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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2020
Filed:
May. 02, 2018
Applicant:
Pass & Seymour, Inc., Syracuse, NY (US);
Inventor:
Thomas N. Packard, Syracuse, NY (US);
Assignee:
Pass & Seymour, Inc., Syracuse, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02H 1/00 (2006.01); H02H 9/04 (2006.01); H02H 3/33 (2006.01); H02H 3/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02H 1/0015 (2013.01); H02H 9/041 (2013.01); H02H 9/042 (2013.01); H02H 3/20 (2013.01); H02H 3/338 (2013.01);
Abstract
An AFCI protective system includes a MOV circuit that has a plurality of line terminals comprising at least one phase conductor, a neutral conductor or a ground conductor. A MOV is coupled to a pair of line terminals through a low impedance circuit, and a response circuit configured to activate a human readable indicator when the MOV is experiencing an end of life condition.