Siemens Aktiengesellschaft

Gerald Lehner

Reinhard Schmid

Manfred Kleemeier

Markus Huber

A device is for protecting against fault currents, even with frequencies of fault currents higher than 1 kHz. Additionally, it is for protecting against fires to dependably protect people. The converting core of a total current converter mounted upstream of a triggering arrangement, in a releasing circuit, is designed for detecting fault currents of different types. Further, an RC circuit is mounted parallel to the triggering arrangement, on the input side.

Protective device against fault currents

Two detection systems are provided for a protective device, in particular an FI protective device, having a core balance transformer whose secondary winding is followed by a tripping relay for operating a switching mechanism, which switches a conductor network. In this case, a first detection system carries out the tripping function for fault currents at a fault current frequency below a changeover frequency. The second detection system carries out the tripping function for fault currents above the changeover frequency. The changeover frequency is in this case preferably not less than 1 kHz.

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Obertraubling, Germany

Gerald Lehner