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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2025
Filed:
Oct. 17, 2022
Phillips & Temro Industries Inc., Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Steven W. Tonkin, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Phillips & Temro Industries Inc., Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Abstract
An arc flash protection system includes: an arc flash detection module electrically connected directly to a cord coupled to an electrical load and electrically connected to a ground fault circuit interrupt (GFCI) outlet, the arc flash detection module configured to: measure at least one of voltage and current of the cord; and based on the at least one of the voltage and the current of the cord, determine and indicate whether an arc flash condition is present; and a GFCI triggering module configured to, in response to the arc flash detection module indicating that an arc flash condition is present, output a predetermined current to a ground conductor of the cord.