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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 23, 2024
Filed:
Jun. 04, 2021
Eaton Intelligent Power Limited, Dublin, IE;
Wolfgang Hauer, Vorderweissenbach, AT;
EATON INTELLIGENT POWER LIMITED, Dublin, IE;
Abstract
A DC-overcurrent detector includes: at least one electric line passing the detector from a source terminal of the detector to a load terminal of the detector; at least one first sensor for monitoring an electric current in the at least one electric line and outputting a current measurement signal; at least one current flow direction sensor for distinguishing a current flow direction of the electric current in the at least one electric line between a first direction from the source terminal to the load terminal and a second direction from the load terminal to the source terminal, and outputting a current flow direction signal; a comparator unit for comparing an actual value of the current measurement signal with a threshold criterion, and outputting a trigger signal at a trigger output if a value of the current measurement signal reaches the threshold criterion; and a threshold criterion unit.