Patent · US Expired

Circuit for the protection of electrical devices

US6239515A · kind A · utility

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11Claims

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Assignee

Daimlerchrysler AG · US

Inventors

Rainer Mäckel · Bocholt, DE
Peter Hille · Darmstadt, DE
Alf Blessing · Bad Boll, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 13, 2000
Grant date	May 29, 2001
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 13, 2020

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH02J1/122
WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The invention relates to a circuit for protecting consumers from damage caused by polarity reversal in an electrical system, comprising a limiter and a tripping device, wherein the system voltage supply is limited when polarity is reversed and the voltage source connected with reversed polarity can be disconnected.

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