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- 专利标题: Electrical device with miswire protection and automated testing
- 专利标题(中): 具有不良电线保护和自动测试的电气设备
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申请号: US12953538申请日: 2010-11-24
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公开(公告)号: US08299799B2公开(公告)日: 2012-10-30
- 发明人: David A. Finlay, Sr. , Bruce F. Macbeth , Kent R. Morgan , Patrick J. Murphy , Thomas N. Packard , Jeffrey C. Richards , Gerald R. Savicki, Jr. , Richard Weeks
- 申请人: David A. Finlay, Sr. , Bruce F. Macbeth , Kent R. Morgan , Patrick J. Murphy , Thomas N. Packard , Jeffrey C. Richards , Gerald R. Savicki, Jr. , Richard Weeks
- 申请人地址: US NY Syracuse
- 专利权人: Pass & Seymour, Inc.
- 当前专利权人: Pass & Seymour, Inc.
- 当前专利权人地址: US NY Syracuse
- 代理机构: Bond Schoeneck & King
- 代理商 Daniel P. Malley
- 主分类号: G01R31/02
- IPC分类号: G01R31/02 ; H02H3/00 ; H01H75/00
摘要:
The present invention is directed to an electrical wiring device that includes an actuator assembly that is responsive to the fault detection signal. The actuator assembly includes a breaker coil configured to generate an actuation force in response to being energized. A circuit interrupter includes four sets of movable contacts configured to be driven into a reset state in response to a reset stimulus, the four sets of movable contacts being configured to be driven into a tripped state in response to the actuation force. A self-test circuit is coupled to the plurality of line terminals or the at least one sensor. The self-test circuit is configured to automatically generate a test signal from time to time during a predetermined portion of an AC power line cycle. The self-test circuit is configured such that the test signal is sensed by the at least one sensor when the at least one sensor is operational, the sensor output signal being a function of the test signal. A monitor circuit is configured to monitor the fault detection circuit or the actuator assembly; the mechanical actuation force is substantially inhibited when the fault detection circuit or at least a portion of the actuator assembly properly respond to the test signal. The monitor circuit generates an end-of-life response if the fault detection circuit or the actuator assembly do not respond to the test signal within a predetermined period of time.
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