Patent · US Expired

Relay device

US4370571A · kind A · utility

3Cited by
4References
20Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJan 4, 1980
Grant dateJan 25, 1983
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Expiry dateJan 4, 2000

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11C5/14
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A relay device is disclosed which protects and controls an electric power line by detecting an electrical quantity carried by the electric power line. The relay device includes a rectifying circuit connected to the electric power line. The output of the rectifying circuit is supplied to a peak value holding circuit which stores the peak value of the output of the rectifying device during each predetermined period under control of a resetting pulse. The output of the peak value holding circuit is supplied to a detecting circuit having a predetermined threshold level.

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