201 |
ELECTRONICALLY CONTROLLED FUSIBLE SWITCHING DISCONNECT MODULES AND DEVICES |
US13008940 |
2011-01-19 |
US20110163836A1 |
2011-07-07 |
Matthew Rain Darr; Hundi Panduranga Kamath |
A fusible switch disconnect device includes a housing adapted to receive at least one fuse therein, and a switchable contact for connecting the fuse to circuitry. A tripping mechanism and control circuitry are provided to move the switchable contact to an open position in response to a predetermined electrical condition. |
202 |
Fusible switching disconnect modules and devices |
US12277051 |
2008-11-24 |
US07924136B2 |
2011-04-12 |
Matthew R. Darr; Robert Stephen Douglass; Matthew Thomas Dowil |
A fusible switch disconnect device includes a housing adapted to receive at least one fuse therein, and switchable contacts for connecting the fuse to circuitry. A tripping mechanism is provided to disconnect the switchable contacts when predetermined circuit conditions occur. |
203 |
CURRENT TRANSFORMER WITH INTEGRATED ACTUATOR |
US12762894 |
2010-04-19 |
US20100332046A1 |
2010-12-30 |
Sandro Liberto; Hans Weichert; Beat Villiger |
A system comprising a magnetic actuator, a current transformer and operational electronics in a dual-coil circuit breaker. The system includes an inline implementation of the primary and secondary coils to maintain a narrow width suitable for retrofitting in currently designed industrial rack mounted enclosures. The system further comprises network connectivity allowing interrogation of the components for operational data associated with the component. |
204 |
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROTECTING POWER SYSTEMS FROM EXTRAORDINARY ELECTROMAGNETIC PULSES |
US12725304 |
2010-03-16 |
US20100195256A1 |
2010-08-05 |
Curtis A. Birnbach |
One form of the invention provides a method and apparatus for preventing an extraordinary electromagnetic pulse from reaching and rendering inoperative an electrical component of an electrical power system, wherein the component is located in a conductive path of the system that receives the pulse. The method and apparatus comprises the steps or means for detecting the presence of the pulse in the conductive path prior to the pulse reaching and rendering inoperative the electrical component. The pulse is diverted around the electrical component with a low inductance, high current capacity circuit relative to the electrical component before the pulse can reach and render the electrical component inoperative. The foregoing invention may beneficially utilize a high-speed current shunt comprising a flat conductive metal strap having a defined current-measuring region, a tapered parallel-plate transmission-line matching transformer attached to the current-measuring region and an output via a coaxial cable. |
205 |
Method and Apparatus for Protecting Power Systems from Extraordinary Electromagnetic Pulses |
US12554818 |
2009-09-04 |
US20100097734A1 |
2010-04-22 |
Curtis A. Birnbach |
One form of the invention provides a method and apparatus for preventing an extraordinary electromagnetic pulse from reaching and rendering inoperative an electrical component of an electrical power system, wherein the component is located in a conductive path of the system that receives the pulse. The method and apparatus comprises the steps or means for detecting the presence of the pulse in the conductive path prior to the pulse reaching and rendering inoperative the electrical component. The pulse is diverted around the electrical component with a low inductance, high current capacity circuit relative to the electrical component before the pulse can reach and render the electrical component inoperative. The foregoing invention may beneficially utilize a high-speed current shunt comprising a flat conductive metal strap having a defined current-measuring region, a tapered parallel-plate transmission-line matching transformer attached to the current-measuring region and an output via a coaxial cable. |
206 |
Voltage surge protection device comprising selective disconnection means |
US12379272 |
2009-02-18 |
US20090213518A1 |
2009-08-27 |
Eric Domejean; Christophe Grumel; Christophe Chabert |
A voltage surge protection device comprising a disconnection device with electric contacts said disconnection device comprising a first connecting electrode electrically connected with a first connecting strip, a second connecting electrode electrically connected with a second connecting strip, and a third switching electrode electrically connected to the second connecting strip. The protection device comprises a surge arrestor connected in series with a thermal disconnector between the third movable arc switching electrode and the second connecting strip. Said thermal disconnector comprises at least one fuse element extending between a first and second conducting radial wall of an arc extinguishing chamber, said arc extinguishing chamber comprising at least one conducting separator. |
