Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Arc fault current detector
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Application No.: US16068076Application Date: 2016-10-17
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Publication No.: US10886722B2Publication Date: 2021-01-05
- Inventor: Patrick Ward , Donal O'Brien , Andrii Vikliuk
- Applicant: Shakira Limited
- Applicant Address: IE Ballinasloe
- Assignee: Shakira Limited
- Current Assignee: Shakira Limited
- Current Assignee Address: IE Ballinasloe
- Agency: Withrow & Terranova, P.L.L.C.
- Priority: GB1601425.0 20160126
- International Application: PCT/EP2016/074845 WO 20161017
- International Announcement: WO2017/129277 WO 20170803
- Main IPC: H02H1/00
- IPC: H02H1/00 ; G01R31/12 ; H02H3/46 ; H01F38/28

Abstract:
An arc fault current detector for an electricity supply having at least two supply conductors (P1, P2) comprises a coil (L1) disposed adjacent to but not surrounding at least one of the conductors and inductively coupled thereto. A circuit (14) is connected to the coil for detecting a signal induced in the coil having frequency characteristics corresponding to an arc fault in the supply.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190181628A1 ARC FAULT CURRENT DETECTOR Public/Granted day:2019-06-13
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