Compact ground fault circuit interrupter module
    2.
    发明申请
    Compact ground fault circuit interrupter module 有权
    紧凑型接地故障电路断路器模块

    公开(公告)号:US20050231861A1

    公开(公告)日:2005-10-20

    申请号:US11079342

    申请日:2005-03-15

    CPC分类号: H01H83/144

    摘要: A compact module with a pair of transformers and a double pole single throw relay (DPST) mounted onto a housing to create a self contained assembly for installation in a ground fault circuit interrupter (GFCI) as a unit. The first transformer has a core and is electrically coupled to a first set of terminals for connection to a printed circuit board (PCB). The second transformer is located adjacent to and magnetically coupled to the core of the first transformer and is electrically coupled to a second set of terminals for connection to the PCB. The DPST relay has a pair of stationary contacts and a pair of movable contacts for selectively connecting line phase and neutral conductive paths to a load.

    摘要翻译: 具有一对变压器和双极单掷继电器(DPST)的紧凑型模块,其安装在壳体上,以创建一个独立的组件,用于安装在作为一个单元的接地故障断路器(GFCI)中。 第一变压器具有芯并且电耦合到用于连接到印刷电路板(PCB)的第一组端子。 第二变压器位于与第一变压器的铁心相邻并且磁耦合,并且电耦合到用于连接到PCB的第二组端子。 DPST继电器具有一对固定触点和一对可动触点,用于将线路相位和中性导通路径选择性地连接到负载。

    GFCI with enhanced surge suppression
    3.
    发明申请
    GFCI with enhanced surge suppression 失效
    GFCI具有增强的浪涌抑制

    公开(公告)号:US20050206493A1

    公开(公告)日:2005-09-22

    申请号:US10804510

    申请日:2004-03-19

    CPC分类号: H01C7/126

    摘要: An MOV element is physically and electrically connected to a heat sensitive material which changes from a low impedance path to a high impedance path, such as a spark gap, when the temperature of the MOV element rises to a temperature below that at which the MOV will enter into its thermal runaway state. More specifically, the heat sensitive material is located on a surface of the MOV and is electrically connected in series with the MOV. In operation, as the MOV gets hot, it heats the heat sensitive material. As the heat sensitive material gets hot, it starts to separate from the surface of the MOV to form a spark gap which is electrically connected in series with the MOV element to help dissipate excessive voltage. The heat sensitive material on the surface of the MOV element can be a coating of epoxy which cracks and/or breaks away, at least partially from the surface of the MOV element during the occurrence of a high voltage transient surge, or it can be a solder that sputters to form an arc path during the occurrence of a high voltage transient surge. In operation, when a GFCI is subjected to a high voltage transient surge above a certain magnitude, the heat sensitive material forms a spark gap which is in series with the MOV and prevents the GFCI from going into its destructive thermal runaway condition. Thus, prior to the MOV entering its thermal runaway state, it goes from being only an MOV to an MOV in series with a spark gap which can be used to protect an up stream GFCI during the occurrence of a high voltage transient surge.

    摘要翻译: 当MOV元件的温度上升到低于MOV的温度时,MOV元件物理和电连接到热敏材料,该热敏材料从低阻抗路径变化到高阻抗路径,例如火花隙, 进入其热失控状态。 更具体地说,热敏材料位于MOV的表面上并与MOV串联电连接。 在操作中,当MOV变热时,它会加热感热材料。 当感热材料变热时,它开始与MOV的表面分离,以形成与MOV元件串联电连接的火花隙,以帮助消散过大的电压。 MOV元件表面上的热敏材料可以是在高电压瞬变浪涌发生期间至少部分地从MOV元件的表面开裂和/或断开的环氧树脂涂层,或者它可以是 在发生高电压瞬变浪涌期间,焊料溅射形成电弧路径。 在操作中,当GFCI受到高于一定量级的高电压瞬态浪涌时,热敏材料形成与MOV串联的火花隙,并防止GFCI进入其破坏性热失控状态。 因此,在MOV进入其热失控状态之前,它只能从MOV到MOV与串联的火花隙串联起来,该火花隙可以在发生高压瞬态浪涌时用于保护上行GFCI。

    GROUND FAULT CIRCUIT INTERRUPTER HAVING AN INTEGRATED VARIABLE TIMER
    4.
    发明申请
    GROUND FAULT CIRCUIT INTERRUPTER HAVING AN INTEGRATED VARIABLE TIMER 审中-公开
    具有集成可变定时器的接地故障电路中断器

    公开(公告)号:US20070091520A1

    公开(公告)日:2007-04-26

    申请号:US11535892

    申请日:2006-09-27

    IPC分类号: H02H3/00

    CPC分类号: H02H3/335 H02H3/006 H02H3/04

    摘要: A circuit interrupter having an integrated variable timer circuit for alerting an end-user of an impending test of the circuit interrupter which expands the function of a basic circuit interrupter by adding visual/audible warning indicators and the capability of the circuit interrupter to test itself is described herein. The integrated variable timer circuit includes a variable resistor where the user can adjust the current flowing to a capacitor. The variable resistor enables the ability for the user to adjust the predetermined testing time. When the charge across the capacitor surpasses the voltage of a parallel, connected Zener diode, a transistor turns on a self-test subcircuit or visual/audible warning indicator. A switch across capacitor is used to discharge the capacitor and to reset the timer. A switch is included to enable a manual trip after the self test has completed.

