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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2020
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2017
Eaton Corporation, Cleveland, OH (US);
Martin Chen, Shanghai, CN;
Tom Xiong, Shanghai, CN;
Kevin Zhong, Shanghai, CN;
Lily Du, Shanghai, CN;
EATON INTELLIGENT POWER LIMITED, Dublin, IE;
Abstract
A circuit interrupter including a first set of separable contacts, a second set of separable contacts, a first operating mechanism structured to open the first set of separable contacts, a second operating mechanism structured to open and close the second set of separable contacts, and an electronic trip unit including a routine structured to detect a fault condition and a type of the fault condition, to control the second operating mechanism to open the second set of separable contacts in response to detecting a first type of fault condition, and to control the second operating mechanism to close the second set of separable contacts a predetermined amount of time after controlling the second operating mechanism to open the second set of separable contacts.