207 |
Fusible switching disconnect modules and devices |
US11603454 |
2006-11-22 |
US07561017B2 |
2009-07-14 |
Matthew R. Darr; Joseph James Ventura |
A fuse status indicator module for a fusible switch disconnect device includes a housing, a switch within the housing, a switch actuator extending from the housing and operatively coupled to the switch, at least one open fuse detecting element contained within the housing, and at least one pair of wire leads extending exterior to the housing and attachable to the disconnect device to establish an electrical connection with the fuse therein to facilitate detection of an opening of the fuse. |
208 |
FUSIBLE SWITCHING DISCONNECT MODULES AND DEVICES |
US12277051 |
2008-11-24 |
US20090128280A1 |
2009-05-21 |
Matthew R. Darr; Robert Stephen Douglass; Matthew Thomas Dowil |
A fusible switch disconnect device includes a housing adapted to receive at least one fuse therein, and switchable contacts for connecting the fuse to circuitry. A tripping mechanism is provided to disconnect the switchable contacts when predetermined circuit conditions occur. |
209 |
Switching device and electric apparatus |
US11125372 |
2005-05-10 |
US07492557B2 |
2009-02-17 |
Yukio Noguchi; Akihiro Gotoh |
A switching device is provided that includes a switching mechanism unit and a switch drive control circuit. In the switching device, an operating member is maintained in an ON position by the sucking force of a permanent magnet and a yoke, despite the pushing force of a biasing unit, when the permanent magnet is in an ON position. The yoke is magnetized in such a manner as to reduce the magnetic force of the permanent magnet, when a coil wound around the yoke is energized by the switch drive control unit. The operating member and a switching member are moved from the ON position to the OFF position by virtue of the pushing force of the biasing unit, thereby shutting a feed line. |
210 |
FUSIBLE SWITCHING DISCONNECT MODULES AND DEVICES |
US11674880 |
2007-02-14 |
US20070252670A1 |
2007-11-01 |
Matthew Darr |
A fusible disconnect device having auxiliary connections to line-side and load-side terminals and color coding features to indicate an amperage rating of a fuse. |
211 |
DEVICE FOR PROVIDING PROTECTION AGAINST OVERVOLTAGES WITH SOLDERLESS CONTACTS AND CORRESPONDING MANUFACTURING METHOD |
US11678461 |
2007-02-23 |
US20070217107A1 |
2007-09-20 |
ALAIN LAGNOUX; Herve Lindeperg; Olivier Kostrzewski |
A device (1) for providing protection for an electrical installation against overvoltages including at least one protection component (2), the device having a first mounting (14) delimiting a first interstitial space (14′) with a dimension fixed by construction that at least partially houses a first conducting element (10) and a second conducting element (11) to make the electrical connection between the first conducting element and the second conducting element, the device also having a second mounting (15) delimiting a second interstitial space (15′) with a dimension fixed by construction that at least partially houses a third conducting element (12) and a fourth conducting element (13) so as to make the electrical connection between the third conducting element and the fourth conducting element. |
212 |
Switching device and electric apparatus |
US11125372 |
2005-05-10 |
US20050275995A1 |
2005-12-15 |
Yukio Noguchi; Akihiro Gotoh |
A switching device is provided that includes a switching mechanism unit and a switch drive control circuit. In the switching device, an operating member is maintained in an ON position by the sucking force of a permanent magnet and a yoke, despite the pushing force of a biasing unit, when the permanent magnet is in an ON position. The yoke is magnetized in such a manner as to reduce the magnetic force of the permanent magnet, when a coil wound around the yoke is energized by the switch drive control unit. The operating member and a switching member are moved from the ON position to the OFF position by virtue of the pushing force of the biasing unit, thereby shutting a feed line. |
213 |
Circuit breaker/surge arrestor package in which the arrestor uses an MOV
that is thermally de-coupled from the breaker's thermal trip circuit |
US822509 |
1992-01-17 |
US5321574A |
1994-06-14 |
John R. Patrick; James S. Wells |
A circuit breaker/surge arrestor package for plug-in installation in the space of two standard one-inch openings in a contemporary residential load center. The electrical and thermal characteristics of the components are selected such that a threshold of a substantially continuous current through a Metal Oxide Varistor in the surge arrestor causes the circuit breaker to trip magnetically before being able to trip thermally. |
