Electricity: electrical systems and devices – Safety and protection of systems and devices – With specific voltage responsive fault sensor
Reexamination Certificate
2011-03-15
2011-03-15
Fureman, Jared J (Department: 2836)
Electricity: electrical systems and devices
Safety and protection of systems and devices
With specific voltage responsive fault sensor
C361S088000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07907376
ABSTRACT:
A load control device includes a control circuit and a protection circuit. The control circuit controls driving of an electric load. The protection circuit monitors a power supply voltage supplied to the control circuit and stops control of driving the load by the control circuit, when the power supply voltage drops below a threshold value. The protection circuit provides the threshold value with a hysteresis characteristic having a width determined by a product of a wiring resistance of a path for supplying a driving current to the load and a maximum value of the driving current.
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Yamada Masao
Yoshimura Satoshi
Denso Corporation
Fureman Jared J
Posz Law Group , PLC
Willoughby Terrence R
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