay terminal array according to the invention is defined in claim 1.
- the relay terminal array of this invention comprises a number of relays in which the excitation of the relay coil of each relay causes the relay contact, which is connected to a load circuit, to be made or broken.
- Each of the relays has a current detection unit comprising, in an embodiment, a detection coil serially connected to its associated load circuit; a magneto-electric converter element to detect the presence of magnetic flux which is generated by an electric current flowing through the detection coil; and a current detection circuit which outputs a signal representing a logic state.
- the current detection unit can detect a malfunction in any of the relays. If a malfunction is detected, the current detection unit outputs a signal indicating that a malfunction has occurred.
- the relay terminal array also has a transmitting unit to transmit the state of the relay whether a malfunction has occurred. The transmitting unit receives the output of the current detection unit and outputs an output signal to, for example, a monitoring center for the system.
- the processor will conclude that the load circuit is normal.
- a signal indicating that a malfunction has or has not occurred is transmitted to the exterior, for example, to a programmable controller.
- An open relay detection switch for preventing said transmission control circuit from outputting said malfunction signal is provided.
- Fig. 1 is a block diagram showing a relay terminal array of this invention.
- This relay terminal array comprises power supply circuit 1; reset circuit 2; driver/receiver circuit 3, which sends data to and receives data from a programmable controller; transmission control circuit 4; output circuit 6, which receives relay coil outputs D 16 , D 17 , D 18 and D 19 from transmission control circuit 4 and transmits them to relay coils 5 1 , 5 2 , 5 3 , and 5 4 , respectively; current detection coils 9 1 , 9 2 , 9 3 , and 9 4 , which are connected in series with relay contacts 7 1 , 7 2 , 7 3 , and 7 4 and connected to load circuits 8 1 , 8 2 , 8 3 , and 8 4 , respectively; current detection circuit 10, which detects the magnetic flux generated in detection coils 9 1 , 9 2 , 9 3 , and 9 4 and outputs signals D 0 , D 1 , D 2 , and
- Current detection circuit 10 comprises four independent circuits corresponding to detection coils 9 1 , 9 2 , 9 3 , and 9 4 , which are connected in series with their corresponding load circuits.
- Transmission control circuit 4 receives the signals representing the presence or absence of current in the load circuits which are output by current detection circuit 10. It processes these signals together with the state of the relay coils to determine whether or not a malfunction has occurred.
- a malfunctioning relay When a malfunctioning relay is detected, its corresponding display means, one of LED3, LED4, LED5, and LED6, will flash on and off, and a signal indicating that the relay is malfunctioning (its corresponding flag) will be transmitted to the programmable controller via driver/receiver 3.
- Fig. 2 is a circuit diagram of an example of a circuit for the current detection circuit 10.
- This circuit comprises magnetic flux detection circuit 21, which contains Hall element HE to detect magnetic flux in detection coil 9; constant voltage circuit 22, which provides drive voltage to Hall element HE at a constant level of 1V; amplifier circuit 23, which amplifies the output of Hall element HE; comparator circuit 24, which compares the amplified signal with a reference voltage and whose output is "HIGH” in the presence of a current and is "LOW” in the absence of a circuit; and smoothing circuit 25, which smooths the output signal when an AC load is being used.
- Detection coil 9 which is connected to load circuit 8 serially, is wound on a ring core with a gap.
- Hall element HE in magnetic flux detection circuit 21 measures the magnetic flux generated by the current outputs the voltage generated by the load current.
- Constant-voltage circuit 22 comprises transistor Q 1 , whose emitter is connected to Hall element HE and whose collector is connected to the +5V power supply; resistor R 1 , one of whose terminals is connected to the +5V power supply; and resistor R 2 , one of whose terminals is connected to the other terminal of resistor R 1 at the connection point for the base of transistor Q 1 , and the other of whose terminals is connected to the power supply at the 0V level.
