Apparatus for detecting and responding to series arcs in AC elec

Details Apparatus for detecting and responding to series arcs in AC elec Apparatus for detecting and responding to series arcs in AC elec

1996-04-17

1998-03-10

Nguyen, Vinh P.

Electricity: measuring and testing

Fault detecting in electric circuits and of electric components

For fault location

324520, 324557, 324535, G01R 3112

Patent

active

057265771

ABSTRACT:
Series arcs in an ac circuit are discriminated from other phenomenon by analyzing the timing between pulses in a second derivative of the current signal. A first timer starts timing upon detection of a first pulse in the second derivative of current signal. Time out of the first timer starts a second timer which times a second interval or window during which a series arcing fault will generate a second pulse of opposite polarity to the first pulse. Detection of the first pulse followed by a second pulse of opposite polarity during the window sets a flip-flop to record the event. When a predetermined number of events are counted by a counter within a given time-period set by a third timer, an output signal indicating an arcing fault is generated. If the second pulse is generated before the window opens, or a third pulse occurs during the window, the flip-flop cannot be set so that other events such as the switching of a dimmer do not generate a false output signal.

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