公开(公告)号：US06728085B2

公开(公告)日：2004-04-27

申请号：US09862157

申请日：2001-05-21

申请人： Tejal Navin Dudhwala ,  Jeffrey Scott Gibson

发明人： Tejal Navin Dudhwala ,  Jeffrey Scott Gibson

IPC分类号： H02H908

CPC分类号： H01H71/123 ,  H01H71/40 ,  H01H83/144 ,  H01H2071/124 ,  H01H2083/148 ,  H01H2083/201 ,  H02H1/0015

摘要： A circuit breaker that is capable of detecting ground faults as well as arc faults includes a at least a first current transformer, a line conductor extending through the current transformers, a circuit board, and a pair of sensing leads extending between the line conductor and the circuit board. In a first embodiment the line conductor is a relatively rigid line bus bar, and in a second embodiment the line conductor is a relatively flexible line shunt. The circuit board is disposed adjacent a first side of a separating wall within the circuit breaker, and the line conductor extends along the first side such that the sensing leads that extend between the line conductor and the circuit board do not pass through a plane defined by the separating wall. The circuit breaker includes a bimetal strip that is free of sensing leads that extend between the bimetal strip and the circuit board.

摘要翻译： 能够检测接地故障和电弧故障的断路器包括至少第一电流互感器，延伸穿过电流互感器的线路导体，电路板和在线路导体和线路导体之间延伸的一对感测引线 电路板。 在第一实施例中，线路导体是相对刚性的线路母线，并且在第二实施例中，线路导体是相对柔性的线分路。 电路板设置在断路器内的分隔壁的第一侧附近，并且线路导体沿着第一侧延伸，使得在线路导体和电路板之间延伸的感测引线不通过由 分隔墙。 断路器包括双金属条，其不具有在双金属条和电路板之间延伸的感测引线。

公开(公告)号：US06829124B2

公开(公告)日：2004-12-07

申请号：US09876156

申请日：2001-06-08

申请人： Howard S. Leopold ,  Gunter A. Gallas

发明人： Howard S. Leopold ,  Gunter A. Gallas

IPC分类号： H02H300

CPC分类号： H01H83/144 ,  H01H83/02 ,  H01H2083/148 ,  H01R13/713 ,  H01R24/76 ,  H01R2103/00

摘要： A fault circuit interrupter with functionality for reset can include a relay that trips a first circuit when a ground fault or other error is detected in the first circuit. The relay can be a bistable type of relay that is caused to change state by the detection of a ground fault (or other error) in the first circuit. To reset the fault circuit interrupter after it has tripped, a reset mechanism can include means for simulating a ground fault (or other error). A signal can be sent to the relay when a simulated ground fault (or other simulated fault) is output, such that the signal causes the relay to change state to re-close the first circuit after the trip. Accordingly, the interrupter is automatically tested for functionality when it is reset. Moreover, the fault circuit interrupter cannot be reset if the circuitry of the fault circuit interrupter is not operational.

摘要翻译： 具有复位功能的故障电路中断器可以包括在第一电路中检测到接地故障或其他错误时跳闸第一电路的继电器。 继电器可以是通过检测第一电路中的接地故障（或其他错误）而导致的状态的双稳态继电器。 故障电路断路器跳闸后复位，复位机制可包括模拟接地故障（或其他错误）的装置。 当输出模拟接地故障（或其他模拟故障）时，信号可以发送到继电器，使得信号使继电器改变状态以在跳闸之后重新关闭第一电路。 因此，断路器在复位时自动测试功能。 此外，如果故障电路断路器的电路不工作，故障电路中断器不能复位。

公开(公告)号：US3725741A

公开(公告)日：1973-04-03

申请号：US3725741D

申请日：1971-06-30

申请人： WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORP

发明人： MISENCIK J

IPC分类号： H01F38/30 ,  H01H83/14 ,  H02H1/02 ,  H01F17/06

CPC分类号： H01F38/30 ,  H01F2027/2833 ,  H01F2038/305 ,  H01H83/144 ,  H01H2083/148

摘要： A coaxial conductor passing through an apertured core of a differential transformer is provided with an outer conductor in the form of a rigid tubular conductive member with one or more insulated inner conductors therein. Outside the core, the rigid tubular member is bent at two substantially right angles forming two parallel legs. At least an end of one leg is attached to a fixed support so that the coaxial conductor provides a way of fixing the electrical characteristics of the transformer as well as substantially mechanically securing the core of the transformer by a simple and effective means.