- the ratio for resistors R 1 and R 2 is set so that a voltage of 1V is applied to Hall element HE.
- Amplifier circuit 23 has a differential amplifier unit 27 comprising resistors R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , and R 6 , operational amplifier 26; and operational amplifier 28.
- the output terminal of operational amplifier 28 and the inverting input terminal are connected to form a voltage follower, which is connected to one of the terminals of resistor R 6 .
- Comparator circuit 24 comprises the series circuit comprising resistors R 7 , R 8 , R 9 , and R 10 , connected to the power supply between the +5V and 0V levels, which supply reference voltages VR 1 , and VR 2 ; operational amplifier 30, whose non-inverting input terminal is connected the output of amplifier circuit 23 and whose inverting input terminal is connected the common connection point of resistors R 7 and R 8 , the reference voltage VR 1 ; operational amplifier 31, whose non-inverting input terminal is connected the connection points of resistors R 9 and R 10 , the reference voltage VR 2 (VR 1 > VR 2 ) and whose inverting input terminal is connected the output of amplifier circuit 23; and OR circuit 32, which receives as input the outputs of operational amplifiers 31 and 32.
- the output of current detection circuit 10 comprises signals D 0 , D 1 , D 2 , and D 3 , which indicate the presence or absence of a current in load circuits 8 1 , 8 2 , 8 3 , and 8 4 . These signals are input into transmission control circuit 4.
- transmission control circuit 4 logic processing is performed on signals D 0 , D 1 , D 2 , and D 3 received from circuit detection circuit 10 and on relay coil outputs D 16 , D 17 , D 18 , and D 19 , which are output to the various relays via output circuit 6. This processing determines whether a malfunction has occurred.
- a relay is ON, that is, if the output signal from the relay coil is "LOW", and the current detection signal (the load current) is positive (i.e., greater than 0.5A), the relay is in its normal ON state, and its LED will stay lit continuously. Waveforms for this case are shown in Fig. 4.
- the output signals D 16 , D 17 , D 18 , and D 19 from the relay coils are "HIGH".
- the current detection signal is negative (i.e., less than 0.5A), and LED3, LED4, LED5, and LED6 will be off.
- the waveforms for this case are shown in Fig. 5.
- the current flowing in the load circuit which is made or broken by the relays is relatively large. However, conditions set by the user, such as having a load which is only the display means, may cause the current to be very small. If this happens, the current detection circuit may output a "negative" signal, even though the load current is normal. An open relay malfunction is then detected when conditions are in fact normal. This circuit has a feature which allows the user to prevent such false positives. When open relay detection switches 11 1 , 11 2 , 11 3 , and 11 4 are on, the detection of open relay malfunctions will be prevented.
- Fig. 9 shows the waveforms for the case in which the circuit is shorted.
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Description
- This invention concerns a relay terminal which is capable of transmitting detection signals when malfunctions are detected in the relay load circuits.
- A conventional relay terminal array consists of a number of relays whose contacts are connected to load circuits. Each load circuit is switched on or off in accordance with the contact state of the relay coil. Some conventional relay terminals are not able to transmit signals whether or not there is contact while other conventional relay terminals can. Conventional relay terminals of the type described above, however, cannot detect malfunctions. When such a relay becomes fused or a contact becomes intermittent, the malfunction cannot be immediately detected in the control center. The delay in detecting the malfunctioning relay causes down time and other problems.
- From EP-A-0 616 346, which is a document according to Art. 54 (3) EPC for all designated countries, a relay terminal array is known having a plurality of relays, each of said plurality of relays having a relay coil such that excitation of said relay coil causes a relay contact, said relay terminal array comprising: a current detection circuit for detecting the presence or absence of a current in a load circuit of said relays and outputting detection signals, and a transmission control circuit for comparing said detection signals from said current detection circuit with a state signal from each of said relay coils, to determine if a malfunction has occurred in said relays, said transmission control circuit outputting a malfunction detection signal when a malfunction has occurred.
