Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Circuit protection system
- Patent Title (中): 电路保护系统
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Application No.: US11765913Application Date: 2007-06-20
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Publication No.: US08213144B2Publication Date: 2012-07-03
- Inventor: Thomas F. Papallo , Gregory P. Lavoie , David G. Fletcher , Ertugrul Berkcan , William James Premerlani
- Applicant: Thomas F. Papallo , Gregory P. Lavoie , David G. Fletcher , Ertugrul Berkcan , William James Premerlani
- Applicant Address: US NY Schenectady
- Assignee: General Electric Company
- Current Assignee: General Electric Company
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Schenectady
- Agency: Cantor Colburn LLP
- Main IPC: H02H3/00
- IPC: H02H3/00
Abstract:
A method and apparatus is disclosed for providing protection against arc flash during maintenance on a low voltage power circuit including a circuit breaker having a specified trip function for responding to a fault is provided. The specified trip function is overridden with a maintenance trip function that results in reduced arc energy in the fault during a trip over arc energy during a trip with the specified trip function. The specified trip function is restored following maintenance.
Public/Granted literature
- US20070242402A1 CIRCUIT PROTECTION SYSTEM Public/Granted day:2007-10-18
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