| 摘要 |
In a first aspect, a ground fault circuit interrupt (“GFCI”) device is provided for use with an AC power system that includes a line conductor, a neutral conductor and a transformer. The line conductor and the neutral conductor are each coupled between a source and a load, and the neutral conductor is coupled to ground at the source. The transformer includes a first primary winding coupled in series with the line conductor, a second primary winding coupled in series with the neutral conductor, and a secondary winding. The device includes a grounded neutral fault detector circuit coupled to the secondary winding. The grounded neutral fault detector circuit: (a) drives the secondary winding with a multi-frequency AC signal, (b) monitors a multi-frequency load signal in the secondary winding, and (c) provides a first detection signal if the monitored load signal exceeds a predetermined threshold. Numerous other aspects are also provided.
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