Current sensing circuit and current sensing assembly including the same

    公开(公告)号:US10388445B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-08-20

    申请号:US15386063

    申请日:2016-12-21

    申请人: EATON CORPORATION

    摘要: A current sensing circuit for use with a Rogowski coil arranged around a conductor having a primary current includes input terminals structured to receive an output voltage of the Rogowski coil, an analog to digital converter structured to convert a differential voltage to a digital differential voltage signal, a digital integrator structured to receive the digital differential voltage signal, to implement a discrete-time transfer function that is a transform of a transfer function of an analog integrator, and to output a digital integrator output signal, and a direct current blocker filter structured to remove a direct current bias from the digital integrator output signal and to output a digital current output signal that is proportional to the primary current in the conductor.

    System and method for monitoring contact life of a circuit interrupter

    公开(公告)号:US10332698B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-06-25

    申请号:US15386953

    申请日:2016-12-21

    申请人: EATON CORPORATION

    摘要: An electronic trip unit for a circuit interrupter includes a line side voltage sensing module for measuring first voltages on a line side of separable contacts, a load side voltage sensing module for measuring second voltages on a load side of the separable contacts, a current sensor, and a main controller. The main controller is further structured and configured to: (i) for each of a plurality of arc interruption events in the circuit interrupter, determine a mass loss due to contact erosion during the arc interruption event based on one or more of the first voltages, the second voltages and the current measured by the current sensor, (ii) determine a total mass loss based on each determined mass loss due to contact erosion, and (iii) monitor a remaining life of the separable contacts based on the determined total mass loss due to contact erosion.

    Method and apparatus for authenticating and detecting circuit breaker integrity

    公开(公告)号:US10141128B1

    公开(公告)日:2018-11-27

    申请号:US15809535

    申请日:2017-11-10

    申请人: Eaton Corporation

    摘要: A circuit breaker apparatus may include a housing, a circuit inside the housing for protecting the conductors and the load of the circuit, a display attached to outside of the housing, a controller, and a power control device. The display may be an electronically-alterable display that does not require power in situations other than changing its state. The power control device may provide power to the controller and the display when the apparatus is being tampered with. When the controller is powered, it may cause the power control device to cause the display to change from a state that indicates that the apparatus is authenticated to another state that indicates that the apparatus has been tampered with. The power control device may include a battery and a switch, or a power harvester, which can be configured to provide power to the controller when the apparatus is being tampered with.

    CIRCUIT BREAKERS WITH TAMPER-EVIDENT SECURITY SEALS

    公开(公告)号:US20190043683A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-02-07

    申请号:US15668885

    申请日:2017-08-04

    申请人: Eaton Corporation

    IPC分类号: H01H71/02 H01H71/04

    摘要: A circuit breaker assembly including a housing assembly and a tamper detection system. The housing assembly defines a sealed enclosure. The sealed enclosure includes a division interface. The sealed enclosure is structured to be in one of a closed, first configuration, wherein the sealed enclosure defines a generally enclosed space, and an open, second configuration, wherein the sealed enclosure allows access to the enclosed space, and wherein, as the sealed enclosure moves between the first configuration to the second configuration, the sealed enclosure is reconfigured at the division interface. The tamper detection system includes a protective assembly and an indicator assembly. The protective assembly is structured to be coupled to the sealed enclosure at the division interface. The indicator assembly includes a rupturable construct. The rupturable construct is structured to transform from an intact, first configuration to a ruptured, second configuration.

    Circuit breakers with tamper-evident security seals

    公开(公告)号:US10325743B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-06-18

    申请号:US15668885

    申请日:2017-08-04

    申请人: Eaton Corporation

    摘要: A circuit breaker assembly including a housing assembly and a tamper detection system. The housing assembly defines a sealed enclosure. The sealed enclosure includes a division interface. The sealed enclosure is structured to be in one of a closed, first configuration, wherein the sealed enclosure defines a generally enclosed space, and an open, second configuration, wherein the sealed enclosure allows access to the enclosed space, and wherein, as the sealed enclosure moves between the first configuration to the second configuration, the sealed enclosure is reconfigured at the division interface. The tamper detection system includes a protective assembly and an indicator assembly. The protective assembly is structured to be coupled to the sealed enclosure at the division interface. The indicator assembly includes a rupturable construct. The rupturable construct is structured to transform from an intact, first configuration to a ruptured, second configuration.

    METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AUTHENTICATING AND DETECTING CIRCUIT BREAKER INTEGRITY

    公开(公告)号:US20190148089A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-05-16

    申请号:US16170150

    申请日:2018-10-25

    申请人: Eaton Corporation

    IPC分类号: H01H9/16 H02H3/04 H02H1/00

    摘要: A circuit breaker apparatus may include a housing, a circuit inside the housing for protecting the conductors and the load of the circuit, a display attached to outside of the housing, a controller, and a power control device. The display may be an electronically-alterable display that does not require power in situations other than changing its state. The power control device may provide power to the controller and the display when the apparatus is being tampered with. When the controller is powered, it may cause the power control device to cause the display to change from a state that indicates that the apparatus is authenticated to another state that indicates that the apparatus has been tampered with. The power control device may include a battery and a switch, or a power harvester, which can be configured to provide power to the controller when the apparatus is being tampered with.

    Method and apparatus to diagnose current sensor polarities and phase associations for a three-phase electric power system

    公开(公告)号:US10088546B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-10-02

    申请号:US14267451

    申请日:2014-05-01

    申请人: EATON CORPORATION

    摘要: A system for a three-phase electric power system includes a plurality of voltage sensors sensing three-phase voltages of the three-phase electric power system; a plurality of current sensors sensing three-phase currents of the three-phase electric power system; and a number of analog-to-digital converters converting the sensed three-phase voltages and the sensed three-phase currents of the three-phase electric power system to corresponding digital values. A processor calculates from the corresponding digital values at least two phase angles between voltage and current for at least two of three phases of the three-phase electric power system, diagnoses polarities and phase associations for at least two of the current sensors based on, for each of the at least two current sensors, a predetermined wiring configuration of the three-phase electric power system and a corresponding one of the at least two phase angles being within a corresponding predetermined angular range, and outputs corresponding diagnosis results.

    SECURITY TAG AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEM USABLE WITH MOLDED CASE CIRCUIT BREAKERS

    公开(公告)号:US20190026749A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-01-24

    申请号:US15652540

    申请日:2017-07-18

    申请人: EATON CORPORATION

    摘要: A security tag and electronic system detect unauthorized tampering of Molded Case Circuit Breakers (MCCBs) and authenticate MCCBs against counterfeiting or gray market items. The system can involve digital generation of a public key and a corresponding private key, both keys comprise large positive integers, applying the private key to an MCCB-specific message string and creating a digital signature code, generating an identification code from the MCCB-specific message string and the digital signature code, building the identification code into one or more security tags, and installing the security tags on MCCBs, and authenticating MCCBs through a verification step and a certification step. The verification step reads the security tags, and verifies the identification code. The certification step checks the identification code against a revocation list that contains previously compromised identification codes.