Self testing digital fault interrupter
US7733617B2 · kind B2 · utility
19Cited by
95References
28Claims
0Family size
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 8, 2005 |
| Grant date | Jun 8, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 8, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH02H3/04
- 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. The apparatus includes a solenoid, which is adapted to move a plurality of contacts disposed in the conductive path from a first position to a second position when the self testing device is powered from the line side; and a processor, which is adapted to energize the solenoid using a first switch and maintain said solenoid in the energized state using a second switch.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.