摘要翻译： 穿过差动变压器的有孔芯的同轴导体设置有刚性管状导电构件形式的外部导体，其中具有一个或多个绝缘内部导体。 在芯之外，刚性管状构件以两个基本上直角弯曲形成两个平行的腿。 至少一个支腿的一端连接到固定支撑件，使得同轴导体提供固定变压器的电气特性的方式，以及通过简单有效的手段基本上机械地固定变压器的铁心。

公开(公告)号：US20100155136A1

公开(公告)日：2010-06-24

申请号：US12337932

申请日：2008-12-18

申请人： Cameron L. Woodson ,  Chad R. Mittelstadt

发明人： Cameron L. Woodson ,  Chad R. Mittelstadt

IPC分类号： H02G3/02

CPC分类号： H01H83/144 ,  H01H71/0207 ,  H01H71/0271 ,  H01H2083/148

摘要： A circuit breaker includes a breaker housing, a transformer housing, and a plurality of conductor locators. The transformer housing is enclosed within the breaker housing and has an opening for receiving a plurality of conductors. The plurality of conductor locators is desirably located adjacent to the transformer housing and is movable between an open position and a closed position. The conductors are generally centered in the opening of the transformer housing when the conductor locators are in the closed position.

摘要翻译： 断路器包括断路器壳体，变压器壳体和多个导体定位器。 变压器壳体封装在断路器壳体内并具有用于容纳多个导体的开口。 多个导体定位器理想地位于变压器壳体附近，并且可以在打开位置和关闭位置之间移动。 当导体定位器处于关闭位置时，导体通常集中在变压器壳体的开口中。

公开(公告)号：US06784770B2

公开(公告)日：2004-08-31

申请号：US09732651

申请日：2000-12-06

申请人： Miguel Ortiz Gimenez ,  Pere Planas Comerma

发明人： Miguel Ortiz Gimenez ,  Pere Planas Comerma

IPC分类号： H01H7500

CPC分类号： H01H83/144 ,  H01H9/287 ,  H01H71/04 ,  H01H71/128 ,  H01H83/04 ,  H01H83/20 ,  H01H2083/148 ,  H01H2300/052

摘要： An earth leakage detection device (14) includes a housing (52) and an earth leakage detection circuit (114) mounted within said housing (52) for detecting earth leakage in the electrical distribution circuit. A dielectric test switch (115) is arranged between the electrically conductive strap (18) and the earth leakage detection circuit (114). Pressing the button (84) causes said dielectric test switch (115) to stop the flow of electrical current from said electrically conductive strap (18) to said earth leakage detection circuit (114) to protect the circuit (114) during dielectric testing. A lever arm (605), pivotally secured within said housing (52), causes said trip/reset mechanism (116) to actuate the circuit breaker (12) when said button (84) is pressed. The trip/reset mechanism (116) is resiliently mounted within said housing (52), independently from said transformer (182). An auxiliary switch driver (224) is attached to an auxiliary switch carrier (225) for positioning a plunger (222) of an auxiliary switch (112) mounted to the housing of the trip/reset mechanism (116). An electronic component and transformer mounting structure (118), along with a transformer mounting cover (148) form an electrically insulative barrier between said toroidal assembly (284) and said plurality of electrically conductive pass-through straps (286).

摘要翻译： 漏电检测装置（14）包括安装在所述壳体（52）内的壳体（52）和漏电检测电路（114），用于检测配电电路中的漏电。 绝缘测试开关（115）设置在导电带（18）和漏电检测电路（114）之间。 按压按钮84使所述电介质测试开关115阻止从所述导电带18到所述漏电检测电路114的电流流动，以在电介质测试期间保护电路114。 当所述按钮（84）被按压时，枢转地固定在所述壳体（52）内的杠杆臂（605）使所述跳闸/复位机构（116）致动所述断路器（12）。 跳闸/复位机构（116）独立于所述变压器（182）弹性地安装在所述壳体（52）内。 辅助开关驱动器（224）附接到辅助开关托架（225），用于定位安装在跳闸/复位机构（116）的壳体上的辅助开关（112）的柱塞（222）。 电子部件和变压器安装结构（118）以及变压器安装盖（148）在所述环形组件（284）和所述多个导电贯穿带（286）之间形成电绝缘屏障。

