发明名称 |
SERIES ARC FAULT CURRENT INTERRUPTERS AND METHODS |
摘要 |
A circuit interrupter (10) for interrupting current on a line conductor (20) is provided. The circuit interrupter includes separable contacts (24), a trip mechanism (26), a bimetal (30), a microprocessor (12), a series arc detection sequence (14), a low-pass filter circuit (38), and a high-pass filter circuit (36). The trip mechanism selectively opens the separable contacts when activated. The series arc detection sequence is resident on the microprocessor and includes a plurality of series fault detection algorithms (72, 76, 80, 84). The low-pass filter circuit provides a low-pass signal (48) to the series arc detection sequence. The high-pass filter circuit provides a high-pass signal (46) to the series arc detection sequence. The sequence selects a particular algorithm from the plurality of algorithms based on the low-pass signal. The sequence calculates a plurality of statistical features from the high-pass signal and sends an output signal (54) to activate the trip mechanism based on a comparison of the plurality of statistical features to the particular algorithm.
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申请公布号 |
CA2614398(A1) |
申请公布日期 |
2008.06.28 |
申请号 |
CA20072614398 |
申请日期 |
2007.12.13 |
申请人 |
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY |
发明人 |
ZHOU, YINGNENG;PRASAD, VIJAYSAI;YOUNSI, KARIM;HU, XIAO;VIJYAN, PRADEEP;DWYER, SEAN;RIVERS, CECIL, JR.;YAN, WEIZHONG |
分类号 |
H01H83/00 |
主分类号 |
H01H83/00 |
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