Short circuit protector having fold-back trip point for solid st

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1982-12-27

1985-04-23

Moose, Jr., Harry E.

Electricity: electrical systems and devices

Safety and protection of systems and devices

With specific current responsive fault sensor

361 18, 361 93, H02H 308

Patent

active

045133433

ABSTRACT:
A transistor circuit (18) is series connected with a solid state switching device (14) and a load (4) controlled by that device (14) to protect that device (14) from overcurrents resulting from short circuits such as across the load (4). The transistor circuit (18) detects the overcurrent and switches to a high impedance state in response to that detection. The circuit (18) is self-resettable to restore to the low impedance state each half-cycle of applied voltage, thereby to automatically restore the switching device (14) to normal operation immediately upon removal of the short, and is set to initially respond to a level of current sufficiently high to preclude switching in response to inrush currents. Initial switching of the circuit (18) to its high impedance state latches a reduced level detection circuit (R1-R2-Q4) in the transistor circuitry (18) whereby the latter switches to its high impedance state upon detecting lower overcurrent values for each successive half-cycle until the short is removed. The predictability of the response range for the circuit, especially in the reduced level voltage detection mode, is improved by placing a resistor (R5) in series with the control switching transistor (Q3) for the circuit.

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patent: 3638102 (1972-01-01), Pelka
patent: 3851218 (1974-11-01), York
patent: 4271448 (1981-06-01), Pond

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