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Battery circuit fault protection in uninterruptable power sources

US9608430B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 11, 2013
Grant dateMar 28, 2017
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Expiry dateApr 21, 2035

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH02H3/093
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A power system which includes a battery (or string of batteries) as well as a preemptive fuse driver, PFD, system. The PFD protection system reliably protects circuits that could be damaged by long term fault currents. More specifically, the PFD protection system includes a sensor and a controller as well as a controlled switch. The controller includes a PFD control module which allows protection to be tuned specifically to the source and load characteristics.

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