Auto-monitoring redundancy for enhanced miniature circuit breaker reliability
US10326264B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 25, 2018 |
| Grant date | Jun 18, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 25, 2038 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH02H3/16
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Systems and methods for auto-monitoring a trip solenoid and a switching semiconductor in a circuit breaker comprises determining whether the trip solenoid or the switching semiconductor is open-circuited or otherwise non-operational. The trip solenoid has multiple windings therein and the switching semiconductor has multiple semiconductor switches therein. The circuit breaker automatically performs a designated action if one of the multiple windings or one of the semiconductor switches is determined to be open-circuited or otherwise non-operational. In some embodiments, the circuit breaker is a miniature circuit breaker.
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