Electricity: electrical systems and devices – Safety and protection of systems and devices – With specific current responsive fault sensor
Patent
1989-07-03
1990-09-11
Jennings, Derek S.
Electricity: electrical systems and devices
Safety and protection of systems and devices
With specific current responsive fault sensor
361 97, H02H 308
Patent
active
049567411
ABSTRACT:
A contactor includes two DC sensors within the housing which are isolated from the tripping unit, from the power supply and from each other by the combination of a transformer and photoelectric coupling, the sensed signals being pulse width modulated and demodulated on the respective sides of the photoelectric coupling barrier.
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Engel Joseph C.
Murphy William J.
Jennings Derek S.
Lorin Charles M.
Westinghouse Electric Corp.
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