Abstract:
THE ELECTRONIC SENSING SYSTEM SELECTIVELY ENERGIZES AN ELECTRICAL APPARATUS A PREDETERMINED TIME AFTER THE ELECTRICAL POWER IS APPLIED TO THE SYSTEM AND IN SYNCHRONISM WITH A SIGNAL INDICATING THE APPARATUS IS READY TO BE ENERGIZED. THE ELECTRICAL APPARATUS IS DE-ENERGIZED IN RESPONSE TO BOTH A SUDDEN DECREASE IN AMPLITUDE OF A MONITORED VOLTAGE WHICH ACTIVATES A TRIGGER CIRCUIT, AND IN SYNCHRONISM WITH A SUBSEQUENT SIGNAL INDICATING THE APPARATUS IS READY TO BE DE-ENERGIZED. A SENSING CIRCUIT COMPARES THE VOLTAGE BEING MONITORED WITH A REFERENCE DERIVED FROM THIS VOLTAGE TO ACTIVATE THE TRIGGER CIRCUIT.