Electricity: electrical systems and devices – Safety and protection of systems and devices – Ground fault protection
Patent
1993-08-24
1999-10-12
Jackson, Stephen W
Electricity: electrical systems and devices
Safety and protection of systems and devices
Ground fault protection
361 42, 361 45, H02H 300
Patent
active
059662808
ABSTRACT:
A modular leakage current detector and machine interrupter including a sense module for detecting ground fault currents in excess of a given value, the sense module including circuitry to provide an interrupt signal, a circuit interrupter interconnected to the sense module to disconnect power to the machine upon receipt of the interrupt signal, and a test and control module electrically connected to the sense module, the test and control module providing a fault signal to periodically test the operability of and reset the modular leakage current detector and machine interrupter.
REFERENCES:
patent: 3812400 (1974-05-01), Gryctko
patent: 3937937 (1976-02-01), McVey
patent: 4686600 (1987-08-01), Morris
Cerminara Frank A.
Legatti Raymond H.
Rossbach Joel A.
Wargo John A.
Chapuran Ronald F.
Jackson Stephen W
Xerox Corporation
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