公开(公告)号：US20020171987A1

公开(公告)日：2002-11-21

申请号：US09862157

申请日：2001-05-21

发明人： Tejal Navin Dudhwala ,  Jeffrey Scott Gibson

IPC分类号： H02H003/00

CPC分类号： H01H71/123 ,  H01H71/40 ,  H01H83/144 ,  H01H2071/124 ,  H01H2083/148 ,  H01H2083/201 ,  H02H1/0015

摘要： A circuit breaker that is capable of detecting ground faults as well as arc faults includes a at least a first current transformer, a line conductor extending through the current transformers, a circuit board, and a pair of sensing leads extending between the line conductor and the circuit board. In a first embodiment the line conductor is a relatively rigid line bus bar, and in a second embodiment the line conductor is a relatively flexible line shunt. The circuit board is disposed adjacent a first side of a separating wall within the circuit breaker, and the line conductor extends along the first side such that the sensing leads that extend between the line conductor and the circuit board do not pass through a plane defined by the separating wall. The circuit breaker includes a bimetal strip that is free of sensing leads that extend between the bimetal strip and the circuit board.

摘要翻译： 能够检测接地故障和电弧故障的断路器包括至少第一电流互感器，延伸穿过电流互感器的线路导体，电路板和在线路导体和线路导体之间延伸的一对感测引线 电路板。 在第一实施例中，线路导体是相对刚性的线路母线，并且在第二实施例中，线路导体是相对柔性的线分路。 电路板设置在断路器内的分隔壁的第一侧附近，并且线路导体沿着第一侧延伸，使得在线路导体和电路板之间延伸的感测引线不通过由 分隔墙。 断路器包括双金属条，其不具有在双金属条和电路板之间延伸的感测引线。

公开(公告)号：US5510759A

公开(公告)日：1996-04-23

申请号：US264559

申请日：1994-06-23

申请人： Lance Gula ,  Michael J. Whipple

发明人： Lance Gula ,  Michael J. Whipple

IPC分类号： H01H9/34 ,  H01H71/12 ,  H01H83/22 ,  H01H73/00

CPC分类号： H01H83/226 ,  H01H2083/148 ,  H01H71/123 ,  H01H9/342

摘要： A miniature ground fault circuit breaker having a housing assembled from molded sections has stiff conductors supporting the toroidal coils of the ground fault circuit in position in one molded section and aligning connectors secured to the stiff conductors for easier assembly of the molded housing sections.

摘要翻译： 具有由模制部件组装的壳体的微型接地故障断路器具有刚性导体，其将一个模制部分中接地故障电路的环形线圈支撑在适当位置，并且将固定到刚性导体的对准连接器对准，以便于模制的壳体部分的组装。

公开(公告)号：US5293142A

公开(公告)日：1994-03-08

申请号：US943670

申请日：1992-09-11

申请人： Joseph P. Fello ,  Michael J. Whipple ,  William E. Smith ,  Wilbert E. Lindsay

发明人： Joseph P. Fello ,  Michael J. Whipple ,  William E. Smith ,  Wilbert E. Lindsay

IPC分类号： H01H83/14 ,  H01H73/00

CPC分类号： H01H83/144 ,  H01H2083/148

摘要： A ground fault circuit breaker has line and neutral bus bars extending through the center apertures of two laterally spaced toroidal coils to form the primaries of ground fault sensing transformers. The bus bars have flat center sections extending between the two coils parallel to the coil end faces and offset laterally by flat laterally extending legs at each end which are bent transverse to the end faces of the coils and extend through the coil apertures in flat confronting relation. The leg on one end of the neutral bus bar has a terminal portion bent into a plane parallel to the center section with a crimp at the end for attachment to a neutral pigtail.

