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Date of Patent:
Jan. 14, 2025

Filed:

Nov. 28, 2022
Applicant:

Eaton Intelligent Power Limited, Dublin, IE;

Inventors:

Zhixi Deng, Coraopolis, PA (US);

Santhosh Kumar Chamarajanagar Govinda Nayaka, Moon Township, PA (US);

Xin Zhou, Wexford, PA (US);

Jianyang Liu, Presto, PA (US);

Theodore J. Miller, McDonald, PA (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 15/18 (2006.01); G01R 1/14 (2006.01); G01R 1/20 (2006.01); G01R 1/22 (2006.01); G01R 19/00 (2006.01); G01R 19/12 (2006.01); G01R 19/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 15/181 (2013.01);
Abstract

An improved PCB Rogowski coil addresses the challenges presented by space constraints within circuit interrupters. The disclosed coil comprises a plurality of PCBs that are coupled together, in contrast with known coils constructed from only a single PCB. During a pre-assembly stage, three PCBs are coupled to one another in order to form a partial coil assembly structured to be mounted onto a circuit interrupter primary conductor. After the partial coil assembly is mounted onto the primary conductor, a fourth PCB is connected to the partial coil assembly via press-fit connectors to form a complete coil. In contrast with known PCB Rogowski coils which are structured to be mounted perpendicularly to the primary conductor, the disclosed modular PCB Rogowski coil enables a substantial portion of the PCB surface area to be mounted in parallel to the primary conductor and to thus occupy significantly less space than known PCB Rogowski coils.


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