- FR-A-2 565 430 discloses a relay terminal having a relay coil such that excitation of said relay coil causes a relay contact, said relay terminal comprising: a current detection circuit for detecting the presence or absence of a current in a load circuit of said relay and outputting detection signals, and a transmission control circuit for comparing said detection signals from said current detection circuit with a state signal from said relay coil, to determine if a malfunction has occurred in said relay, said transmission control circuit outputting a malfunction detection signal when a malfunction has occurred.
- This invention considers the problem described above. One advantage of this invention that the relay terminal array is capable of detecting malfunctions and transmitting the status of the relay terminal to the main control unit.
- This invention in an embodiment, provides a number of other advantages. This invention uses a magneto-electric converter element to detect the presence or absence of current in a load circuit. Thus, an advantage is that a determination whether or not a malfunction has occurred is made based on the logic state of a current detection circuit and the result of processing performed on an output indicating the state of a relay coil.
- Other advantages are that a wide range of currents can be detected and that signal indicating that a relay has malfunctioned can be transmitted to a programmable controller or other device. Another advantage is that a malfunction of a relay can be reported on site without increasing the number of components required.
- According to the invention the malfunction detection function can be disabled. Thus, a further advantage of this invention is that the user can enable or disable the detection function, as needed, in response to the load being used.
- The relay terminal array according to the invention is defined in
claim 1. - The relay terminal array of this invention comprises a number of relays in which the excitation of the relay coil of each relay causes the relay contact, which is connected to a load circuit, to be made or broken. Each of the relays has a current detection unit comprising, in an embodiment, a detection coil serially connected to its associated load circuit; a magneto-electric converter element to detect the presence of magnetic flux which is generated by an electric current flowing through the detection coil; and a current detection circuit which outputs a signal representing a logic state. By performing logic processing on the output of the magneto-electric converter element and the excitation of the relay coil, the current detection unit can detect a malfunction in any of the relays. If a malfunction is detected, the current detection unit outputs a signal indicating that a malfunction has occurred. The relay terminal array also has a transmitting unit to transmit the state of the relay whether a malfunction has occurred. The transmitting unit receives the output of the current detection unit and outputs an output signal to, for example, a monitoring center for the system.
- When current is flowing in the load circuit for any relay, a magnetic flux is generated in the detection coil serially connected to that load circuit. When no current is flowing, no flux is generated. The presence or absence of this magnetic flux is detected by the magneto-electric converter element in the current detection circuit, and the result is output as a signal representing a logic state. The signal output by the current detection circuit and the state of the relay coil are processed by the logic processing device. If, for example, the state of the relay coil is "1", indicating that the relay is on, and the output of the current circuit is "0", indicating that the load circuit is open, the processor will conclude that a malfunction has occurred. If the state of the relay coil is "1" and the output of the current detection circuit is also "1", meaning that current is flowing in the load circuit, the processor will conclude that the load circuit is normal. A signal indicating that a malfunction has or has not occurred is transmitted to the exterior, for example, to a programmable controller. An open relay detection switch for preventing said transmission control circuit from outputting said malfunction signal is provided.
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- Fig. 1 is a block diagram showing a relay terminal array of this invention;
- Fig. 2 is a circuit diagram showing a circuit used as the current detection unit in the relay terminal array;
- Figs. 3a-3d are a timing chart illustrating the operation of the smoothing circuit of the current detection unit;
- Fig. 4 is a timing chart illustrating the operation of the relay terminal array in its normal ON state;
- Fig. 5 is a timing chart illustrating the operation of the relay terminal array in its normal OFF state;
- Fig. 6 is a timing chart illustrating the operation of the relay terminal array when the circuits are open and the open circuit detection switches are on;
- Fig. 7 is a timing chart illustrating the operation of the relay terminal array when the circuits are open and the open circuit detection switches are off;
- Figs. 8a-8d show various waveforms illustrating the operation of the relay terminal array when the circuits are open and the open circuit detection switches are switched on while detection is occurring;
- Figs. 9a-9c show various waveforms illustrating the operation of the relay terminal array when the load circuit is shorted; and
- Fig. 10 is a chart showing the state of the display for normal operation and malfunction for every relay coil state and load current in the relay terminal array.