    摘要翻译: 一种具有集成可变定时器电路的电路断续器,用于向最终用户提供即将进行的电路断续器测试,其通过添加视觉/听觉警告指示器和电路断续器测试自身的能力来扩展基本电路断续器的功能, 在此描述。 集成可变定时器电路包括可变电阻器,其中用户可以调节流向电容器的电流。 可变电阻使得用户能够调整预定的测试时间。 当电容器上的电荷超过并联连接的齐纳二极管的电压时,晶体管就会接通自检子电路或视觉/听觉警告指示器。 电容器上的开关用于放电电容器并复位定时器。 包括开关以在自检完成后进行手动跳闸。

    LEAKAGE CURRENT DETECTOR INTERRUPTER WITH CONTINUOUS DUTY RELAY
    5.
    发明申请
    LEAKAGE CURRENT DETECTOR INTERRUPTER WITH CONTINUOUS DUTY RELAY 有权
    泄漏电流检测器中断器连续占空间继电器

    公开(公告)号:US20080007880A1

    公开(公告)日:2008-01-10

    申请号:US11670933

    申请日:2007-02-02

    IPC分类号: H02H3/16 H02H3/02

    CPC分类号: H02H11/002

    摘要: An LCDI device comprising a first switching element coupled to a second switching element. A shield conductor coupled to the first switching element form a system that monitors output conductors of the device for faults. The second switching element is coupled to a relay that electrically connects input conductors of the device to output conductors of the device when the relay is energized by the second switching element. When a fault occurs, the first switching element generates a signal to the second switching element which de-energizes the relay causing said relay to electrically disconnect the input conductors from the output conductors.

    摘要翻译: 一种LCDI装置,包括耦合到第二开关元件的第一开关元件。 耦合到第一开关元件的屏蔽导体形成用于监测器件的输出导体的故障的系统。 第二开关元件耦合到继电器,当继电器被第二开关元件激励时,该继电器将该器件的输入导体电连接到该器件的输出导体。 当发生故障时,第一开关元件产生到第二开关元件的信号,该信号使继电器断电,使得继电器将输入导体与输出导体电断开。

    Arc fault detector
    7.
    发明申请
    Arc fault detector 有权
    电弧故障检测器

    公开(公告)号:US20060214668A1

    公开(公告)日:2006-09-28

    申请号:US11292709

    申请日:2005-12-01

    IPC分类号: G01R31/14

    摘要: An arc fault detector, as a stand alone device or in combination with a circuit interrupting device such as a ground fault interrupter (GFCI), protects from potentially dangerous arc fault conditions. The device utilizes a line side or load side series connected inductance having an air or magnetic core to generate the derivative di/dt signal of the arc current in the conductor. The derivative signal is fed to an arc fault detector where it is analyzed for the presence of arcing. The device can have a series connected inductor on each of multiple conductors of a power distribution network for phase/neutral or multi-phase arc detection.

    摘要翻译: 作为独立装置的电弧故障检测器或与诸如接地故障中断器(GFCI)的电路中断装置组合,可以防止潜在的危险电弧故障状况。 该器件利用具有空气或磁芯的线路侧或负载侧串联电感产生导体中的电弧电流的导数di / dt信号。 导数信号被馈送到电弧故障检测器,在其中分析电弧的存在。 该装置可以在用于相/中性或多相电弧检测的配电网的多个导体中的每一个上具有串联的电感器。

    LCDI with isolated detection and interruption
    8.
    发明申请
    LCDI with isolated detection and interruption 审中-公开
    LCDI具有隔离检测和中断

    公开(公告)号:US20070025032A1

    公开(公告)日:2007-02-01

    申请号:US11404336

    申请日:2006-04-13

    IPC分类号: H02H9/08

    CPC分类号: H02H3/16 H01H83/04

    摘要: An LCDI circuit interrupting device having a detection portion and an interrupting portion coupled to each other with a device that isolates each said portion thus allowing the detection portion to detect electric faults based on a threshold voltage that is independent of the threshold voltage used by the interrupting portion to trip the device.

    摘要翻译: 一种具有检测部分和中断部分的LCDI电路中断装置,其具有使每个所述部分隔离的装置,从而允许检测部分基于与中断所使用的阈值电压无关的阈值电压来检测电气故障 部分跳闸设备。

    Arc fault detector
    10.
    发明申请
    Arc fault detector 有权
    电弧故障检测器

    公开(公告)号:US20050134285A1

    公开(公告)日:2005-06-23

    申请号:US10743248

    申请日:2003-12-22

    摘要: An arc fault detector, as a stand alone device or in combination with a circuit interrupting device such as a ground fault interrupter (GFCI), protects from potentially dangerous arc fault conditions. The device utilizes a line side or load side series connected inductance having an air or magnetic core to generate the derivative di/dt signal of the arc current in the conductor. The derivative signal is fed to an arc fault detector where it is analyzed for the presence of arcing. The device can have two series connected inductors inductively coupled to each other such that the signal from one inductor is inductively coupled into the other inductor for coupling to the arc fault detector.

    摘要翻译: 作为独立装置的电弧故障检测器或与诸如接地故障中断器(GFCI)的电路中断装置组合,可以防止潜在的危险电弧故障状况。 该器件利用具有空气或磁芯的线路侧或负载侧串联电感产生导体中的电弧电流的导数di / dt信号。 导数信号被馈送到电弧故障检测器,在其中分析电弧的存在。 该器件可以具有彼此感应耦合的两个串联的电感器,使得来自一个电感器的信号感应耦合到另一个电感器中以耦合到电弧故障检测器。