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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 01, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 01, 2015
Applicant:
Eaton Intelligent Power Limited, Dublin, IE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Eaton Intelligent Power Limited, Dublin, IE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02H 3/04 (2006.01); H01H 83/02 (2006.01); H02H 1/00 (2006.01); H01H 83/20 (2006.01); H01R 13/655 (2006.01); H01R 13/713 (2006.01); H01R 24/22 (2011.01); H05K 1/18 (2006.01); H01R 103/00 (2006.01); H03K 17/78 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02H 3/04 (2013.01); H01H 83/02 (2013.01); H01H 83/20 (2013.01); H01R 13/655 (2013.01); H01R 13/7135 (2013.01); H01R 24/22 (2013.01); H02H 1/0015 (2013.01); H05K 1/18 (2013.01); H01H 2083/201 (2013.01); H01H 2235/01 (2013.01); H01H 2239/022 (2013.01); H01R 2103/00 (2013.01); H03K 17/78 (2013.01); H05K 2201/10106 (2013.01); H05K 2201/10121 (2013.01);
Abstract
AFCI and/or GFCI units () with onboard trip monitoring and/or wiring error monitoring circuit () with an opto-isolator () and a controller () in electrical communication with the opto-isolator (). The controller () monitors the opto-isolator () to identify a TRIP or RESET state of the circuit () such as one associated with a receptacle and/or a wiring error of the unit (), e.g., receptacle.