SELF-TEST AUTO MONITOR GROUND FAULT CIRCUIT INTERRUPTER (GFCI) WITH POWER DENIAL

    公开(公告)号:US20210278477A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-09-09

    申请号:US17331083

    申请日:2021-05-26

    Abstract: A circuit interrupting device including one or more line terminals for connecting to an external power supply, one or more load terminals for connecting to an external load, one or more contacts electrically connecting one or more line terminals to one or more load terminals, and an auto-monitoring circuit. The auto-monitoring circuit configured to monitor one or more signals to determine an operating state of said circuit interrupting device, output a first signal having a first voltage level based on the operating state, wherein the first voltage level is greater than zero volts, and output a second signal having a second voltage level based on the operating state, wherein the second voltage level is greater than the first voltage level.

    GROUND FAULT CIRCUIT INTERRUPTER USING FREQUENCY RECOGNITION AND MEASUREMENT

    公开(公告)号:US20200161849A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-05-21

    申请号:US16748229

    申请日:2020-01-21

    Abstract: A wiring device including an interrupting device, a fault detection circuit, and a testing circuit. The interrupting device is electrically connecting one or more line terminals to one or more load terminals. The fault detection circuit is configured to detect a fault condition and generate a fault detection signal in response to detecting the fault condition. The fault detection signal being provided to the interrupting device to place the interrupting device in a tripped condition. The testing circuit is configured to determine a frequency of an input voltage at the one or more line terminals, filter the frequency of the input voltage, determine whether the filtered frequency is within a predetermined range, and when the filtered frequency is within the predetermined range, perform a test of the wiring device.

    Ground fault circuit interrupter using frequency recognition and measurement

    公开(公告)号:US10541526B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-01-21

    申请号:US15340269

    申请日:2016-11-01

    Abstract: A wiring device including an interrupting device, a fault detection circuit, and a testing circuit. The interrupting device electrically connects a line terminal to a load terminal when the interrupting device is in a reset condition and disconnects the line terminal from the load terminal when the interrupting device is in a tripped condition. The fault detection circuit is configured to detect a fault condition and generate a fault detection signal in response to detecting the fault condition, the fault detection signal is provided to the interrupting device to place the interrupting device in the tripped condition. The testing circuit is configured to determine a frequency of an input voltage at the one or more line terminals, perform a first test of the interrupting device at a first period of the frequency, and perform a second test of the fault detection circuit at a second period of the frequency.

    Self-testing auto monitor ground fault circuit interrupter (GFCI) with power denial

    公开(公告)号:US10418799B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-09-17

    申请号:US15415086

    申请日:2017-01-25

    Abstract: A circuit interrupting device including one or more line terminals for connecting to an external power supply, one or more load terminals for connecting to an external load, an interrupting device, a fault detection circuit, and an auto-monitoring circuit. When the auto-monitoring circuit determines that the circuit interrupting device has reached its end-of-life, and it is determined that contacts of said interrupting device have not failed, then a signal is driven to a first level to actuate a switch and open the contacts. Additionally, said signal may further be driven to a second level to inhibit said circuit interrupting device from resetting when it is determined that contacts of said interrupting device have failed.

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