- The invention will be described with references to the accompanying drawings, Figs. 1-10. Fig. 1 is a block diagram showing a relay terminal array of this invention. This relay terminal array comprises
power supply circuit 1;reset circuit 2; driver/receiver circuit 3, which sends data to and receives data from a programmable controller; transmission control circuit 4;output circuit 6, which receives relay coil outputs D16, D17, D18 and D19 from transmission control circuit 4 and transmits them to relaycoils current detection coils relay contacts current detection circuit 10, which detects the magnetic flux generated indetection coils switches Current detection circuit 10 comprises four independent circuits corresponding todetection coils current detection circuit 10. It processes these signals together with the state of the relay coils to determine whether or not a malfunction has occurred. When a malfunctioning relay is detected, its corresponding display means, one of LED3, LED4, LED5, and LED6, will flash on and off, and a signal indicating that the relay is malfunctioning (its corresponding flag) will be transmitted to the programmable controller via driver/receiver 3. - Fig. 2 is a circuit diagram of an example of a circuit for the
current detection circuit 10. This circuit comprises magneticflux detection circuit 21, which contains Hall element HE to detect magnetic flux indetection coil 9;constant voltage circuit 22, which provides drive voltage to Hall element HE at a constant level of 1V;amplifier circuit 23, which amplifies the output of Hall element HE;comparator circuit 24, which compares the amplified signal with a reference voltage and whose output is "HIGH" in the presence of a current and is "LOW" in the absence of a circuit; andsmoothing circuit 25, which smooths the output signal when an AC load is being used. -
Detection coil 9, which is connected to load circuit 8 serially, is wound on a ring core with a gap. When a current is flowing indetection coil 9, Hall element HE in magneticflux detection circuit 21 measures the magnetic flux generated by the current outputs the voltage generated by the load current. - Constant-
voltage circuit 22 comprises transistor Q1, whose emitter is connected to Hall element HE and whose collector is connected to the +5V power supply; resistor R1, one of whose terminals is connected to the +5V power supply; and resistor R2, one of whose terminals is connected to the other terminal of resistor R1 at the connection point for the base of transistor Q1, and the other of whose terminals is connected to the power supply at the 0V level. The ratio for resistors R1 and R2 is set so that a voltage of 1V is applied to Hall element HE. -
Amplifier circuit 23 has adifferential amplifier unit 27 comprising resistors R3, R4, R5, and R6,operational amplifier 26; andoperational amplifier 28. The output terminal ofoperational amplifier 28 and the inverting input terminal are connected to form a voltage follower, which is connected to one of the terminals of resistor R6. The output voltage VOP ofamplifier circuit 23 can be obtained by solving VOP = AVH + VC , where the output of Hall element HE is VH, the differential amplification factor is A, and the constant voltage output byvoltage follower 29 is VC. -
Comparator circuit 24 comprises the series circuit comprising resistors R7, R8, R9, and R10, connected to the power supply between the +5V and 0V levels, which supply reference voltages VR1, and VR2;operational amplifier 30, whose non-inverting input terminal is connected the output ofamplifier circuit 23 and whose inverting input terminal is connected the common connection point of resistors R7 and R8, the reference voltage VR1;operational amplifier 31, whose non-inverting input terminal is connected the connection points of resistors R9 and R10, the reference voltage VR2 (VR1 > VR2) and whose inverting input terminal is connected the output ofamplifier circuit 23; and ORcircuit 32, which receives as input the outputs ofoperational amplifiers - When the output VOP of