摘要翻译： 接地故障断路器具有延伸穿过两个横向间隔的环形线圈的中心孔的线路和中性母线，以形成接地故障感测变压器的原点。 汇流条具有在平行于线圈端面的两个线圈之间延伸的平坦的中心部分，并且在每个端部处由平行的横向延伸的腿侧向偏移，该两个线圈横向于线圈的端面弯曲并且以平坦的面对关系延伸穿过线圈孔 。 中立母线的一端上的腿部具有弯曲成与中心部分平行的平面的端子部分，在端部处具有卷曲以附接到中性尾纤。

公开(公告)号：US20010022713A1

公开(公告)日：2001-09-20

申请号：US09732651

申请日：2000-12-06

发明人： Miguel Ortiz Gimenez ,  Pere Planas Comerma

IPC分类号： H02H003/00

CPC分类号： H01H83/144 ,  H01H9/287 ,  H01H71/04 ,  H01H71/128 ,  H01H83/04 ,  H01H83/20 ,  H01H2083/148 ,  H01H2300/052

摘要： An earth leakage detection device (14) includes a housing (52) and an earth leakage detection circuit (114) mounted within said housing (52) for detecting earth leakage in the electrical distribution circuit. A dielectric test switch (115) is arranged between the electrically conductive strap (18) and the earth leakage detection circuit (114). Pressing the button (84) causes said dielectric test switch (115) to stop the flow of electrical current from said electrically conductive strap (18) to said earth leakage detection circuit (114) to protect the circuit (114) during dielectric testing. A lever arm (605), pivotally secured within said housing (52), causes said trip/reset mechanism (116) to actuate the circuit breaker (12) when said button (84) is pressed. The trip/reset mechanism (116) is resiliently mounted within said housing (52), independently from said transformer (182). An auxiliary switch driver (224) is attached to an auxiliary switch carrier (225) for positioning a plunger (222) of an auxiliary switch (112) mounted to the housing of the trip/reset mechanism (116). An electronic component and transformer mounting structure (118), along with a transformer mounting cover (148) form an electrically insulative barrier between said toroidal assembly (284) and said plurality of electrically conductive pass-through straps (286).

摘要翻译： 漏电检测装置（14）包括安装在所述壳体（52）内的壳体（52）和漏电检测电路（114），用于检测配电电路中的漏电。 绝缘测试开关（115）设置在导电带（18）和漏电检测电路（114）之间。 按压按钮84使所述电介质测试开关115阻止从所述导电带18到所述漏电检测电路114的电流流动，以在电介质测试期间保护电路114。 当所述按钮（84）被按压时，枢转地固定在所述壳体（52）内的杠杆臂（605）使所述跳闸/复位机构（116）致动所述断路器（12）。 跳闸/复位机构（116）独立于所述变压器（182）弹性地安装在所述壳体（52）内。 辅助开关驱动器（224）附接到辅助开关托架（225），用于定位安装在跳闸/复位机构（116）的壳体上的辅助开关（112）的柱塞（222）。 电子部件和变压器安装结构（118）以及变压器安装盖（148）在所述环形组件（284）和所述多个导电贯穿带（286）之间形成电绝缘屏障。

公开(公告)号：US06262871B1

公开(公告)日：2001-07-17

申请号：US09320951

申请日：1999-05-27

申请人： David C. Nemir ,  Stanley S. Hirsh ,  Edward Rubio

发明人： David C. Nemir ,  Stanley S. Hirsh ,  Edward Rubio

IPC分类号： H02H300

CPC分类号： H02H3/335 ,  G01R31/327 ,  H01H47/004 ,  H01H83/144 ,  H01H2083/148 ,  H01H2083/201 ,  H02H1/0015 ,  H02H3/044

摘要： An electronic test circuit for the self-testing of fault detection devices such as GFCI's, AFCI's and RCD's enhances the safety of such devices by automatically testing the function of all components of these detection components without the need for manual intervention. This self-test device tests the functioning of the primary circuit breaker and detects failure modes such as welded contacts in the circuit breaker. By using a secondary, “one-shot” circuit breaker, power may be safely and automatically removed from a malfunctioning fault detection device.

摘要翻译： 用于对GFCI，AFCI和RCD等故障检测设备进行自检的电子测试电路通过自动测试这些检测组件的所有组件的功能，而不需要手动干预，从而增强了这些设备的安全性。 该自检装置测试主断路器的功能，并检测故障模式，例如断路器中的焊接触点。 通过使用次级“单路”断路器，可以从故障故障检测装置中安全地自动地去除电源。