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Current adaptive fault indicator

US5029039A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateAug 7, 1989
Grant dateJul 2, 1991
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Expiry dateAug 7, 2009

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH02H3/44
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A fault indicator which senses current in a cable, resets in response to a minimum current and arms a trip arrangement in response to current rising a predetermined amount with respect to time. If the rising current also opens a circuit breaker within a predetermined time and cuts off current to the cable, the indicator trips. If no zero current occurs within the time period, the trip arrangement is disarmed for the next current rise.

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