amplifier circuit 23 is greater than VR1 (VOP > VR1), the output ofoperational amplifier 30 is "HIGH" and the output ofoperational amplifier 31 is "LOW". In this case, the output of ORcircuit 32 is "HIGH", indicating that a current has been detected. - When the output VOP of
amplifier circuit 23 is greater than VR1, but less than VR2 (VR2 > VOP > VR1), the output of bothoperational amplifiers circuit 32 is "LOW", indicating the absence of a current. - When the output VOP of
amplifier circuit 23 is less than VR2 (VOP < VR2), the output ofoperational amplifier 30 is "LOW" and the output ofoperational amplifier 31 is "HIGH". In this case, the output of ORcircuit 32 is "HIGH", indicating the presence of a current. - Smoothing
circuit 25 comprises resistor R12 connected in series with a parallel circuit of diode d and resistor R11 between the input terminal which receives the output VI ofcomparator circuit 24 and output terminal Di (i = 0, 1, 2, 3). Resistor R13 is connected between the input terminal and 0V. Capacitor C1 is connected between the output terminal and 0V. - Let us assume that the load current in smoothing
circuit 25 is AC and the output of Hall element HE is the signal pictured in Fig. 3a. This signal is amplified byamplifier circuit 23, superposed on the 2.5V DC reference voltage, and output. The result is that the output VOP ofamplifier circuit 23 has a waveform like that shown in Fig. 3b.Comparator circuit 24 compares output VOP to reference voltages VR1 and VR2. If VOP > VR1 or VOP < VR2, the output ofcomparator circuit 24 is "HIGH". In this case, the output VI ofcomparator circuit 24 assumes the waveform shown in Fig. 3c. This pulse-type output waveform VI is smoothed by smoothingcircuit 25 and output as signal Do shown in Fig. 3d to indicate that a current has been detected. - When the output VI of
comparator circuit 24 is "HIGH", capacitor C1 is charged via diode d and resistor R12. Since the time constants of R12 and C1 are small, the charging will occur rapidly. When the output VI ofcomparator circuit 24 is "LOW", the voltage charged in capacitor C1 is discharged through resistors R12, R11, and R13. In this case, the time constant (R11 + R12 + R13) with capacitor C1 is large, resulting in a smoothing effect. The smoothing circuit does not operative when a DC current flows in the load circuit, since it is not needed. - The output of
current detection circuit 10, achieved as described above, comprises signals D0, D1, D2, and D3, which indicate the presence or absence of a current in load circuits 81, 82, 83, and 84. These signals are input into transmission control circuit 4. In transmission control circuit 4, logic processing is performed on signals D0, D1, D2, and D3 received fromcircuit detection circuit 10 and on relay coil outputs D16, D17, D18, and D19, which are output to the various relays viaoutput circuit 6. This processing determines whether a malfunction has occurred. - A brief explanation of determination of a malfunction follows. If a relay is ON, that is, if the output signal from the relay coil is "LOW", and the current detection signal (the load current) is positive (i.e., greater than 0.5A), the relay is in its normal ON state, and its LED will stay lit continuously. Waveforms for this case are shown in Fig. 4.
- In the normal OFF state, the output signals D16, D17, D18, and D19 from the relay coils are "HIGH". The current detection signal is negative (i.e., less than 0.5A), and LED3, LED4, LED5, and LED6 will be off. The waveforms for this case are shown in Fig. 5.
- When the relays are in the normal OFF state, all malfunction flags will be set to "0", and a malfunction flag "0" will be transmitted to the programmable controller.
- When any of the load circuits of the relays are open, and detection switches 111, 112, 113, and 114 are on, the output signals from the relay coils are "LOW", indicating that the relays are on, but the current detection signals will be negative. In this case, the LED drive signal will pulse, and LED3, LED4, LED5, and LED6 will flash on and off to indicate a malfunction. The malfunction flag will be set to "1". Fig. 6 shows the waveforms for this case.
