Electricity: electrical systems and devices – Safety and protection of systems and devices – Ground fault protection
Patent
1998-11-19
2000-05-02
Jackson, Stephen W.
Electricity: electrical systems and devices
Safety and protection of systems and devices
Ground fault protection
361 45, 361 58, 361115, H02H 300
Patent
active
06057996&
ABSTRACT:
A leakage current alarming/blocking apparatus using an antiphase transformer for detecting the leakage of current from an electric appliance. The apparatus includes an antiphase transformer having an AC from a secondary side of a transformer which are antiphased with respect to a ground potential, a virtual ground unit connected with an output terminal of the antiphase transformer for forming a virtual ground potential, an electric appliance conductive material formed on a surface of an electric appliance connected with the virtual potential of the virtual ground unit, a leakage current detector for repeatedly detecting whether the current is leaked from the electric appliance conductive material and outputting a signal indicating that the current is being leaked, an electric power controller for blocking the supply of the electric power when the signal indicating the leakage of the current is input, an alarming signal generator for outputting an alarming signal when the signal indicating the leakage of the current is input from the leakage current detector, and a DC supply unit for converting the AC into the DC and applying the DC to the leakage current detector, the electric power controller, and the alarming signal generator, respectively, thereby preventing an electric shock by detecting and blocking the leakage current and displaying the same on the visual and audible signal display units.
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Dong Yang Hi-Tec Co., Ltd.
Jackson Stephen W.
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