INTEGRATED PROTECTION DEVICES WITH MONITORING OF ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS

Disclosed are systems, devices, circuits, components, mechanisms, and processes in which a switching mechanism can be coupled between components. The switching mechanism is configured to have an on state or an off state, where the on state allows current to pass along a current path. A monitoring me...

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Main Authors BERONJA BILJANA, STRATAKOS ANTHONY J, ROESSIG TREY, OPRIS ION, DJEKIC OGNJEN, LIDSKY DAVID, YOU BUDONG, IKRIANNIKOV ALEXANDER
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 22.11.2012
Subjects
BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
ELECTRIC SWITCHES
ELECTRICITY
EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
RELAYS
SELECTORS
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Summary:Disclosed are systems, devices, circuits, components, mechanisms, and processes in which a switching mechanism can be coupled between components. The switching mechanism is configured to have an on state or an off state, where the on state allows current to pass along a current path. A monitoring mechanism has one or more sensing inputs coupled to sense an electrical characteristic at the current path. The electrical characteristic can be a current, voltage, and/or power by way of example. The monitoring mechanism is configured to output a reporting signal indicating the sensed electrical characteristic. The monitoring mechanism can be integrated with the switching mechanism on a chip.
Bibliography:Application Number: US201213453739