发明申请
- 专利标题: METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR MULTI-FREQUENCY GROUND FAULT CIRCUIT INTERRUPT GROUNDED NEUTRAL FAULT DETECTION
- 专利标题(中): 用于多频接地故障电路中断接地中性故障检测的方法与装置
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申请号: US12792191申请日: 2010-06-02
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公开(公告)号: US20100309592A1公开(公告)日: 2010-12-09
- 发明人: Hugh T. Kinsel
- 申请人: Hugh T. Kinsel
- 申请人地址: US GA Alpharetta
- 专利权人: Siemens Industry, Inc.
- 当前专利权人: Siemens Industry, Inc.
- 当前专利权人地址: US GA Alpharetta
- 主分类号: H02H9/08
- IPC分类号: H02H9/08
摘要:
In a first aspect, a ground fault circuit interrupt (“GFCI”) device is provided for use with an AC power system that includes a line conductor, a neutral conductor and a transformer. The line conductor and the neutral conductor are each coupled between a source and a load, and the neutral conductor is coupled to ground at the source. The transformer includes a first primary winding coupled in series with the line conductor, a second primary winding coupled in series with the neutral conductor, and a secondary winding. The device includes a grounded neutral fault detector circuit coupled to the secondary winding. The grounded neutral fault detector circuit: (a) drives the secondary winding with a multi-frequency AC signal, (b) monitors a multi-frequency load signal in the secondary winding, and (c) provides a first detection signal if the monitored load signal exceeds a predetermined threshold. Numerous other aspects are also provided.
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