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Power supply protection device

US8310371B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 31, 2008
Grant dateNov 13, 2012
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Expiry dateSep 12, 2031

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH02H3/04
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A power supply protection device for an electric appliance includes a switching circuit for establishing an electrical connection to receive an external voltage from the external power supply and output the external voltage to the electric appliance, a detecting circuit for disabling the switch circuit to break the electrical connection when determining the external voltage is equal to or higher than a predetermined value, and an alert circuit for generating an alert signal when the electrical connection is broken and outputting the alert signal to a user.

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