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The invention concerns a switching device system including at least one switching device, signal means and control means. Each switching device includes at least one mobile contact part, an electric motor and, coupling means. The coupling means is arranged to transfer motion from the electric motor

The invention concerns a switching device system including at least one switching device, signal means and control means. Each switching device includes at least one mobile contact part, an electric motor and, coupling means. The coupling means is arranged to transfer motion from the electric motor to the mobile contact part. The control means is arranged to control the switching device. According to the invention the control means is at least partly remotely located from the switching device. The signal means transmit signals from the switching device to the remotely located control means and vice/versa. The signals represent real-time data and/or off-line data. The invention concerns also a switching device, control means and methods related to the invented system as well as computer program products for such system and electric power system being provided with such system.

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What is claimed is: 1. A switching device system, comprising: at least one electric switching device, the at least one switching device comprising at least one mobile contact part, an electric motor, and a coupling, the coupling being arranged to transfer motion from the electric motor to the at le

What is claimed is: 1. A switching device system, comprising: at least one electric switching device, the at least one switching device comprising at least one mobile contact part, an electric motor, and a coupling, the coupling being arranged to transfer motion from the electric motor to the at least one mobile contact part; a converter operatively connected to the electric motor to govern operation of the electric motor; a position sensor operative to detect at one of a position, speed or acceleration of the at least one mobile contact part; a measuring unit operative to measure at least one of a current through the at least one switching device or a voltage across the at least one switching device; a control operative to receive signals from at least one of the position sensor and the measuring unit, and to control the switching device based upon the received signals, the control being at least partially remotely located from the at least one switching device; and signal means operative to transmit signals between the at least one switching device and the control and/or vice versa, the signals comprising at least one of real-time data and off-line data. 2. The system according to claim 1, further comprising: a voltage sensor operative to sense a voltage supplied to the converter; and a current sensor operative to sense a current supplied to the electric motor; wherein the control is operative to receive signals from at least one of the position sensor, the current sensor, the voltage sensor, and the measuring unit and to control the switching device based upon the received signals. 3. The system according to claim 1, wherein the control comprises at least one of a motor control and a motion control, the motor control being arranged to obtain data relating to the operation of the electric motor and the motion control means being arranged to obtain data relating to the motion of the at least one mobile contact part and/or data relating to the status of an electric line to which the switching device is connected. 4. The system according to claim 1, wherein the signal means comprises at least one of electric wire, optical cable, transmitter/receiver for electromagnetic waves or internet connection. 5. The system according to claim 1, wherein the remotely located control means comprises a primary control and a secondary control, the secondary control being located at a larger distance from the at least one switching device than the primary control. 6. The system according to claim 5, wherein the secondary control is located a distance that is orders of magnitude larger than the distance between the at least one switching device and the primary control. 7. The system according to claim 5, wherein the signal means comprises a first signal means arranged to transmit signals between the primary control means and the at least one switching device, second signal means arranged to transmit signals between the secondary control means and the at least one switching device, and third signal means arranged to transmit signals between the primary control means and the secondary control means. 8. The system according to claim 5, wherein the signal means comprises a first signal means arranged to transmit signals between the primary control means and the at least one switching device and second signal means arranged to transmit signals between the primary control means and the secondary control means. 9. The system according to claim 1, wherein at least a portion of the remotely located control means is connected by the signal means to a plurality of switching devices in an electric network, said network being a regional, national or international network. 10. The system according to claim 9, wherein the remotely located control means comprises primary control means and secondary control means, the primary control means being connected by signal means to a plurality of switching devices within an electric plant or a group of electric plants. 11. The system according to claim 1, wherein the remotely located control means includes data storage means arranged to store data received by the signal means. 12. The system according to claim 1, wherein the remotely located control means includes a central processor arranged to process received data and/or provide data for instruction signals. 13. The system according to claim 1, wherein the control means includes local control means at the switching device, which local control means is arranged to be affected by signals received from the remotely located control means. 14. The system according to claim 13, wherein the local control means includes a local processor arranged to receive data, process data and/or provide instructions to the switching device, the received data including data received by signals from the remotely located control means. 15. The system according to claim 13, wherein the local processor includes a computer program product which product is arranged to receive up-dating program-affecting signals from the remotely located control means. 16. The system according to claim 1, wherein the remotely located control means for one switching device controls other switching devices in the system, the switching devices being interconnected by signal means. 17. An electric power network, comprising: a switching device system according to claim 1. 18. A switching device, comprising: at least one mobile contact part; an electric motor; a converter operatively connected to the electric motor to govern operation of the electric motor; a coupling arranged to transfer motion from the electric motor to the at least one mobile contact part; a position sensor operative to detect at least one of a position, speed or acceleration of the at least one mobile contact part; a measuring unit operative to measure at least one of a current through the at least one switching device or a voltage across the at least one switching device; and at least one of signal receiving means or signal emitting means arranged to respectively receive and/or emit signals from/to remotely located control means. 19. The switching device according to claim 18, further comprising: a voltage sensor operative to sense a voltage supplied to the converter; and a current sensor operative to sense a current supplied to the electric motor. 20. The switching device according to claim 18, wherein the switching device further comprises a local control. 21. The switching device according to claim 20, wherein the local control comprises at least one of a motor control or a motion control, the motor control being arranged to obtain data relating to the operation of the electric motor and the motion control means being arranged to obtain data relating to the motion of the at least one mobile contact part and/or data relating to the status of an electric line, to which the switching device is connected. 22. The switching device according to claim 20, wherein the signal receiving means and the signal emitting means comprise at least one of electric wire connection, optic cable connection transmitter/receiver for electromagnetic waves or inter-net connection. 23. The switching device according to claim 20, wherein the local control means is arranged to be affected by signals received by the signal receiving means. 24. The switching device according to claim 23, wherein the local control means comprises a processor arranged to carry out at least one of receiving data, processing data or providing instructions to the switching device, the received data including data received by the signal receiving means. 25. The switching device according to claim 24, wherein the processor comprises a computer program product that is arranged to receive up-dating program-affecting signals received by the signal receiving means. 26. An electric power network, comprising: at least one switching device according to claim 18. 27. A switching device control arranged to be remotely located from the switching device according to claim 18, the control comprising: at least one of signal receiving means or signal emitting means arranged to respectively receive and/or emit signals from/to the switching device, the signals comprising data relating to the operation of the electric motor, data relating to the status of an electric line to which the switching device is connected and/or data relating to the motion of the at least one mobile contact part are obtained. 28. The control according to claim 27, wherein the signal receiving means and the signal emitting means comprises at least one of electric wire connection, optic cable connection, transmitter/receiver for electromagnetic waves or internet connection. 29. The control according to claim 27, wherein the control is arranged to control a plurality of switching devices within an electric plant, a group of electric plants, or a regional, national or international network. 30. The control according to claim 27, wherein the control comprises data storage means arranged to store data received by the signal receiving means. 31. The control according to claim 27, wherein the control comprises a processor arranged to process received data and/or provide data to the signal emitting means.