214 |
Polarized DC contactors |
US274769 |
1981-06-18 |
US4376271A |
1983-03-08 |
Paul M. Gallatin; Roger L. Robertson |
Means for causing the properly-polarized one of a pair of series-connected DC contactors to open before the other, depending upon the direction of load current flow. Load current is caused to link the magnetic circuit constituted by a contactor coil, frame and armature; with current flowing in a first direction, the linking has an additive effect, strengthening the MMF in the magnetic circuit. When current flows in the opposite direction, the MMF is weakened which allows the contactor to open more quickly. |
215 |
Protective system |
US25524763 |
1963-01-31 |
US3259801A |
1966-07-05 |
LOCKIE ARTHUR M |
|
216 |
Electromagnetic switch and thermally released shorting switch |
US73444847 |
1947-03-13 |
US2540466A |
1951-02-06 |
ROSS WELCH THOMAS |
|
217 |
PROTECTION DEVICE AGAINST OVERVOLTAGE INCLUDING A DISCONNECTION ACCESSORY |
PCT/FR2008001777 |
2008-12-18 |
WO2009103896A3 |
2009-11-12 |
GREVENAT VINCENT; GAUTIER BORIS |
The invention relates to a device for protection against overvoltage that comprises: at least one overvoltage protection member (11); a thermo-sensitive device capable of deformation on the basis of the temperature thereof; a thermal link between the at least one protection member and the thermo-sensitive member; and at least one mechanical member (15) for interaction with the thermo-sensitive member and capable of interaction with a system for triggering an electric cut-off apparatus (2). The thermo-sensitive member (17) and the at least one mechanical member (15) are arranged so that, when the thermo-sensitive member exceeds a given temperature threshold, the thermo-sensitive member generates, due to the deformation thereof, a movement of said at least one mechanical member (15) that actuates the system for triggering the electric cut-off apparatus. |
218 |
FUSIBLE SWITCHING DISCONNECT MODULES AND DEVICES |
PCT/US2008054005 |
2008-02-14 |
WO2008101111A2 |
2008-08-21 |
DARR MATTHEW R |
A fusible disconnect device having auxiliary connections to line-side and load- side terminals and color coding features to indicate an amperage rating of a fuse. |
219 |
DEVICE FOR OVERVOLTAGE PROTECTION |
PCT/IB2010000528 |
2010-03-12 |
WO2010106411A4 |
2010-11-25 |
CERNICKA JOZEF |
The invention relates to the device for overvoltage protection comprising a terminals for connection to protected circuit, while between the terminals there is arranged a current path in which a protective element is connected, while in the current path is created a place (X) for purposeful cutting-off of the current path and to the place (X) of purposeful cutting-off of the current path there is assigned the device for signalling of protection status. In the place (X) of purposeful cutting-off of the current path there is formed an additional fusible thermal stop with pre-set parameters of melting-down, while the elements of current path being purposefully disconnected are connected by means of first solder (21) and the additional fusible thermal stop is formed by a second solder (22), while the second solder has the same or approximately the same temperature of melting as the first solder (21) and the second solder (22) has a lower value of thermal conductivity than the first solder (21). |
220 |
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROTECTING POWER SYSTEMS FROM EXTRAORDINARY ELECTROMAGNETIC PULSES |
PCT/US2009056124 |
2009-09-04 |
WO2010047890A4 |
2010-09-30 |
BIRNBACH CURTIS A |
One form of the invention provides a method and apparatus for preventing an extraordinary electromagnetic pulse from reaching and rendering inoperative an electrical component of an electrical power system, wherein the component is located in a conductive path of the system that receives the pulse. The method and apparatus comprises the steps or means for detecting the presence of the pulse in the conductive path prior to the pulse reaching and rendering inoperative the electrical component. The pulse is diverted around the electrical component with a low inductance, high current capacity circuit relative to the electrical component before the pulse can reach and render the electrical component inoperative. The foregoing invention may beneficially utilize a high-speed current shunt comprising a flat conductive metal strap having a defined current-measuring region, a tapered parallel-plate transmission-line matching transformer attached to the current-measuring region and an output via a coaxial cable. |