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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2019
Filed:
Jan. 06, 2016
Applicant:
Clemson University, Clemson, SC (US);
Inventor:
Keith A. Corzine, Clemson, SC (US);
Assignee:
CLEMSON UNIVERSITY, Clemson, SC (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02H 3/16 (2006.01); H03K 17/687 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02H 3/16 (2013.01); H03K 17/687 (2013.01);
Abstract
An improved DC circuit breaker is provided for automatically detecting and isolating a fault between a source and a ground. The DC circuit breaker comprises at least one switch, in electrical series with a first inductor between the source and a load, and a second inductor magnetically coupled to the first inductor wherein a first side of the second inductor is electrically connected to the load and a second side of the second inductor is grounded through a capacitor.