Power-line trip circuit

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1996-09-17

1998-11-24

Gaffin, Jeffrey A.

Electricity: electrical systems and devices

Safety and protection of systems and devices

Transient nonresponsive

361 71, 361 93, H02H 300

Patent

active

058416188

ABSTRACT:
A power-line trip circuit models the transient characteristic of a change in load (e.g. appearance of a fault current, or switch-on to a normal load) and compares the current actually flowing in the power lines with this modelled or simulated transient. Line currents that do have a transient component but do not exceed normal limits are not then sufficient to trip a circuit breaker associated with the power lines, whereas transient-bearing currents that do exceed such limits, i.e. fault currents, are recognized as such and the circuit breaker is tripped. This circuit allows fast, reliable tripping even in the presence of a substantial transient overshoot.

REFERENCES:
patent: 4002950 (1977-01-01), Dickerson

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