Electricity: measuring and testing – Fault detecting in electric circuits and of electric components – Of ground fault indication
Reexamination Certificate
2007-10-24
2010-11-16
Nguyen, Vincent Q (Department: 2831)
Electricity: measuring and testing
Fault detecting in electric circuits and of electric components
Of ground fault indication
C361S045000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07834636
ABSTRACT:
A ground fault detection device includes a sense coil including a primary winding and a secondary winding to detect current in a line conductor and a neutral conductor. It also includes a capacitor in parallel with the secondary winding and a virtual inductor to form a resonance circuit having a signal proportional to the current and being indicative of a ground fault condition.
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Cosby Thomas Edward
Lewinski Artur J.
Teggatz Ross
Brady III Wade J.
Kempler William B.
Nguyen Vincent Q
Telecky , Jr. Frederick J.
Texas Instruments Incorporated
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