Electric lamp and discharge devices: systems – Current and/or voltage regulation – Automatic regulation
Patent
1984-01-25
1987-01-06
Chatmon, Saxfield
Electric lamp and discharge devices: systems
Current and/or voltage regulation
Automatic regulation
323276, 323277, 323293, 320DIG1, 361 79, 361 93, 361101, 362105, 362164, 362183, 315311, G05F 100, H05B 3702, H05B 3904, H05B 4114
Patent
active
046349367
ABSTRACT:
An intrinsically safe battery pack arrangement for electrically powering electrical devices is disclosed. The power pack has a device for electronically determining a short in a cable or device and switching off the voltage to the power pack. The electronic device includes a transisterized circuit for sensing and controlling current through the cable. When the current exceeds a predetermined maximum, the circuit limits the current in the cable to a maximum value. The circuit is latched in the off position when the short is present for an extended time and the circuit may be reset after the short is removed and the problem corrected. This form of circuitry in power packs for use with mining equipment such as lamps, provides a unit which will not cause hazardous sparks when shorted thereby constituting an intrinsically safe device for use in mines.
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Navy Technical Bulletin, vol. 4, No. 8, Aug. 1979.
Gentry Kenneth R.
Nikolich Michael
Chatmon Saxfield
Levitt-Safety Limited
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