Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Systems and methods for relay contact assembly reduction
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Application No.: US16588094Application Date: 2019-09-30
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Publication No.: US11538640B2Publication Date: 2022-12-27
- Inventor: Randall S. Langer , David Elmiger
- Applicant: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US OH Mayfield Heights
- Assignee: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US OH Mayfield Heights
- Agency: Fletcher Yoder, PC
- Main IPC: H01H9/56
- IPC: H01H9/56 ; H01H9/54 ; H02K11/33 ; H02K11/00 ; H01H50/00 ; H01H47/18 ; H01H47/22 ; H01H1/00 ; G01R31/327 ; H01H9/16 ; H01H47/00 ; H01H47/02

Abstract:
Systems and methods for contact erosion mitigation are provided. To perform contact erosion mitigation, an order of opening/closing poles and/or contact relays of particular poles is altered, resulting in a sharing of potential arcing conditions amongst the poles/contact relays of these poles.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210098205A1 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RELAY CONTACT ASSEMBLY REDUCTION Public/Granted day:2021-04-01
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