Communications: electrical – Systems – Call station
Patent
1974-09-27
1976-01-20
Caldwell, John W.
Communications: electrical
Systems
Call station
307235R, G08B 2100
Patent
active
039342395
ABSTRACT:
This invention is an improved electronic alarm relay for monitoring the current drawn by an AC motor or other electrical load. The circuit is designed to measure the load with high accuracy and to have excellent alarm repeatability. Chattering and arcing of the relay contacts are minimal. The operator can adjust the set point easily and can re-set both the high and the low alarm points by means of one simple adjustment. The relay includes means for generating a signal voltage proportional to the motor current. In a preferred form of the invention a first operational amplifier is provided to generate a first constant reference voltage which is higher than a preselected value of the signal voltage. A second operational amplifier is provided to generate a second constant reference voltage which is lower than the aforementioned preselected value of the signal voltage. A circuit comprising a first resistor serially connected to a second resistor is connected across the outputs of the first and second amplifiers, and the junction of the two resistors is connected to the inverting terminal of the second amplifier. Means are provided to compare the aforementioned signal voltage with both the first and second reference voltages and to actuate an alarm if the signal voltage is higher than the first reference voltage or lower than the second reference voltage.
REFERENCES:
patent: 3761827 (1973-09-01), Tchang
patent: 3813665 (1974-05-01), Parfomak et al.
Mason Charles H.
Sitton Roy S.
Caldwell John W.
Carlson Dean E.
Lewis Fred O.
Myer Daniel
The United States of America as represented by the United States
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