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Detection of asymmetrical load in an AC circuit

US6642706B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 13, 2001
Grant dateNov 4, 2003
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Expiry dateOct 29, 2021

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH05B41/2855
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A circuit for detecting if a load supplied with a high frequency AC power source is asymmetrical. The input voltage and a DC blocking voltage are connected to a differential amplifier circuit, and any difference in voltage is signaled. The load voltage and the DC blocking voltage are each reduced, for example, to 10% and 20%, respectively, while keeping them proportional to their respective full values.

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