Circuit breaker having programmable amplifier
US6560084B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 5, 1999 |
| Grant date | May 6, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 5, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH02H3/006
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A circuit breaker (10) (FIG. 1) has a power line (12) for carrying a power signal from a source to a load and a current transformer (14, 16, 18, 20) configured to sense the power signal and provide a sense signal based on the power signal at a first terminal (14a, 16a, 18a, 20a) (FIG. 2). The circuit breaker (10) includes a control circuit (26) configured to receive a first data message and to provide a second data message based on the first data message at a second terminal (40). The circuit breaker (10) further includes a programmable amplifier (30) coupled to the first terminal (14a, 16a, 18a, 20a) and the second terminal (40) configured to receive the sense signal, to receive the second data message, to amplify the sense signal based on the second data message, and to provide the amplified sense signal at a third terminal (42). A method of constructing the circuit breaker (10) is provided (FIG. 3), including providing a circuit breaker (56) component having a computer-readable indicia (58) representative of a desired rating of the circuit breaker (10); coupling an electronic module (22) to the circuit breaker component (56), the electronic module having the control circuit (26)…
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