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Flexible secondary overcurrent protection

US7375942B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateDec 1, 2005
Grant dateMay 20, 2008
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Expiry dateMar 12, 2026

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04M3/005
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A protection system in which a shunt protection device at the interface terminals is optically triggered by sensor components within the circuit. This permits a variety of appropriate overvoltage detection thresholds to be defined at different nodes within the circuit. Preferably the shunt protection device is combined with one or more series protection devices which interrupt overcurrent.

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