Electricity: electrical systems and devices – Safety and protection of systems and devices – With specific current responsive fault sensor
Patent
1990-06-26
1993-03-09
Pellinen, A. D.
Electricity: electrical systems and devices
Safety and protection of systems and devices
With specific current responsive fault sensor
361 24, 361105, H01H 7510
Patent
active
051930439
ABSTRACT:
A multipole circuit breaker, for example, a three pole circuit breaker, can detect a condition when less than all of the phases are open circuited to trip the circuit breaker. This reduces the tripping time and hence risk of damage to the electrical load. The circuit breaker includes a thermal trip unit and a phase sensitivity assembly that is interlocked with the bimetals included with the thermal unit. The phase sensitivity assembly includes one or more levers, responsive to the deflection of a bimetal corresponding to the open circuited phase resulting from cooling action of a bimetal relative to the other bimetals. The relative displacement of the cooling bimetal is used to either trip or reduce the tripping time of the circuit breaker.
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Grunert Kurt A.
Hapeman Lawrence M.
Mrenna Stephen A.
Tedesco Robert J.
Wafer John A.
Jackson S.
Moran M. J.
Pellinen A. D.
Westinghouse Electric Corp.
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