Self testing ground fault circuit interrupter (GFCI)
US7443309B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 1, 2004 |
| Grant date | Oct 28, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 2, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01H2071/044
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A self testing fault detector having a line side and a load side and a conductive path there between, said apparatus is provided. The self testing fault detector includes a controller, adapted to perform periodic status tests on a protection circuit of the self testing fault detector without interrupting power to the load.
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