- Normally, the current flowing in the load circuit which is made or broken by the relays is relatively large. However, conditions set by the user, such as having a load which is only the display means, may cause the current to be very small. If this happens, the current detection circuit may output a "negative" signal, even though the load current is normal. An open relay malfunction is then detected when conditions are in fact normal. This circuit has a feature which allows the user to prevent such false positives. When open relay detection switches 111, 112, 113, and 114 are on, the detection of open relay malfunctions will be prevented. When the load circuits of the relays are open and switches 111, 112, 113, and 114 are off, the output signals from the relay coils will be "LOW" (to indicate that the relays are on). Because switches 111, 112, 113, and 114 are off, the LEDs will remain lit even if the current detection signal is negative, and the malfunction flag will be "0". Waveforms for this case are shown in Fig. 7.
- When the relays are open and switches 111, 112, 113, and 114 are switched on, while detection is occurring, LED3, LED4, LED5, and LED6 will enter detection phase and light up. The LEDs will begin flashing when the switches are activated. Figs. 8a-8d shown the waveforms for this case.
- When the load circuit is shorted, the output signal from the relay coils are "HIGH", indicating that the relays are off. Since the current detection signal is positive, the LED drive signal will pulse, as shown in Fig. 9c. The LEDs (LED3, LED4, LED5, and LED6) will flash to indicate a malfunction, and the malfunction flag will be "1". Fig. 9 shows the waveforms for the case in which the circuit is shorted.
- A summary of the relationship of the relays, the load current, the open relay detection switches, the LEDs, and the malfunction flags is shown in Fig. 10 for each condition discussed above.
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- A relay terminal array having a plurality of relays, each of said plurality of relays having a relay coil such that excitation of said relay coil causes a relay contact, said relay terminal array comprising:a current detection circuit (10) for detecting the presence or absence of a current in a load circuit of said relays and outputting detection signals,a transmission control circuit (4) for comparing said detection signals from said current detection circuit with a state signal from each of said relay coils, to determine if a malfunction has occurred in said relays, said transmission control circuit outputting a malfunction detection signal when a malfunction has occurred, anda switch (111, 112, 113, 114) for preventing said transmission control circuit from outputting said malfunction signal.
- A relay terminal array as claimed in claim 1, wherein said current detection circuit (10) comprises:a magnetic flux detection circuit (21) for detecting magnetic flux generated by said current in said load circuit and to output a magnetic flux detection signal;a constant-voltage circuit (22) for providing a constant drive voltage to said magnetic flux detection circuit;an amplifier circuit (23) for amplifying said magnetic flux detection signal from said magnetic flux detection circuit and outputting an amplified detection signal; anda comparator circuit (24) for comparing said amplified detection signal from said amplifier circuit with a reference voltage to determine the presence or absence of said current in said load circuit and outputting a current detection signal,wherein said detection signals comprise said magnetic flux detection signal, said amplified detection signal, and said current detection signal.
- A relay terminal array as claimed in claim 2, wherein said magnetic flux detection circuit (21) comprises:a detection coil (9) connected serially to said load circuit of said relay; anda magneto-electric converter element (HE) for detecting magnetic flux generated by said current in said load circuit.
- A relay terminal array as claimed in claim 2, said relay terminal array further comprising a smoothing circuit (25) for smoothing said current detection signal outputted by said comparator circuit (24).
- A relay terminal array as claimed in any of the preceding claims, said relay terminal array further comprising a plurality of display means (LED3, LED4, LEDS, LED6) corresponding to said plurality of relays for displaying whether a malfunction has occurred in each of said relays, said display means being activated by said malfunction detection signal from said transmission control circuit (4).
- A relay terminal array as claimed in any of the preceding claims, said relay terminal array further comprising a driver-receiver circuit (3) for transmitting said malfunction detection signal to a monitoring center.
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