Electrical switching apparatus and method employing active...

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2005-05-10

2008-08-12

Nguyen, Vincent Q (Department: 2831)

Electricity: measuring and testing

Fault detecting in electric circuits and of electric components

C324S533000, C073S801000

Reexamination Certificate

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07411403

ABSTRACT:
A circuit breaker detects a loose electrical connection condition of a power circuit. The circuit breaker includes first and second lugs, first and second acoustic couplers acoustically coupled to the power circuit, separable contacts electrically connected in series between the first and second lugs, and an operating mechanism adapted to open and close the contacts. An acoustic generator is coupled to the second acoustic coupler and generates a first acoustic signal to the power circuit from the second acoustic coupler. An acoustic sensor is coupled to the first acoustic coupler and has a second acoustic signal which is operatively associated with the loose electrical connection condition. The acoustic sensor outputs a sensed acoustic signal. A circuit cooperates with the acoustic generator to generate the first acoustic signal, input the sensed acoustic signal, and detect the loose electrical connection condition therefrom.

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