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Circuit arrangement for detecting the current of a current conductor in order to activate electronically controllable tripping devices

US6147847A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJun 24, 1999
Grant dateNov 14, 2000
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Expiry dateJun 24, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH02H3/006
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A circuit arrangement for detecting the current of a current conductor in order to activate electronically controllable tripping devices, having a line voltage supply unit, with the operating voltage generated by the line voltage supply unit being compared to a reference voltage and the tripping device being activated by a limit voltage that forms when an overcurrent occurs. The a.c. voltage transmitted via secondary phase windings is rectified and supplied to a microprocessor device in the form of an operating voltage by the phases that are not in the measuring state. The processor-controlled phase measurement is performed without load, producing a precise measurement result.

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