Apparatus for protecting and controlling an electrical load

    公开(公告)号:US12021471B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-06-25

    申请号:US17432287

    申请日:2020-02-20

    摘要: A load protection and control apparatus (1) for protecting and controlling an electrical load connected to the load protection and control apparatus (1) comprising an overcurrent protection circuit (1A) having a power switch (5) through which the electrical load receives an electrical load current (IL) and having a sensor component (4) connected in series with the power switch (5) and adapted to generate directly a voltage drop (ΔU4) corresponding to the current rise speed of the electrical load current (IL) flowing from an input terminal (2) of the load protection and control apparatus (1) via the sensor component (4) and the power switch (5) to the output terminal (3) and having a driver circuit (6) adapted to detect an occurring overcurrent depending on the voltage drop (ΔU4) generated by the sensor component (4) and/or depending on a voltage drop (ΔU5) along the power switch (5) and adapted to switch off said power switch (5) upon detection of an overcurrent within a switch-off period of less than one millisecond; and/or comprising a power supply control circuit (10) having a sensor component (9) adapted to measure at the input terminal (2) a supply voltage (U) notified to a control unit (8) of the load protection and control apparatus (1) adapted to control an electrical power supplied to the electrical load, wherein each input terminal (2) is configured to establish an electrical connection with a busbar (14) of a busbar system or with a current carrying wire.

    Motor control apparatus for controlling a power supply to an electrical motor

    公开(公告)号:US12009764B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-06-11

    申请号:US17431628

    申请日:2020-02-20

    摘要: A motor control apparatus for controlling a power supply to an electrical motor (M) connected to an output terminal (3) of the motor control apparatus (1) comprising:

    an overcurrent protection circuit (1A) having a power switch (5) through which the electrical motor (M) receives an electrical load current (IL) and having a sensor component (4) connected in series with the power switch (5) and adapted to generate directly a voltage drop (ΔU4) corresponding to the current rise speed of the electrical load current (IL) flowing from an input terminal (2) of the motor control apparatus (1) via the sensor component (4) and the power switch (5) to the output terminal (3) and having a driver circuit (6) adapted to detect an occurring overcurrent depending on the voltage drop (ΔU4) generated by the sensor component (4) and/or depending on a voltage drop (ΔU5) along the power switch (5) and adapted to switch off said power switch (5) upon detection of an overcurrent within a switch-off period of less than one millisecond; and/or comprising
    a power supply control circuit (10) having a sensor component (9) adapted to measure at the input terminal (2) a supply voltage notified to a control unit (8) of the motor control apparatus (1) adapted to control an electrical power supplied to the electrical motor (M) depending on an operation mode of the electrical motor (M).

    CIRCUIT BREAKER
    4.
    发明公开
    CIRCUIT BREAKER 审中-公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240097428A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-03-21

    申请号:US18471436

    申请日:2023-09-21

    IPC分类号: H02H3/093

    CPC分类号: H02H3/093

    摘要: A circuit breaker for interrupting an electrical circuit when current limit values and/or current/time period limit values are exceeded has an energy transducer, the primary side of which is connected to the electrical circuit and the secondary side of which provides a power supply for at least one control unit of the circuit breaker. A first rectifier circuit and a second rectifier circuit are connected to the secondary-side output of the energy transducer. The first rectifier circuit is connected to the secondary-side output of the energy transducer via a capacitor.

    Overcurrent protection circuit
    7.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11843235B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-12-12

    申请号:US18181064

    申请日:2023-03-09

    申请人: Rohm Co., Ltd.

    摘要: In order both to accommodate instantaneous current as well as overcurrent protection in accordance with the load, an overcurrent protection circuit has: a threshold value generation unit that, in accordance with a threshold value control signal, switches between setting an overcurrent detection threshold value to a first set value (∝ Iref) and a second set value (∝ Iset) lower than the first set value; an overcurrent detection unit that compares a sense signal in accordance with the current being monitored and the overcurrent detection value and generates an overcurrent protection signal; a reference value generation unit that generates a reference value (∝ Iset) in accordance with the seconds set value; a comparison unit that compares the sense signal and the reference value, and generates a comparison signal; and a threshold value control unit that monitors the comparison signal, and generates a threshold value control signal.

    OUTLET IN-RUSH CURRENT LIMITER FOR INTELLIGENT POWER STRIP

    公开(公告)号:US20230396026A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-12-07

    申请号:US18198504

    申请日:2023-05-17

    摘要: The present disclosure is directed to a rack power distribution unit (RPDU) that automatically and safely switches power to one or more receptacles. The RPDU includes one or more processors utilizing control algorithms that manage bistable relays so that in-rush current is minimized upon manual connection/disconnection of power to a load device. In particular, relay contact status (open/closed) is identified based on changes in RMS or peak voltage influenced by the load impedance. The RPDU is also configured to predict timings for voltage zero-crossing events. In this manner, and based on the determination of relay contact status and voltage zero-crossing prediction, open relay contacts are identified and safely closed at voltage zero-crossing.

    ARC DETECTION SYSTEM, ARC DETECTION METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM

    公开(公告)号:US20230253167A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-08-10

    申请号:US18015134

    申请日:2021-09-08

    IPC分类号: H01H1/00 H02H3/093

    CPC分类号: H01H1/0015 H02H3/093

    摘要: An arc detection system includes an obtainer and a determiner. The obtainer obtains a measurement result for current flowing in a power supply line to which power is supplied from a DC power source. The determiner determines, based on a component of a specific frequency band in the measurement result for the current obtained by the obtainer, whether an arc fault has occurred. The determiner determines that the arc fault has occurred when a specific time for which the component of the specific frequency band is at least a threshold is longer than an occurrence time in which an arc can occur when a device is attached to or detached from the power supply line.

    OVERCURRENT PROTECTION CIRCUIT
    10.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20230216289A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-07-06

    申请号:US18181064

    申请日:2023-03-09

    申请人: Rohm Co. Ltd.

    摘要: In order both to accommodate instantaneous current as well as overcurrent protection in accordance with the load, an overcurrent protection circuit has: a threshold value generation unit that, in accordance with a threshold value control signal, switches between setting an overcurrent detection threshold value to a first set value (∝ Iref) and a second set value (∝ Iset) lower than the first set value; an overcurrent detection unit that compares a sense signal in accordance with the current being monitored and the overcurrent detection value and generates an overcurrent protection signal; a reference value generation unit that generates a reference value (∝ Iset) in accordance with the seconds set value; a comparison unit that compares the sense signal and the reference value, and generates a comparison signal; and a threshold value control unit that monitors the comparison signal, and generates a threshold value control signal.