TEST, RESET AND COMMUNICATIONS OPERATIONS IN AN ARC FAULT CIRCUIT INTERRUPTER WITH OPTIONAL MEMORY AND/OR BACKUP POWER

An arc fault circuit interrupter system for use with an electrical circuit includes an arcing fault detector which monitors said electrical circuit and a controlle r generates a trip signal in response to the detection of arcing faults. The controller ma y also generate one or more communication sig...

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Main Authors DVORAK, ROBERT F, SCOTT, GARY W, WONG, KON B, GRATTAN, BRIAN G, HAUN, ANDY A
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
Published 08.11.2005
Edition7
Subjects
BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
ELECTRIC SWITCHES
ELECTRICITY
EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS
EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
GENERATION
RELAYS
SELECTORS
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Summary:An arc fault circuit interrupter system for use with an electrical circuit includes an arcing fault detector which monitors said electrical circuit and a controlle r generates a trip signal in response to the detection of arcing faults. The controller ma y also generate one or more communication signals corresponding to information relating to t he operation of the arcing fault circuit interrupter. The system may also inclu de one or more of the following: a communication port which communicates to a user the information relating to operation of the arc fault circuit interrupter in response to th e communication signals; a memory for retaining predetermined information related to the condition and operation of the arcing fault circuit interrupter, with or without a backup memory; and a combined self-test/reset switch.
Bibliography:Application Number: CA20002328218